The New York City Department of Education received a proposal from the New York Metropolis Group, Inc. to start a brass and drum corps program including a color guard unit, at two of the cities high schools. The Department of Education agreed that a musical program such as a brass and drum corps would benefit the students. The New York Metropolis Group, Inc. then jumped into action with the Department of Education, securing the bidding process and purchasing the instruments for an after-school music program. Subsequently, the Brass and Drum Corps program was added to the curriculum at Nelson Mandela School for Social Justice in Brooklyn.