Artistic organizations in San Francisco are collaborating in an arts education After-School Program for elementary and middle school children living in an under-served part of San Francisco. The San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Ballet, San Francisco Opera and the Fine Arts Museum all contract with professional artists to teach children every weekday after school and in an intensive summer program. Two days a week instrumental music lessons are offered. Children are given a flute, clarinet, violin or cello so they can practice at home. Two other days, classes are held in visual arts, acting, voice, world dance and ballet. A theater production class, run by the San Francisco Opera, is offered on Fridays. Through a new partnership with The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Inc., a rap and rhythm and blues class was added last year. Field trips to the San Francisco Ballet, museums, artistsÌ studios and other cultural institutions, as well as visits by artists, are part of The Hills Project After-School Program. There is a $3 registration fee, but everything else is free. Counselors from area schools are site coordinators. The collaborating organizations provide in-kind services, such as tickets to performances and administrative assistance. This After-School Program also addresses social service issues; recently, parenting classes were added to the offerings.