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Four New After School Programs Studies have shown that children who attend after school programs are more likely to graduate from high school and less likely to become teenage parents, use drugs and commit crimes. The Child Center began this academic year by opening four new after school programs--in Flushing at JHS 185, Bayside at PS 188, South Jamaica at PS 223 and Richmond Hill at PS 56, areas where the need is profound and services still inadequate. |
Expanded Learning Time The Child Center has long been committed to creating and testing new models for after school learning, and has worked side by side with TASC for ten years to implement its model of quality after school programming. |
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ELT is different from the traditional after-school model in that it leaves ultimate governance in the hands of the principal. By doing this it is hoped that the program will mesh more closely with the school day to improve the skills of struggling students while still providing a rich array of cultural, artistic, creative and recreational activities. The Child Center’s ability to partner with schools to create high-performing after school programs was recently recognized when The Child Center was selected to be one of three recipients of the Partnership with a Purpose Award. |
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Child Center Opens First Transfer High School The Child Center of NY was chosen to partner with the Department of Education (DOE) in one of the first Diploma Plus High Schools in the New York metro area. It opened in September of last year. Transfer High Schools serve students who are at risk of dropping out or never accumulating enough credits to graduate from a traditional high school. The Child Center conducted extensive outreach in the community to find the 150 youth |
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most in need of intervention. Enrollment begins at age 16. In addition to a principal and full teaching staff, The Child Center’s Diploma Plus High School offers a full counseling program. Students are assigned an advisory team of counselor, staffed by The Child Center, and teacher, who work closely together so that, for the first time in their lives, students feel that the school’s personnel really care about them. This helps build their connection to the school and give them greater motivation to complete their Regents diplomas. The program also includes paid community internship experiences in which the students learn valuable work skills that will help to transition them into more successful post-high school years.TOP OF PAGE |
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A New Start for Head Start
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Now in our seventh year as a provider of Head Start to a diverse population of children in poverty, we opened our first center-based Head Start in Woodside last fall. The new facility is a big change for toddlers who can now learn in cozy, bright, state-of-the-art surroundings. Need in the |
community is so great that the program already has a waiting list.
Children and families are supported by many special services including developmental assessment, referrals for entitlements and case management. The new center offers an extended nine-hour day option for working parents, and has recently won an award from the Administration for Child Services (ACS) for a unique father involvement program.
Deputy Executive Director, Barbara Greenstein, who oversees Head Start, among other programs for The Child Center, developed the first Early Head Start in New York City in 1995. It was spotlighted on Good Morning America as a model program. We look forward to making other important strides in extending the reach of Head Start to the community.
Child Center Opens First Transfer High School The Child Center of NY was chosen to partner with the Department of Education (DOE) in one of the first Diploma Plus High Schools in the New York metro area. It opened in September of last year. Transfer High Schools serve students who are at risk of dropping out or never accumulating enough credits to graduate from a traditional high school. The Child Center conducted extensive outreach in the community to find the 150 youth |
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most in need of intervention. Enrollment begins at age 16. In addition to a principal and full teaching staff, The Child Center’s Diploma Plus High School offers a full counseling program. Students are assigned an advisory team of counselor, staffed by The Child Center, and teacher, who work closely together so that, for the first time in their lives, students feel that the school’s personnel really care about them. This helps build their connection to the school and give them greater motivation to complete their Regents diplomas. The program also includes paid community internship experiences in which the students learn valuable work skills that will help to transition them into more successful post-high school years.TOP OF PAGE |
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