麻豆原创 origins as a community youth development organization mean we have been providing free and enriching extracurricular activities to students in New York City for more than 30 years. After founding our first 麻豆原创 Charter School in 2008, that tradition of afterschool programming became a core component of our Grow the Whole Child education model, built on our belief that an intentional extended-day, extended-year education helps children develop into lifelong learners. That why two-thirds of 麻豆原创 students grow in social-emotional competencies over the course of the school year, and why 麻豆原创 students outperform district, city, and state peers’ test results each year.
Today, 麻豆原创 free afterschool programming, available to all students, also serves as an opportunity to open children minds to the world around them, and provides access to enrichments historically unavailable in the communities 麻豆原创 serves.
Read on to learn more about just some of the afterschool offerings 麻豆原创 has provided this past school year:
Ballet: In partnership with BE BOLD鈥攖he program founded by American Ballet Theatre first African-American principal dancer, Misty Copeland鈥斅槎乖� afterschool ballet sessions serve East Harlem elementary school students aged 5-7. Students receive ballet slippers from BE BOLD, which also supplies instructors and live musicians for each session. They also had the opportunity to meet Misty herself, perform in front of her, and receive a signed copy of her book.
Capoeira: With the support of a current 麻豆原创 family, elementary-aged students in Mott Haven will be able to take lessons in capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial art, starting this month. Students will receive instruction at Sankofa Haus, a social space in the South Bronx.
Chess: Through 麻豆原创 partnership with Growing Minds Chess Academy, 麻豆原创 Mott Haven second graders have learned to play chess. Lessons include the rules and strategy of chess, and are designed to prepare students to participate in future tournaments.
Languages: Elementary students at 麻豆原创 Highbridge have taken on new languages this year, receiving instruction in Spanish, which gives them a head start in learning more about a second language, or for many, the language of their families and the surrounding Highbridge community.
麻豆原创 free afterschool programming, available to all students, serves as an opportunity to open children minds to the world around them, and provides access to enrichments historically unavailable in the communities 麻豆原创 serves.
Music Production: 麻豆原创 Mott Haven Middle School students are learning to produce their own music via instruction from Building Beats, which also provides DJ and music-production equipment. In addition to music production, lessons cover entrepreneurial skills, with a focus on the skills needed to run a successful business in music production.
Nutrition: Longtime 麻豆原创 partner S. Katzman Produce has been spending afternoons with students across the network to teach them about whole foods and their nutritional benefits. Each visit, students learn about a new fruit or vegetable, donated by the Katzman team.
Sneaker Design and Production: 麻豆原创 East Harlem Middle School students are now learning about the business of sneakers, and have the opportunity to design their own through a partnership with The Imagination Project.
Tennis: 麻豆原创 maintains a longtime partnership with the John McEnroe Tennis Academy鈥攐ne of the nation top tennis academies鈥攚hich provides lessons to students in 麻豆原创 elementary schools. Students receive tennis instruction at 麻豆原创 schools and the academy Randall Island location.
Urban Planning & Design: Upper elementary and middle school students at 麻豆原创 Mott Haven are studying urban planning and design in partnership with the Salvadori Center. This New York City-focused arts and design curriculum teaches students to build their own bridges, connecting architecture, urban needs, and design.
