Alexander Robertson School
www.alexanderrobertson.org
The Alexander Robertson School is an elementary school owned and operated by Second Presbyterian Church in New York City. Located on Central Park West, the school serves a co-educational student body representing a broad spectrum of
cultural and economic diversity.
Founded in 1789, before the advent of public education in this country, the members began the school with a vision to make an excellent education accessible to children from every economic class. Today, the school maintains this mission. Seventy percent of the school’s students receive financial aid. The school principal is David Ary and headmistress is the Reverend Leslie Merlin, who is also pastor of Second Presbyterian Church and a former associate pastor at The Brick Church.
Children’s Storefront School
www.thechildrensstorefront.org
The Children’s Storefront is an independent, tuition-free school in Harlem committed to providing a comprehensive education to children with varied academic strengths from preschool through eighth grade. Their work is grounded in the conviction that every child deserves the opportunity for an excellent education.
The Harlem community faces challenges on a number of fronts. The median income is $16,600 and 23 percent of the population is on public assistance. District 11 has the highest concentration of shelters and facilities for drug and alcohol treatment in any community in Manhattan. Children’s Storefront works in partnership with families and community members to prepare children academically, socially and emotionally for further education, empowering each child to reach his or her potential. They inspire the imagination, creativity and love of learning inherent in all children. The school programs promote values of hard work, mutual respect and service to society in a structured, joyful environment.
Tracking indicates that more than 90 percent of Storefront students graduate from high school, in stark contrast to the community rate of 33 percent. Over the last several years, students have attended private schools that include Buxton School, Brooklyn Friends, Miss Hall’s and Northfield Mount Herman in Massachusetts, and the Masters School, Mount St. Michael’s, Xavier, Notre Dame and LaSalle in New York City. Storefront students have gained admission to competitive-entry New York City public schools such as Brooklyn Technical High School, Frederick Douglas Academy and Young Women’s Leadership Academy.
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East Harlem Tutorial Program
www.ehtp.org
East Harlem Tutorial Program (EHTP) has been serving the East Harlem community for more than 49 years. Its mission is to foster a love of learning by enhancing the knowledge, skills, and interests of the children and youth in the community. These goals are achieved through activities including youth development programs, college and career counseling, one-on-one and group tutoring, technology initiatives, the arts, and a summer day camp. More than 500 young people and their families in East Harlem receive services each week. In addition to providing programs and direct services, EHTP has gained national recognition for its pioneering work in after-school education.
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www.bookert.org
The mission of the East Harlem Urban Center – Booker T. Washington Learning Center is to strengthen educational skills in children, assist youth in gaining access to higher learning and to develop marketable skills in adults through various educational programs in the East Harlem Community. The Learning Center has a 20-year track record of making concrete differences in the lives of the children and adults with whom they interact. This is accomplished through the following programs: After School Center, Youth for Leadership, Education, Achievement and Education, Learning Enrichment Activities Program, New Generations College Preparation program for first-generation college-bound seniors, Summer Camp and the Adult Education and Computer Training Course.