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Children’s Aid Society After School Programs Help Teach and Mentor Kids In Need – September 16th, 2009

The Children’s Aid Society knows it: once school is out each day, there is much more work to do in order to keep youth directed towards academic, social and cultural learning. After-School programs at The Children’s Aid Society’s Community Schools and Centers provide fantastic opportunities for kids to excel after 3:00 p.m., where our holistic approach is used to address all of the child’s needs. And it’s fun!

After-school programs run in 21 community schools and all eight Children’s Aid community centers, serving hundreds of elementary school-aged children in Manhattan, Staten Island and the Bronx. Offering a safe haven for children in some of the city’s most economically challenged neighborhoods, the kids can focus on school work as well as discover their many hidden talents.

Homework assistance is available for children who need it, and recreational activities such as basketball do more than break a sweat – they team kids up with mentors who serve as role models, providing invaluable emotional support. The Children’s Aid Society is caspirates also a founding member of Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and virtually every Children’s Aid site operates as a Boys & Girls Club.

You want more? Children can learn tactics, strategies, and problem solving while developing an appreciation for chess at the Philip Coltoff Center in Greenwich Village. And children from 9-12 years old interested in the performing arts take part in voice and articulation, dance, choreography and acting at the Rhinelander Center Stage Club.

The opportunities provided by Children’s Aid go on and on, and the skills the students develop are priceless; click here for information on volunteering opportunities!

Tags: after school programs, Boys and Girls Club, Children's Aid New York City, Community Schools, mentoring, Philip Coltoff Center, Rhinelander Center Stage Club, sports and recreation

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Through the Lens of a George Lucas video… Why Community Schools Work – September 14th, 2009

“Public education is the foundation of our democracy –
the stepping-stones for our youth to reach their full potential.”
– George Lucas

The reason why The Children’s Aid Society’s Community Schools work so well according to considerable research – and common sense – is that children flourish when the important influences in their lives, like family, teachers, coaches, and mentors, all band together to help a child. Teaching children to be mindful of their health through education and recreational exercise like sports and dance, while also being respectful of their mind through academic studies, trade, arts and music instruction – are all part of the community school strategy. It is also how The Children’s Aid Society has operated for over 150 years.

A film crew from the George Lucas Educational Foundation spent time at a Children’s Aid Community School, Intermediate School 218 (IS218) in Washington Heights, creating a nine-minute video illustrating the successful implementation of this powerful strategy.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4724771066004756835

The “virtual site visit” highlights the school’s comprehensive instructional program – a combination of educational, recreational and social services.

IS 218 is a public intermediate school designed, from the very beginning, to meet the needs of the entire community. Their extraordinary after-school program, for children and adults alike, is a dynamic model for other community schools to follow suit. The Children’s Aid Society’s Assistant Executive Director for Community Schools, Jane Quinn, agrees: “When I first came to this school, I noticed two things. I noticed that the children seemed happy and I noticed that there were a lot of extra adults around, and I wanted to know what was happening here and how we could make it happen in more places.”

Community schools do work, thanks to the dedication and commitment of an entire team of players and supporters – all inspired by one common goal: to help children develop and grow into productive members of the community.

Tags: after school programs, Children's Aid New York City, Community Schools, George Lucas, George Lucas Educational Foundation, Intermediate School 218, Jane Quinn, supporters, team, video

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Summer Frolic and Theater Camp at Children’s Aid Society Philip Coltoff Center – August 24th, 2009

bestsummer2007 Summer fun and children’s theater come together each year at the Philip Coltoff Center’s New Acting Company Summer Camp. The two-week intensive theater camp, scheduled in July, attracts theatrically-inclined children (age 7-14). In the course of each two week camp, students will create an original play with their fellow campers.

A wonderful way to channel their energy and creativity, the camp encourages self-expression and a sense of community between young acting peers. The children are taught everything from acting, set design/building and sound/lighting to costume design and stage make-up. The pièce de résistance of each camp is the final performance which family, friends and Village locals attend —and a fabulous time always is had by all!

Philip Coltoff Center

The Philip Coltoff Center at Greenwich Village plays a vital role in providing educational, recreational and service programs for Village families since 1892. The Center, which proudly operates under the auspices of the The Children’s Aid Society, offers a wide range of social services that include early childhood education, after-school programs and summer camp, teen and adult classes, and children’s theatre and art programming.

The Center’s mission is to be a center of Village community life, to provide dynamic, high-caliber programs and sponsor events – all with the central aim of enriching the social, cultural, creative and intellectual lives of the children, families and the Greenwich Village community at large.

Tags: after school programs, art programs, Children's Aid New York City, children's theatre, early childhood education, Greenwich Village, Philip Coltoff Center, summer camps, teen and adult classes, The New Acting Company

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JCPenney Gives Back to After-School Programs at Children’s Aid Society – August 6th, 2009

Celebrity designer Kimora Lee Simmons joined JCPenney Chairman and CEO Myron E. (Mike) Ullman III and youth from The Children’s Aid Society at the gala grand opening of the chain’s first store in Manhattan. Photo courtesy of JCPenney.

A crush of media, kids and customers marked the gala opening of the first JCPenney store in Manhattan in late July. JCPenney Chairman and CEO Myron E. (Mike) Ullman III officiated at the opening, along with New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who shopped for a tie with celebrity designer Kimora Lee Simmons, whose Fabulosity ^TM line is carried exclusively at JC Penney.

Even more exciting for the 40 children from The Children’s Aid Society who attended, were the $100 gift cards they received for a back-to-school shopping spree at the store, which started right after the grand opening ceremonies concluded.

The JC Penney Afterschool Fund donated $5,000 to The Children’s Aid Society’s after-school programs, along with $50,000 to The After-School Corporation (TASC) and $100,000 to the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City to support the city’s Out-of-School Time initiative. This donation established the After-School Arts Partnership (ASAP) as a means of providing children in after-school programs with greater access to New York City’s rich cultural offerings.

In addition, from August 5 – 16, the new Manhattan store will participate in the nationwide JCPenney Afterschool Round-up, in which customers are invited to ‘round-up’ the total cost of their purchases to the next whole dollar to support after-school programs. All of the Round-up donations collected at the Manhattan store will benefit The Children’s Aid Society!

Children’s Aid is looking forward to an exciting partnership with Manhattan’s new retailer.

Tags: after school programs, After-School Arts Partnership, Children's Aid New York City, Fabulosity, JCPenny, Kimora Lee Simmons, Manhattan, Mayor Bloomberg, Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City, Myron E. Ullman III

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