Change for Kids
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Since 1996, Change for Kids has been dedicated to improving children's education in New York City's most under-resourced public elementary schools. and helping these children to develop to their full potential. CFK believes that every student serves to experience and participate in the exciting cultural world around them. We work with schools, principals, teachers and volunteers to provide New York City public school children with access to the fine and performing arts, sciences and the humanities, experiences that spark their creative interests, and the opporutnity to excel in these areas.
Contact Information
Address: 3 West 29th Street, Suite 802, New York, NY 10001
Telephone: (212) 213.8061
Website: http://www.changeforkids.com
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Tag words: money for school supplies, library resources, dance, violin lessons, music, field trip, Striking Viking Story Pirates, jazz, art, culture
Programs/Services
Children for Change
Description: CFK's programs include financial trusts to purchase educational school supplies and library resources, CFK Dance and Violin Programs, both of which are taught by Juilliard graduates, the Field Trip Program taking children to some of New York City's finest cultural institutions and our unique Storytellers Literacy Program.
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Schools/sites: P.S. 243 Weeksville School, P.S. 160 Walter F Bishop School, P.S. 154 Harriet Tubman School
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Description: Field Trips: In May of 2000, CFK transported the Kindergartners and their teachers from P.S. 243, "Weeksville School" to the Museum of Natural History. The students, chaperoned by volunteers from the Junior League and CFK Family, explored the dinosaur halls with great enthusiasm. The volunteers lead small groups through the galleries, talking with the kids about the exhibits and assisting them in documenting their discoveries. ??Following the success of the first field trip, Change for Kids received a substantial contribution from an anonymous donor, which enabled us to start a Field Trip Program for all CFK students. In addition, we were awarded a grant from UPS to continue and expand upon this program. CFK provides school buses, snacks, small gifts, and all volunteers for these trips - including many UPS employees. Field trips have included the following venues: The Museum of Natural History, Bronx Zoo, Central Park Zoo, the Apollo Theatre, Jazz at Lincoln Centre and The Intrepid.
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Jazz @ Lincoln Center:
Description: In 2001, CFK, in partnership with Jazz @ Lincoln Center, began providing educational musical performances to our students. In 2001-2002, Arturo Farrill and his Latin Jazz Quintet presented "Rhythm in Swing". In 2002-2003, Mr. Farrill brought us "Arroz con Bebop", showing Latin music's role in helping to shape and influence jazz and vice versa. The feedback from students as well as administration has been astounding. J@LC has been so wonderful to us! This year and last, they have taken the students of P.S. 243, "Weeksville School" and P.S.154 "The Harriet Tubman Learning Center" to the Apollo Theatre for an encore performance led by Jazz @ Lincoln Center's founder, Wynton Marsalis
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The Striking Viking Story Pirates:
Description: ?For the past three years The Striking Viking Story Pirates (SVSP) and CFK have collaborated to bring literacy workshops and assembly performances to four under-resourced public schools in New York City. SVSP is a non-profit company that creates comic performances adapted from stories written by students. SVSP's workshops and shows aim to celebrate the words and ideas of young people and to promote literacy as a vital part of early childhood education. As the proud first major sponsor of The Story Pirates, CFK helped pilot many of the innovative educational techniques developed by SVSP. In the spring of 2007, the two groups reorganized their program to focus on a series of intensive writing workshops at PS 160 in Queens. The course gives students multiple opportunities to write in a playful environment, thereby building a love of language and communication, self-esteem, imaginative thinking, vocabulary skills, an understanding of narrative structure — and most importantly, it motivates students to keep writing long after the CFK and the Story Pirates have gone.
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