School Programs

Our 3K and PreK students are encouraged to explore and learn through purposeful play. Creative Curriculum for Preschool empowers children to be confident, creative, and caring learners through play-based, hands-on investigations—a research-based approach that incorporates language, literacy, and mathematics throughout the day. Early childhood students have access to our enrichment classes including Engineering and Technology.

EnVision Math is grounded in problem-based and visual learning that enables students to gain a deeper understanding of math concepts and encourages student-led learning. Our teachers use it to create fun and engaging environments that invite inquiry and discovery. During guided math periods, students engage in games and activities to build fluency and strengthen prerequisite skills. Students use MathSeeds- an app that helps students develop number sense and early math skills in a fun and interactive way, and Mathletics-an online math program that builds confidence through personalized learning, exciting games and mastery challenges. 

Passport to Social Studies challenges students use rich content, themes and big ideas to learn history, geography, economics, civics, citizenship and government. They also use important skills to “think like historians.” Teachers also include literacy in the social studies classroom. This helps students use evidence from text when reading, writing, and discussing.

Young learners are naturally wired for discovery. PLTW Launch is designed with activities that let them see what they can be and build skills to discover what they can do. During Engineering classes, students are immersed in hands-on activities, projects, and problems that build upon each other and relate to the real world. They experience integrated learning that blends computer science, engineering, biomedical science, and more. Throughout the modules, even the youngest learners apply their math and English Language Arts (ELA) skills, learn science to standards, and adopt skills that are foundational across disciplines.

PLTW Launch is designed with activities that let students see what they can be and build skills to discover what they can do.  Students are immersed in hands-on activities, projects, and problems that build upon each other and relate to the real world. They experience integrated learning that blends computer science, engineering, biomedical science, and more. Throughout the modules, STEM students apply their math and English Language Arts (ELA) skills, learn science to standards, and adopt skills that are foundational across disciplines.

As our lead Community Based Organization (CBO), Boys & Girls Club of Harlem facilitates our after-school program. The after-school staff supports students by incorporating “power hour” homework help, academic enrichment, chess, theater, art, dance, yoga.

Students practice yoga and mindfulness-based practices that give them full access to the resources of their body, breath and mindset, and do so within the context of compassionate, respectful relationships. Our chair yoga sessions embody mindfulness practices that cultivate inner resources, maximize resilience, and support the healthy navigation of challenges.

The R.E.A.D.  program helps improve children’s reading, communication and social skills by utilizing registered therapy animals and their human teammate in a calm and relaxing atmosphere. Students make enormous strides building self-esteem and confidence, elevating reading scores, and acquiring a love of books by reading TO the therapy dog.

The Leadership Program facilitator partners with our school staff to provide students with theatre arts instruction 3 days a week. This year's Broadway Jr. Production of Frozen will debut on June 21st. 

The LeadHERship mentoring group gives girls a safe space to lift their voices. The girls have impactful group experiences that foster meaningful relationships and develop important leadership skills. 

Imagine That Chess program aspires to give children the ability of foresight. Being able to think ahead is a skill that helps in every aspect of life, and can lead to a fruitful future. Thier motto is Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance. The five P's are relevant in chess as well as any aspect of a successful living. We believe Chess is the perfect game to hone this skill. Our students begin chess coaching in 2^nd grade. They participate in tournaments around the city.