Although
ALL of the schools are faced with the myriad of social, emotional and
economic issues, yet the one school that "stands out" is MS331 of the
Tremont section of the Bronx.
Like most urban schools in NYC, students
face a myriad of distractions and hardships, but what makes the students from this
section so "different" is they hail from an area where the median
household income is $24,500, the murder risk is 196 (National Average is
100) and the robbery risk is 293 (National Average is 100). In
addition, the educational statistics point out that approximately 27.5% of
the adults have NO high school experience and 25.9% have some high
school experience, but yet on our first day we able to attract 35 students to our program which included 60 minutes of ELA, 60 minutes of
conditioning, and 60 minutes of basketball skill development.
Our program which operates 9:00-12:00pm, Saturday mornings has seen our numbers remain steady each week with an average of 30 students each morning.
It is our hope, as a company, through
our partnership with Fordham
University we are able to successfully engage the students of MS331, New York City
and it's surrounding areas. As well we look to inspire the students we work with in order to for them to become positive, contributing members of our society.
To view MS 331's "Full Annual Report"
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