Click here to apply: www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=saAyOqH9zEirMQy_2bK Hza1w_3d_3dApplications are due Friday, October 9th at 5:00PMThe Global Youth Media and Arts Program (MAP) is an arts education program for youth ages 10-18 in New York and San Francisco. Through the MAP, youth use their own lives and communities as a platform to examine global themes and for three years (beginning in 2008) will explore Immigration and Identity. Through workshops and field trips, youth learn in-depth about the theme, develop their own points of view and create new works of visual and performing art and media for a culminating Festival. This program illuminates the connections between the local and global community and helps young people learn to use art and media as tools for self-expression, dialogue, and community engagement. Partner teachers in this program receive extensive professional development, curriculum and ongoing support to integrate theme related content and activities into teaching. The MAP helps educators to effectively mainstream global education and the arts and media into classroom teaching to create engaging, relevant curriculum that connects students’ experiences in school to the world outside the classroom. Specifically, World Savvy provides the following: • A Collaborator's Guide containing lesson plans, activities, artists and resources related to Immigration and Identity• A Professional Development Institute focused on Immigration and Identity • Face to face consultations with World Savvy program staff, to support the integration of global issues into your classroom• Ongoing curriculum support to access lessons, resources, art and media on Immigration and Identity• 4 on-site workshops or community field-trips focused on the global theme.• Opportunities for all participating youth to come together to learn about the theme, share ideas, create collaborative projects and interact with adult artists and media professionals; Educators participate in a concurrent professional development workshop • The Global Youth Media and Arts Festival: a professional art exhibition and performance showcasing youth visual and performing art and media projects• Access to the Global Affairs Monitor, an online current events resource (http://monitor.worldsavvy.org/)Apply today at: www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=saAyOqH9zEirMQy_2bK Hza1w_3d_3d Applications are due Friday, October 9th at 5:00PM

Does mayoral control really represent equitable parent choice and better education for all students? The perfect opportunity to hear history, facts, experiences, and opinions and walk away with your own truth.Sponsored by Senator Bill Perkins Office, the Grassroots Education Movement (GEM), the Coalition for Public Education (CPE), the Center for Immigrant Families (CIF), Black New Yorkers for Educational Excellence (BNYEE) and parents and teachers from NYC schools including PS 123, 30, 197, 241, and 368.For information: 212 744 1538 or email gemnyc@gmail.com

About the book:In a world of modern, involved, caring parents, why are so many kids aggressive and cruel? Where is intelligence hidden in the brain, and why does that matter? Why do cross-racial friendships decrease in schools that are more integrated? If 98% of kids think lying is morally wrong, then why do 98% of kids lie? What’s the single most important thing that helps infants learn language?NurtureShock is a groundbreaking collaboration between award-winning science journalists Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman. They argue that when it comes to children, we’ve mistaken good intentions for good ideas. With impeccable storytelling and razor-sharp analysis, they demonstrate that many of modern society’s strategies for nurturing children are in fact backfiring-because key twists in the science have been overlooked. Nothing like a parenting manual, the authors’ work is an insightful exploration of themes and issues that transcend children’s (and adults’) lives. For more info on the book go to: www.nurtureshock.com

A week of observation to raise awareness and public understanding of mental health and suicide.

Below is an invitation to attend a private screening for education leaders of "The Providence Effect," which will include a panel discussion. Education thought leaders from around the country have already seen the film and endorsed it. This is a great opportunity for leaders/parents who are interested in understanding how some schools send 100% of their African-American students to college and in the case of Providence St. Mel, this has been done for 30 years. Please visit the website to view the movie trailer, another panel discussion that took place in LA with top education leaders, and the research report done by Michigan State University about the school's methodology, tactics, and strategies. Presenting panelists include: - Ronald Chaluisan - Vice-President, Programs - New Visions for Public Schools- Dr. Pedro Noguera, Executive Director, Metropolitan Center for Urban Education, NYU- Aretha Miller, Senior Director of School Support, NYC Charter School Center- Ellen Winn, Director, Education Equality Project- Ocynthia Williams Coordinator, Parent Leader, NYC Coalition for Educational Justice Coalition for Education JusticeDate: Wednesday, Sept. 16Time: Arrivals at 6:00pm, Program begins at 6:30pmWhere: Dwyer Cultural Center, 258. St. Nicholas Ave (Entrance on 123rd St)RSVP: Deborah Castillero dcastillero@mac.com/917-913-1300URL: www.theprovidenceeffect.com

Interactive Drama for Education and Awareness in the Schools (I.D.E.A.S.) has decided to hold its first fundraising event at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center, 199 Chambers Street on September 26, 2009. The event, Doo Wop Dreams, a concert of music from the 1950s and 60s will help support I.D.E.A.S. drama programs for youth with disabilities and disadvantages, ages 7-21. The concert will include original doo wop groups: Jimmy Gallagher and the Passions, Cleveland Still and the Dubs, Barbara Harris and the Toys, the Jarmels, the Devotions and Sammy Sax and the MDs. Tickets are $45 and $40 and can be purchased with a credit card through the theater box office 212- 220-1460 or online from our website www.IDEASDrama.org or call IDEAS for details on paying by check 718-387-5055. Wheelchair seating available. The concert will be sign language interpreted. To find out more, please visit www.IDEASDrama.org, call718-387-5055 or email DooWopDreams@IDEASDrama.org

SUN’s Safety ConferencesRegister now to participate in one of SUN’s free conferencesin partnership with the police in Manhattan for September/October.Refreshments will be served.Learn: • Three of the most effective ways to protect your children;• How you, your school and community can quickly and easily reduce juvenile crime by participating in SUN; and• How SUN’s partnership with the NYC Parks Department is improving the safety of your family and other park visitors.i. For parents of children who live or attend public or private schools south of 59th Street in Manhattan, and school staff.September 30: 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM Reserve early ─ space is limited. Preference is given to PA Presidents and their designated attendees (2 parent safety reps from each school), Heads of Schools, Principals, APs of Pupil Services and Deans in charge of discipline. If you do not fall into any of these categories, contact us and we will notify you if room is available. Sponsored by the Claremont Preparatory School. To reserve a seat email Connelly.Tina@yahoo.com include the following in your email: • Your full name• Email address• Telephone• Address• School affiliation and location• Position at school (e.g., school administrator, PA president, PA Safety Rep, parent)ii. For parents of children who live or attend public or private school north of 59th Street in Manhattan, and school staff. • October 8th, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM or • October 15th, 8:00 AM to 10:00 AMReserve early ─ space is limited. Preference is given to PA Presidents and their designated attendees (2 parent safety reps from each school), Heads of Schools, Principals, APs of Pupil Services and Deans in charge of discipline. If you do not fall into any of these categories, contact us and we will notify you if room is available. Sponsored by the 92nd Street Y. To reserve a seat email Connelly.Tina@yahoo.com include the following in your email: • Conference you will attend: October 8th, 6:00-8:00 PM; or October 15th, 8:00-10:00 AM• Your Full Name• Email address• Telephone• Address• School affiliation and location• Position at school (e.g., school administrator, PA president, PA Safety Rep, parent)For more information visit www.SUNnyc.org

The Harvard Black Alumni Society of New York, the Harvard Alumni Association, and the Harvard Graduate School of Education, with support from Scholastic, Inc. and the America's Promise Alliance, invite you to WORKING TO ADDRESS THE HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT CRISIS: THE CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUE OF OUR GENERATION A panel discussion and book drive Wednesday, September 30, 2009 Scholastic, Inc. 557 Broadway New York, NY 6:30 pm Registration 7:00 pm Program In addition to the registration fee, all attendees are asked to bring a book to be donated to a New York City public school. Panelists Moderator: Kathleen McCartney Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Gerald S. Lesser Professor in Early Childhood Development Russlynn Ali Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights Michael Brown AB '83, JD '88 CEO and Co-Founder, City Year, Inc. Dr. James P. Comer LLD '08 Maurice Falk Professor of Child Psychiatry and Associate Dean, Yale University School of Medicine Joel Klein JD '71 Chancellor, New York City Department of Education Jonathan Kozol AB '58 Author, Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools (NY Times Best Seller) Registration Click here to register or for event details visit http://tr.im/tlJm. $10 Alumni/ae & Guests (before September 8) $20 Alumni/ae & Guests (after September 8) Space is limited. Reservations will be taken on a first-come, first-serve basis. Advance registration is required and must be received by Wednesday, September 23. Questions? Please contact Harvard Black Alumni Society of New York Co-President Enoch Woodhouse by email at hbasnyc@gmail.com or by phone at (617) 953-3192. Register Now! Harvard Black Alumni Weekend, September 25-27, 2009. Please visit http://post.harvard.edu/hbaw09 for more information.