A Hydroponic Farm Grows in Brooklyn
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Student bumblebees. A pet tilapia named Maybelline. A classroom farm that produces 100 pounds of produce each month. These are just a few of the things you’ll find on any given day at The Urban Assembly Unison School in Brooklyn Read full post
New York Life Employees Come Together for Good Giving
Thursday, March 9, 2017
An exciting fundraising event was a great way for New York Life employees to have fun with colleagues while also raising meaningful funds to help ExpandED Schools. New York Life employee participation coupled with matching contributions from Ted raised a whopping $54,220.41. In the coming weeks, the New York Life Foundation will be making a matching contribution, as well. Read full post
One in a Million: Writing Her Life Story
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
We’re reaching our 1 millionth student this school year! This blog is part of a series where we journey throughout our expanded learning schools network and get to know some of our students. Meet Jada, an 8th grader in the Bronx. She’s 1 in a million! Read full post
One in a Million: Football, Magic and Warriors
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
We’re reaching our 1 millionth student this school year! This blog is part of a series where we journey throughout our expanded learning schools network and get to know some of our students. Meet Treyveyon, a 6th grader in Harlem. He’s 1 in a million! Read full post
One in a Million: Expressing Yourself With Energy
Thursday, February 23, 2017
We’re reaching our 1 millionth student this school year! This blog is part of a series where we journey throughout our expanded learning schools network and get to know some of our students. Meet Leah, a 6th grader in the Bronx. She’s 1 in a million! Read full post
Making the Best of Resources | Highlights From Our Peer Conference
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Last Tuesday, we hosted 17 of our ExpandED Schools directors at our third peer conference this school year. Because funding is a constant stress for our programs, we dedicated time for the directors to discuss strategies for funding and budgeting, as well as making the best of ExpandED Schools resources for program planning. Read full post
One in a Million: Holiday Sneakers and Cures for Ebola
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
We’re reaching our 1 millionth student this school year! This blog is part of a series where we journey throughout our expanded learning schools network and get to know some of our students. Meet Dante, a 6th grader in Harlem. He’s 1 in a million! Read full post
One in a Million: Movies, Marshmallows and Mars
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
We’re reaching our 1 millionth student this school year! This blog is part of a series where we journey throughout our expanded learning schools network and get to know some of our students. Meet Chloe, a 6th grader in Brooklyn. She’s 1 in a million! Read full post
One in a Million: Light feet, scary stories and surviving in the woods
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
We’re reaching our 1 millionth student this school year! This blog is first in a series where we journey throughout our expanded learning schools network and get to know some of our students. Meet Shawn, a 7th grader in the Bronx. He’s 1 in a million! Read full post
Scoring Big with Design2Learn!
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
ExpandED Schools, the New York City Department of Education (NYC DOE) and the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI), are currently inviting applications from schools and community partners to join us in Design2Learn, an evaluation of a two-year program designed to boost students’ interest, engagement and academic performance in science during the middle school years. Read full post
