Head of Performing Arts at Queen Elizabeth II HighSchool, Janet Foster said: "Researching this work has meant that the students have a greater understanding of the idea of war and all that this entails, not only for the men and women involved in conflict but their families at home".
One group from Palos Verdes, California, consists mostly of high-school students, but is not to be underestimated, because many of the students' parents work in the aerospace industry.
Older highschoolstudents often help tutor or run activities for the younger children, and several members have come back to work for the organization after completing highschool and college.