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Summer Rising program for elementary and middle school students
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Commissioner Howard provides details on the Summer Rising program, a partnership with NYC public schools offering enrichment activities for students during the summer.
- The program expects to serve 110,000 elementary and middle school students
- Activities include drama, yoga, community service, visual arts, sports, and field trips
- 'Exploring Futures' feature introduced for middle school students to facilitate early career exploration
- The program includes visits to CUNY campuses, career-connected field trips, and workplace tours
Keith Howard
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In addition to our SYEP planning, we are actively preparing for another summer of wide ranging enrichment programs for the city summarizing program in partnership with NYC public schools.
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Application for this summer open March 4 and will close on March 28, and we expect to again serve a 10,000 elementary and middle school students and connect them with fun, hands on enrichment experience to strengthen skills, develop interest, cultivate curiosity.
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Some example of the programming that will be offered include drama, yoga, community service, visual arts, sports, cooperative games, and more, more, more field trips.
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In 2023, we introduced exploring futures, a new feature of the program for middle school students to facilitate early career exploration aligned with their individual interests and passion.
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This program exposed students to a wide array of career path, enabling them to navigate and explore fields that may have otherwise been unfamiliar to them.
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The program included visit to CUNY campuses, career connected field trips, and workplace tours.
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We look forward to another year of this exciting program program.