Applause is the only Performing Arts program in New York that caters to people of all ages, from babies through adults. Our mission is to foster an appreciation and love of the arts. We offer classes, camps, private-coachings, birthday parties, events and performances. For more information on classes and services we offer, visit our website at www.applauseny.com!
The first-ever museum bringing American history to life through the eyes of children, where kids plus history equals serious fun! Kids of all ages can practice their History Detective skills at the DiMenna Children's History Museum and: • discover the past through six historic figure pavilions • use the Historical Viewfinder display to see how sites in New York City have changed over time • go to the polls at the Cast Your Vote pavilion • add their voices at the installation You Are An American Dreamer, Too And be sure to visit the new Barbara K. Lipman Library every Sunday at 11:30 for a story hour!
El Planetario Hayden es un planetario público, parte del Centro Rose para la Tierra y el Espacio del Museo Americano de Historia Natural en la ciudad de Nueva York, actualmente bajo la dirección del astrofísico Neil deGrasse Tyson.Desde febrero del año 2000, el planetario ha sido una de las principales atracciones dentro del Centro Rose. La mitad superior de la esfera Hayden alberga el "Star Theater" ("Teatro de las estrellas"), el cual usa videos de alta resolución sobre el domo para proyectar "espectáculos espaciales" basados en la visualización científica de datos astrofísicos actuales, además de un proyector Zeiss personalizado que hace una réplica precisa del cielo nocturno visto desde la Tierra.La mitad inferior de la esfera alberga el "Teatro del Big Bang", el cual representa el nacimiento del universo en un programa de cuatro minutos. Cuando los visitantes dejan el teatro del planetario, salen a la exhibición "Escalas de tamaño del universo" la cual muestra las vastas diferencias de tamaño del universo; la pasarela de salida es una línea temporal de la historia del universo desde el Big Bang al presente. Esta exhibición lleva al "Teatro del Big Bang" y sale a la "Vía Cósmica", que muestra la historia del universo. Desde el fondo de la "Vía Cósmica", los visitantes pueden pasar por el "Salón del planeta Tierra" para explorar la geología, clima, tectónica de placas, o ir al "Salón del Universo" a explorar planetas, estrellas y galaxias.
The Fordham Graduate School of Social Service is a United States graduate school within Fordham University, in New York City. Established in 1916, it provides instruction at three campuses in the New York City area. The school was ranked 18th in the nation by US News & World Report in 2009.The Graduate School of Social Work maintains a number of specialized centers and institutes, including:The Bertram Beck Institute on Religion and PovertyRavazzin Center on AgingInstitute for Women and GirlsChildren FIRSTThe Interdisciplinary Center for Family and Child AdvocacyThe James R. Dumpson Chair in Child Welfare Studies
At Manhattan Country School, students in pre-K through eighth grade are members of a collaborative learning community that has been a model for both progressive education and socioeconomic, racial and ethnic diversity since our founding in 1966. Whether in our New York City classrooms or at our farm in the Catskill Mountains, students participate in a robust academic program that fosters critical thinking, curiosity, individuality and sense of purpose; provides a deep understanding of our multicultural world; instills a life-long love of learning; and prepares students to succeed in high school and beyond.
One of the oldest and most distinguished graduate schools in the United States, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences administers the education of graduate students in the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences, and grants the Ph.D. for all divisions of Columbia University.
Marie Da Silva had been a nanny in the USA for 19 years. She has taken care of more than 14 children. Marie is Malawian, born and raised in Malawi. In 1997, Marie lost her father to AIDS in Malawi. Conquering AIDS in Malawi became Marie's pursuit through a situation that arose in her village. Eleven years ago Marie learned that a village school held in a Baptist church was to close. Fifty students would be displaced without education. The majority of these children were orphaned by AIDS Along with her mother, Marie turned her childhood home into a school. Eight years ago Marie's mother passed of a sudden heart attack, but Marie continued the quest with the money she earned as a nanny. Every part of this home, inside and out, was transformed into a learning center. Bedroom, dining room, living room, garage, and gazebo became classrooms. The kitchen turned into a staff room, and the pantry a library. In lieu of blackboards, the walls were painted black. There were no desks or chairs, the children sat on the floors and a few plastic stools. The library had eleven books. Learning materials and necessary school supplies were extremely limited. Limited money allowed only the employment of student teachers. Marie worked through the tedious task of foundation paperwork, thus the Jacaranda Foundation was born. Three years into this endeavor, student attendance grew to over 100. After she heard that children were dropping out of school due to hunger, Marie developed a program that would raise funds to pay for daily porridge. She reached out to 10 of her U.S. nanny friends. Each gave $10 a month, and for the following 3 years students were given a meal a day and they remained in school. For seven years, Marie funded all the needs of the school with her personal earnings as a nanny in the U.S. Each month, a third of her salary paid teachers and headmaster, purchased school supplies and funded the children's examination fees and uniforms. By 2007 students’ attendance grew to 230 students. 98% orphaned by AIDS. In Malawi all secondary schools charge attendance fees, her school The Jacaranda School for Orphans is free to both primary and secondary school. In addition, Marie funds students all the way to completion of college. In 2007 CNN nominated Marie for the CNN Heroes award. Out of over 7,000 nominees she made it to the top ten. On February 14, 2008 a three-minute clip was aired on CNN national and international T.V. and for the first time Jacaranda School received public donations. However, Marie continued to provide the schools’ needs using her salary and saved the donations for a greater purpose. The original school, once her house, was now too small and inadequate. A more suitable building became a necessity. With the use of saved donations, on October 24, 2008 the new secondary school opened. 160 secondary students were moved from the house into the new facility. Her house remained the primary school and this shift created room for more orphans. Additional donations employed qualified teachers, purchased textbooks and necessary school supplies. In November 2008, sixteen students took the high school MSCE (Malawi School Certificate Examinations), Malawi's national school exams. Seven passed and went on to college. Today Jacaranda School has sent over 25 students to college in Malawi and a sponsored student, Stella Kugwimba, is in Pasadena, California. The first graduate from The Jacaranda School to complete primary and secondary school and two years of college is now employed at ICB (International Commercial Bank in Malawi). Four are now employed at an NGO called Mary's Meals Malawi others at Concern Universal and the main internet provider "Sky band Malawi". Many others are in qualified jobs throughout Malawi. The academic progression has been remarkable! 2010 Jacaranda students entering college selected subjects such as rural development, business management, hotel and catering, carpentry and joinery, business administration and accountancy. This year graduates will qualify for higher education courses and receive Bachelor degrees. 2011 four graduates passed with six credits and 2012 two students passed with 18 points at MSCE each qualifying them for entrance examinations into Malawi's finest universities; Chancellor College, Bunda College, Mzuzu University, Polytechnic, and Lilongwe Technical Universities. One student Kondwani Dave is now entering Bunda college of Agriculture. He is a student who started school in Standard 5 when Marie had no desks in class. And Frank Banda another student has entered Polytechnic in Malawi and is studying Accountancy. In 2007 the Jacaranda school library had only 11 books, as of 2013 there are over 8,000. And the campus has a primary and secondary school library. 2011 Jacaranda School's primary school pass rate is 95%, junior high school 86.5%, and senior high school 56%. Today, the school has toilets with running water, compared with the four pit latrines that 230 students used in 2007. Today the school has it's own separate physics and science lab. 2010-2011 Marie introduced a self-sustainable program at the school, a chicken farm of 100 broilers and 200 layers. The layers provide eggs for the children, the broilers and excess eggs are sold for profit. In addition there is a vegetable farm. Here the children learn agriculture (a subject on the Malawian school curriculum). They plant crops such as maize, beans, soya, spinach, cabbages, tomatoes, carrots, Irish, sweet potatoes, and cassava. At maturity, vegetables are given to the children to take home to share with their family and excess is sold for profit that is used to maintain the school. This teaches the children self-sustainability, and how to be future farmers, businessmen and women. In 2011 a nurse’s clinic opened, which was a significant addition to the school. A registered nurse is employed to maintain students health records while attending to every student. An important source as 98% of the students are orphaned by AIDS and many of the children in the school are born HIV and need that extra attention for them to stay healthy and not miss school. That goes for all the other students. For the HIV positive children, the school also provides nutrition and transportation to and from the hospital to receive their ARVs (Antiretroviral HIV Treatment). 2013 the school has an IT room with 20 laptops, 20 computers and an IT teacher who teaches both primary and secondary. In addition, the school gives at least 40 families a monthly allowance for their guardians so that the children do not go without food at home. Believing that if the household is stable, then the children will be able to attend school. Making sure that their grandmothers and guardians do not go without food at home. In addition Marie has renovated and built over 20 homes for the most underprivileged students in their villages. Attending students come from ten surrounding villages. Jacaranda School on the whole is reaching out and making a difference in these areas to those extremely impoverished. These are the guardians of the children who were unable to work because of illness or old age. Now the school provides employment to such as caretakers of the school grounds, builders, gardener, electricians, plumbers and guards. All this aid has created a more stable and healthy environment for everyone in the surrounding communities. Last year the school students were involved in a project of making solar lamps. Today each of the 400 children's households possess one solar lamp. Made by the students themselves. This project was introduced to Jacaranda by another CNN Hero Evans Wadongo from Kenya. This project of the solar lamps enables the children to read and study at home in the evenings and at the same time cut down the costs of families not having to spend money on paraffin or candles. Even more it is a skill that the students have learnt where they can design their own model as the school has a well equipped science lab. Jacaranda school teaches its students several vocational activities. Children learn to sew, secondary girls learn about make-up and hairdressing, and there is carpentry, painting, building, craft making and all this is taught as vocational training. 2012 witnessed wonders at Jacaranda School. First of all this school did not possess any musical instruments for many years. In 2009 Marie asked for donations of musical instruments. Kids started to learn to play instruments, write their own songs and sing. Due to this, two Jacaranda School students were invited to perform with the British group Noisettes at the Pre Olympics. They performed to over 20,000 people on the Africa stage on the Thames River in London. This school lacked a library or books for a long time and Marie took literacy very seriously. A library came to life and reading and writing was a must. 2011 a 12 year old Jacaranda student John Samson who was a beggar on the streets before he joined the school won the first prize in the Junior Commonwealth Essay Competition for the 60th Queens Jubilee and travelled to London with Marie. November 14th John had the pleasure of meeting Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth to receive his award. November this year two students have been invited to perform in Glasgow and Vienna Austria. They will perform with the Royal Orchestra. Unbelievable that a school where children sat on floors and children have no parents is able to bring forth such bright, talented kids. this is the tireless work of Marie who believes that she can make a difference. This year Jacaranda has for the first time gone outside its gates and built a Community library in the village. The main purpose for this is to open it to the community wheres guardians, and neighboring schools are welcome to read and borrow books. In terms
Founded in 1970, the Council for European Studies (CES) is the leading international organization for the study of Europe. CES promotes and recognizes outstanding, multidisciplinary research on Europe and European affairs through a range of programs, including conferences, publications, grants and awards.
Located on the newly expanded campus of John Jay College 59th Street between 10th and 11th Avenues in the heart of midtown Manhattan, the Arts Center at John Jay is dedicated to presenting compelling exhibitions, lectures, and performances. The Galleries and performance and events space host multiple shows and events each year, addressing themes of social justice and cultural diversity through aesthetic and intellectual innovation and exchange. The Arts Center presents works by world renowned and emerging artists in a variety of media. Programs foster interdisciplinary discourse within the College and the New York community through public programming, links to coursework, and by providing access to its programs to area schools and to the broader public. The goal of the Arts Center at John Jay is to provide a forum for artistic and intellectual exchange and expression, representing a wide range of ideas and promoting critical thinking and broad participation, reflective of today's globalized world. The music and visual arts programs of The Arts Center are administered under the supervision of the Art and Music Department of John Jay College, a 501c.3 non-profit organization. Support for programming is provided by John Jay College and the City University of New York, and from outside sources in the form of grants, awards and donations. The President of John Jay College as well as the Chair of the Art and Music Department serve on board along with other full-time faculty members and prestigious advisors from the community at large. Exhibitions are curated under the supervision of John Jay College full time faculty.
Aish NY provides Jewish college students with exciting on-campus programs and trips dedicated to ignite Jewish pride and help to spread the flame further. If you're Jewish and proud, this is the spot for you to express it and be reminded of all the wonderful things about our religion, heritage and culture! Subscribe and like! www.twitter.com/aishnewyork www.instagram.com/aishny www.youtube.com/user/Aishconnections
The Lander College for Women/ The Anna Ruth and Mark Hasten School is a student-centered institution where Jewish women can follow a rigorous academic program while continuing and deepening their Torah education and commitment. The College is dedicated to the intellectual and moral education of women in an atmosphere that respects and values women’s intellectual and religious experience.
Virtual Enterprises International (VEI) is the real-world program you wish you had in high school. Students learn about business by doing business, creating and running their own businesses in a national network of 10,000 students across 500 U.S. secondary and post-secondary schools and an international network spanning 40 countries. These VEI "firms" replicate the functions and demands of a real business in structure and practice, and students learn about business, entrepreneurship, finance, economics, and technology through a task-based curriculum that meets national, state, and local standards. Founded in 1996, VEI is based on the European apprenticeship model and continues to grow and gain new supporters from across industry and academic fields. It is cited by various superintendents and business leaders as a critical in-school program and the definitive education model for the 21st Century. VEI expands students' vision to a global scale, empowers them to apply their skills for success in college and career, and inspires them to bring their innovative ideas to life and contribute to their communities.
The Institute for Research in African-American Studies of Columbia University (IRAAS), founded in July 1993 by Dr. Manning Marable. We envision the project of African American Studies as a multidisciplinary enterprise. Our faculty employ an array of theoretical approaches and methodological strategies to examine historical and contemporary formations in black culture, politics and society. IRAAS has a rich tradition of scholarship which capitalizes upon our unique location in New York City, especially the dynamic community of Harlem. IRAAS administers the Undergraduate & Master's degree programs in African-American Studies at Columbia University; regularly sponsors academic conferences, lectures and forums on a wide variety of topics.
Mythic Bridge is a non-profit organization committed to providing filmmaking education to the underserved. We strive to enhance ideas, people, and communities by cultivating the careers of artists while engaging and connecting communities. Dedicated to the discovery and advancement of independent voices and viewers, Mythic Bridge stands as a champion of metamorphosis. Making the experience of visual-storytelling a commonplace in everyday life, Mythic Bridge becomes a catalyst for growth by igniting people’s passion. Providing a support system and creative voice for those who might otherwise have none, Mythic Bridge provides opportunities for people of all ages to discover, explore, and learn through the power of film. Through technical hands-on training and job-placement-assistance, our workshops utilize new media skill building as an access point to reinterpret and challenge notions of self-expression, personal and cultural identity, and interactive voice. Our programs culminate in the public screening of works produced within Mythic Bridge. This fundamentally responsive social model of arts production allows participants to develop an understanding of the cultural dimensions of artistic communication, and by extension, a profound realization of how the arts can contribute to a rich and creative society. Mythic Bridge social arts center opens new doors for ideas, grants people their voice, and as a powerful instrument for the arts; develops communities. Mythic Bridge will make a difference by providing the underserved with a creative home and the necessary tools to realize their dreams.
Hasbara Fellowships is the largest and most comprehensive Israel education and activism program for North American university students. Founded in 2001, Hasbara Fellowships was the first formal program for students battling overwhelming anti-Israel propaganda on their campuses in the wake of the second Palestinian intifada. Fifteen years later, Hasbara Fellowships remains the largest program of this type. Hasbara Fellowships uniquely takes hundreds of students to Israel on a #HasbaraIsrael program for 16-days of pro-Israel education.
The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is a teaching, learning, and educational technology group at Columbia University in the City of New York. Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ColumbiaCTL
Cycling annually to raise funds and awareness about HIV & AIDS in South Africa and globally
Saint Agnes Boys High School was a small, all-boys, private Catholic high school on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. It was run by the Marist Brothers in conjunction with the Archdiocese of New York. The mascot of St. Agnes was the stag.HistorySt. Agnes was located on West End Avenue at West 87th Street. Students from all five boroughs of New York City were enrolled at St. Agnes.The original high school building was located on East 44th Street between Lexington and Third Avenue, directly behind St. Agnes Church on 43rd Street. St. Agnes later relocated its school to the Upper West Side. The West 87th Street school closed in June 2013. The plight of the private Catholic school closures in the New York City area was covered in the New York Times, the New York Daily News, and CBS News. As of 2014, the closed school remains gated.AcademicsThe Advanced Placement Program allowed high school students to earn college credits. St. Agnes offered Advanced Placement courses in American History, English, Studio Art, and Spanish. It also offered elective courses in a variety of disciplines to students in their junior and senior years.
West End Theatre is a theatre building in Harlem, New York City, built in 1902 by Meyer R. Bimberg in a structure that now houses the La Gree Baptist Church. It is located on 125th Street between St. Nicholas and Morningside Avenue. Bimberg, who came to be known as Bim the Button Man, made his fortune selling campaign buttons. He had five theatres built in New York City before his death including what is now the Belasco Theatre. Rev. Wayland Williams presides at La Gree.