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Summer Session Weekly Activities

Summer Session is a place for your child to grow and explore through engaging activities like yoga, music, movement, studio & culinary arts, and outdoor fun. For the first time ever, we have a special theme planned for each week! Read on to learn about weekly enriching activities and visiting specialists.…...

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Q&A with Summer Session Co-Director, Leah Mansback

If you’re still curious about our Early Childhood summer programs, check out this Q&A with Summer Session Co-Director, Leah Mansback, about her love of creativity, community, and Early Childhood Education! Why did you decide to focus your career in early childhood education? I have always loved kids, but when I stepped foot…...

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Volunteers Opportunities

Know how to use power tools? Want to get to know community members? Love the Lower East Side? We do, and we need your help at IDEAS CITY on Saturday, May 30! We have several opportunities to volunteer at this cultural event, from setting up a hand-crafted sukkah, to sharing information…...

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Celebrating Older Americans Month

May is Older Americans Month – a tradition dating back to 1963 to honor the legacies and ongoing contributions of older Americans and support them as they enter the next stage in life. On Wednesday, 5/13 we’re proud to host the opening of the Older Adults Month Art Exhibit, which celebrates work…...

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In honor of National Poetry Month

Excerpt from a poem by Croilot Semexan, College Advisor/Program Coordinator, in honor of National Poetry Month: Educational Alliance We maybe Health and Fitness but don’t get it twisted We be arroz con habituela talking that Spanglish on East 1st, 2nd, and 3rd street? We be mac and cheese with Kool…...

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