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After-School Program
Every weekday afternoon during the school year more
than 200 children ages 6-12 are engaged by a theme- and literacy-based
curriculum that follows the New Standards presented by the New York City
Board of Education. Every other week, the children, who are grouped
according to age, participate in developmentally appropriate activities
around common themes (the environment, the world, plants, music) or
specific literary styles (non-fiction, poetry, and biographies). The
students engage in hands-on activities that help them understand the
concepts and skills being taught and, at the close of each theme,
complete special projects related to that theme.
Homework help is also
incorporated into the schedule three times per week. In addition,
students have regular instruction in a fully equipped and networked
computer learning lab, where they develop keyboard skills, are introduced
to basic software products, and receive instruction on how to use the
Internet; they also have access to a variety of educational software.
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