Washington Montessori Public Charter School’s Suzuki violin group is showcasing its talent to the community once again, just a few weeks after serenading the residents at Village Apartments.

The school’s violinists traveled to various locations around Washington on Tuesday, including Rachel K’s Bakery and Wal-Mart, to play music and help raise money for Christa Farmer, a teacher at the school who was in a serious accident over the summer, according to music instructor Michele Rhem.

Rhem said Washington Montessori chooses a school-wide project each year around the holidays to give back to those in need, and as neither Farmer nor her husband has been able to return to work, the school felt it was appropriate to extend a helping hand.

The violinists’ tour around Washington is their way of helping with the school-wide project, she said.

“The tour group has also performed for the Blind Center, nursing homes, the Salvation Army and assisted-living communities for more that 10 years. Rachel K’s Bakery invited us this year to play at her location,” Rhem said.

She said the concept of community service is one of the core components of the Montessori method of teaching, and the Suzuki method, which was created by Japanese violinist Shinichi Suzuki, focuses around creating a positive environment for students to learn music.

“Contributing to the community is not a seasonal concept, but is taught as a practice in our classrooms,” Rhem said.

She said Tuesday’s tour around Washington was a good way to teach students about the importance of giving back, or as she calls it, “playing it forward.”

“When the students take their music to the community, there is the benefit of social interactions without restrictions, with all members of society,” Rhem said. “The students converse with ease with all people, and I am most happy about that.”