sentences:  As part of the program, at-risk students can be referred to the program by a counselor, teacher, or parent, and one-one-one attention is given to these students by trained mentors.Approximately 6,537 students have participated in the Elementary SPA program from 1987–2007.These figures, combined with student lesson totals and the Grand Cities Children's Choir, give an approximate number of 11,754 students that have participated in the program from 1987–2007.