FALL 2015 LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE APPLICATION 2015-2016 Welcome to the Sadie Nash Leadership Project! We are a young women’s leadership and educational organization! We are currently recruiting for Leadership Institute, our year-long high school programs.

LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE APPLICATION 2015-2016

Welcome to the Sadie Nash Leadership Project! We are a young women’s leadership and educational organization! We are currently recruiting for Leadership Institute, our year-long high school programs.

Classes run October 2015 through May 2016.  
Participants will receive an end of year stipend based on participation and attendance. All classes will take place in midtown Manhattan at our office near Bryant

Park. There are 3 class options in Leadership Institute, you may choose one:

Option A) Sisterhood Academy – This class will focus on sisterhood and leadership! You will participate in

workshops around identity, leadership, media, healthy relationships, wellness, youth activism and social justice.

Using your own life experiences as a starting point, you will discuss different important community issues

while building a community of support. You will participate in field trips and conferences while developing

confidence, leadership, communication, and activism skills. Come join the sisterhood! Sisterhood Academy

will meet Saturdays from 1:30 – 4:30pm

Option B) Leadership Scholars – This class will focus on educational justice, college readiness and college

prep! The educational justice aspect of the class will examine: What makes a good school, and why aren’t all

schools good? What is a “good education” and how can you fight for your right to one? You will also receive

support and guidance around your own college plans. You will learn what colleges are looking for, how to

apply, options to consider, and begin your journey! Open to juniors only. Leadership Scholars will meet

Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:00 – 6:00pm.

Option C) Making Waves – This class is focused on social justice organizing, activism, and social change!

During the class, you will examine social justice issues in your life and community, explore historical and

contemporary women leaders, and learn about social justice movements. You will explore theories of social

change and develop a social justice project of your own while getting to know more about local government,

local leaders, and relevant social justice campaigns in our city. Making Waves will meet Mondays and

Wednesdays from 4:00 – 6:00pm.

To apply, please complete the enclosed application. Once we have reviewed your application, we will contact

you for an interview. Applications are due Wednesday, September 30, 2015.

You are encouraged to attend one of our Open Houses on Saturday, Sept. 12 at 1:30pm, Thursday, Sept. 17 at

4pm or Monday, Sept. 21 at 4pm. All Open Houses take place at 4 West 43rd Street, 5th floor, between 5th and

th Avenue in midtown Manhattan. You can take the 1/2/3/N/Q/R/A/C/E to Times Square, the B/D/F/M/7 to

Bryant Park, or the 4/5/6/S to Grand Central. Please RSVP for an Open House by emailing Leslie at

leslie@sadienash.org or calling 212.391.8664. We hope you consider applying to Leadership Institute!

FALL 2015 Want to act/sing/dance/write/direct? AUDITION FOR THE POSSIBILITY PROJECT AT WHEELS Friday, October 2nd from 1:30pm - 2:15pm

THE POSSIBILITY PROJECT - 

AUDITION CONFIRMATION AND DETAILS

School:	W.H.E.E.L.S.
Location:	511 W. 182nd St New York, NY 10033, Room 420
Date/Time:	Friday, October 2nd from 1:30pm - 2:15pm
Details:	One of our Artistic Directors (Elizabeth, Meagan, Kenny or David) will conduct the audition. They will go to the front office and ask to see you when they arrive.
Who should come:	Anyone 13-19 yrs old who wants to create positive change in their lives and communities. No previous performing experience is necessary.
What students should expect:	A low-pressure group audition. Everyone will dance a little, sing a little, and act a little. There are no judges, and students don’t have to have ANY performing experience whatsoever.

FALL 2015 American Museum of Natural History After School Program Youth initiatives, Education Department Session 0216 Dates: November 4- December 18 Application Deadline: 11:59 pm, Sunday October 11, 2015. Students will be notified by October 16, 2015.

http://www.amnh.org/learn-teach/grades-9-12/after-school-program


After School Program Youth initiatives, Education Department
Session 0216 Dates:
November 4- December 18
Application Deadline: 11:59 pm, Sunday October 11, 2015. Students will be notified by
October 16, 2015.
Application link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FY16_ASP_0216_App
Exploratory Courses
Explore diverse interests in science at AMNH. These are NOT pre-requisites for the Science Research Mentoring Program. Exploratory courses are open to students in 9-12th grade.
Medical Anthropology
Doctors treat patients across the globe with the latest technology to fight global pandemics. But how do scientists treat the human behind the patient? With special behind-the-scenes access to AMNH’s new Countdown To Zero exhibit, you will explore the ways social scientists, microbiologists, and medical professionals work together to cure disease. Using the tools on anthropology, you will uncover how history, geography, and our own culture can affect how we treat malaria, HIV, guinea worm and other tropical diseases in the developing world, and what you can do to stop their spread.
Meeting Times: Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM Meeting Dates: 11/5, 11/10, 11/12, 11/17, 11/19, 11/24, 12/1, 12/3, 12/8, 12/10, 12/15, 12/17
Anthropology of Food
Eat your way through anthropology! In this class we will explore how food, nutrition, taste and culture intersect as we examine the interdisciplinary field of the Anthropology of Food. Discover new foods and eating practices while examining why we eat (or refuse to) and how we can understand others and ourselves through our dinner plates. Topics include evolutionary, cultural, and linguistic explanations for the traditions, taboos and attitudes towards food around the world. Using traditional methods and new technology, students will also explore how to use the tools of anthropology to study food in their own culture.
Meeting Times: Fridays 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM Meeting Dates: 11/6, 11/13, 11/20, 12/4, 12/11, 12/18
Marine Biology
In this course, students will learn about marine life and biodiversity through the field research and scientific expertise of scientists working at the Museum. The course will cover marine ecosystems as well the major groups of marine life and their evolutionary relationships. Class activities will include dissections, exploring marine life displays in Museum halls, cladistics and the study of evolution, as well as meeting with scientists. Meeting Times: Fridays 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM Meeting Dates: 11/6, 11/13, 11/20, 12/4, 12/11, 12/18
For more information visit: http://www.amnh.org/afterschool
Science Research Courses
These are intensive courses that serve as pre-requisites for the Science Research Mentoring Program. Science Research courses are open to students in 10-12th grades.
Secrets of the Solar System
This course is a pre-requisite for the Museum’s Science Research Mentoring Program (SRMP) in the Physical Science track. The course is offered free-of-charge. This class will take you on a grand tour of the solar system, from Mercury and the moons of Saturn, to asteroids and comets. How did such a diversity of worlds come to be? Like space detectives, we will follow the clues and try to unravel the secrets of the solar system’s formation and evolution.
Meeting Times: Mondays and Wednesdays 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM Meeting Dates: 11/4, 11/9, 11/11, 11/16, 11/18, 11/23, 11/30, 12/2, 12/7, 12/9, 12/14, 12/16
Wonderful Universe
This course is a pre-requisite for the Museum’s Science Research Mentoring Program (SRMP) in the Physical Science track. The course is offered free-of-charge.
What makes a star shine? What holds the stars in a galaxy together? What exactly is a black hole? Could spaceships travel faster than the speed of light? This class will introduce and discuss the physical laws and principles that make the Universe what it is, from gravity to electromagnetism to quantum mechanics. We will meet some bizarre and unfamiliar objects along the ride, such as pulsars, cosmic rays, and dark matter. The course is offered free-of-charge.
Meeting Times: Mondays and Wednesdays 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM Meeting Dates: 11/4, 11/9, 11/11, 11/16, 11/18, 11/23, 11/30, 12/2, 12/7, 12/9, 12/14, 12/16
Human Origins
This course is a pre-requisite for the Museum’s Science Research Mentoring Program (SRMP) in the Life Science tracks. The course is offered free-of-charge. Around 3.6 million years ago in a remote corner of East Africa, two early human ancestors left a trail of footprints in a field of fresh volcanic ash. Walking upright with a gait that was more human-like than ape-like, these resourceful hominids were adapted to life beyond the tropical forests. Flash forward to 100,000 years ago to a cave in Israel where a band of the first anatomically modern humans laid to rest two family members, symbolically placing a necklace of shell beads with one individual and the jaw of a wild boar with the other. What traits separated these fully modern humans from their hominid ancestors? How did hominids physically adapt to their ever-changing environment, learn to produce tools, or develop the ability to communicate ideas? Explore first-hand what makes us human by examining fossils, studying anatomy, and learning to make your own chipped stone tools. In this course, we will trace the path of human evolution through in-depth discussions, hands-on activities, and visits to Museum halls that plot the history of humankind.
Meeting Times: Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM Meeting Dates: 11/5, 11/10, 11/12, 11/17, 11/19, 11/24, 12/1, 12/3, 12/8, 12/10, 12/15, 12/17
Tree of Life
This course is a pre-requisite for the Museum’s Science Research Mentoring Program (SRMP) in the Life Science tracks. The course is offered free-of-charge. This course will explore the diversity of life on earth through the tree of life. Students will learn how scientists use both physical and molecular characteristics of microorganisms, fungi, plants and animals to classify and name species, as well as determine how different species are related to one another. Through the study of specimens, students will learn the major characteristics of species from bacteria through plants and animals. Meeting Times: Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Meeting Dates: 11/5, 11/10, 11/12, 11/17, 11/19, 11/24, 12/1, 12/3, 12/8, 12/10, 12/15, 12/17

FALL 2015 American Musuem of Natural History College Fair Friday, October 23, 2015 5 PM-7:30 PM

From the education department at the AMNH...

AMNH’s upcoming college fair – our 13th annual! 

 It will take place on October 23rd from 5-7:30 PM and is open to the public.  Please see the attached flyer for more information and where to enter the Museum.  

We have more than 20 college and universities signed up to attend, with more registering each day!

FALL 2015 There is still time to apply for the YWCA’s FREE Leadership and STEAAM programs! Registration has been extended until Monday, September 28th. Please share with your networks and any self-identified HS girls.

There is still time to apply for the YWCA’s FREE Leadership and STEAAM programs! Registration has been extended until Monday, September 28^th. Please share with your networks and any self-identified HS girls.

Registration information can be found here: STEM Program and AMP Leadership Program.  All programs are FREE and take place at YWCA NYC, 500 W 56TH ST. (between 10th & 11th Aves), NY.

Please spread the word and do not hesitate to contact me with any questions!

Briyana Davis

Program Coordinator, Girls Initiatives

YWCA of the City of New York

Girls Programming:

500 West 56^th St

New York, NY 10019

Headquarters:

50 Broadway, 13^th Floor

New York, NY 10004

On the Web: www.ywcanyc.org

On Twitter: Twitter.com/ywcanyc

On Facebook: Facebook.com/ywcanyc

Apply for the YWCA of the City of New York's

Amplifying Multiple Perspectives Leadership Program

Fall 2015-Spring 2016

The AMP Leadership Program offers self-identified girls with the opportunity to develop and define their individual leadership and collective capacity.

Times: 4:30-7:00Pm on Wednesdays starting September 30th OR 10:00am-12:30pm on Saturdays starting October 3rd
Location: YWCA NYC, 500 W 56TH ST. (between 10th & 11th Aves), NY 
Fee: Free!

To Apply, fill out the application at http://bit.ly/1Hr7yh2

Email Darcy-Tell Morales at dmorales@ywcanyc.org with questions

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Apply for the YWCA of the City of New York's

STEAAM Programs: Science, Techonology, Art, Advocacy, Math

Fall 2015

We offer three STEAAM programs:

Geek Girls: This weekly program includes hands-on workshops and training, networking with women experts and girl leaders, trips to technology hubs, labs, and more! Thursdays from 4:30 to 6:30 pm, from October 1st to December 17th.

Maker Space: Come create in our new maker space! Use the 3D printer, recycled electronics, or traditional art supplies to build creative projects. Open after school until 7:00 pm.

Intensives: These short term programs will meet for 3-5 weeks and will focus on topics such as sustainability and fashion, coding, and more! Dates to be announced.

All programs are FREE and take place at YWCA NYC, 500 W 56TH ST. (between 10th & 11th Aves), NY.

To join, fill out the form at http://bit.ly/1OhaWkt.

Email Darcy-Tell Morales at dmorales@ywcanyc.org with questions.

FALL 2015 Professional Careers Saturday Conversation Series for WHEELS students at The City College of New York (CCNY)

Please see below the updated schedule for the Professional Careers Saturday Conversation Series this semester. Guest presenters from among the faculty and staff at CCNY are being recruited to lead conversations about careers in a variety of fields with students from CCNY College Now partner high schools on Saturdays at 12:30 pm on the CCNY campus.

Pizza and soft drinks will be served.

Parents and partner school faculty and staff are welcome. Students need NOT be in College Now to attend!

Reservations are required from each interested individual!  RSVP to this email address if you have not already done so.

Date	Field	Conversation Leader	Affiliation
10/3/2015	Education	Dr. Hazel Carter	Department of Leadership and Special Education, School of Education
10/17/2015	Medicine	Jerrold Erves	Sophie Davis School of Bio-Medical Education
10/24/2015	Research Science	Claude Telesford	Physics Department, Division of Science
11/7/2015	Architecture	Esther Yang	J. Max Bond Center, Spitzer School of Architecture
11/14/2015
11/21/2015	The Arts	Gregory Shanck	Aaron Davis Hall
TBA	Engineering	Rawlins Beharry	Office of Student Development, Grove School of Engineering
TBA	The Law	Jen Light	Skadden, Arps Honors Program in Legal Studies
TBA	Military Science	Lt. Colonel Richard Gussenhoven	Reserve Officers' Training Corps
TBA	Information Technology	Vernon Ballard	Office of Information Technology

  Interested?  You need to RSVP on your own.  See Ms. MacNeil for the email address!

FALL 2015 Little Red Lighthouse Festival Saturday, September 26, 2015 12PM-4PM

Summer on the Hudson: Little Red Lighthouse Festival

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Saturday, September 26, 2015

12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

Celebrate Manhattan’s only remaining lighthouse with NYC Urban Park Ranger-led tours, readings of eponymous children’s book, fishing clinics, live music, food vendors, and activities for the whole family!
This fun and free event includes tours of the lighthouse with the NYC Urban Park Rangers, readings of the children’s book The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge, fishing clinics with I Fish NY & DEC, live musical entertainment from Big Apple Corps, a special presentation of a section of a new Little Red Lighthouse Opera, food vendors, and activities for the whole family!
Please note: Tickets for the lighthouse tours will be given out beginnning at 12:00 p.m. Tickets may run out before the end of the event.
Entertainment lineup

• Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps Marching Band
• Reading of The Little Red Lighthouse and The Great Grey Bridge
• Street Beat
• Little Red Lighthouse Opera selections
• 2nd Reading of The Little Red Lighthouse and The Great Grey Bridge
• Bill Popp and The Tapes

Event shuttle service schedule
11:00am- Pick up passengers at West 168th Street and St. Nicholas Blvd. Train Station          
11:30am- Arrive at Fort Washington Park/Little Red House under GW Bridge
12:00am- Return to West 168th Street and St. Nicholas Blvd. Train Station to pick up passengers
12:30pm- Drop off passengers at Fort Washington Park/Little Red House under GW Bridge
1:00pm-  Return to West 168th Street and St. Nicholas Blvd. Train Station to pick up passengers
1:30pm- Drop off passengers at Fort Washington Park/Little Red House under GW Bridge
2:00pm- Return to West 168th Street and St. Nicholas Blvd. Train Station to pick up passengers
2:30pm- Drop off passengers at Fort Washington Park/Little Red House under GW Bridge
3:00pm- Pick up passengers at Fort Washington Park/Little Red House under GW Bridge
3:30pm- Drop off passengers at West 168th Street and St. Nicholas Blvd. Train Station
4:00pm- Pick up passengers at Fort Washington Park/Little Red House under GW Bridge
4:30pm- Drop off passengers at West 168th Street and St. Nicholas Blvd. Train Station
5:00pm- Pick up passengers at Fort Washington Park/Little Red House under GW Bridge
5:30pm- Drop off passengers at West 168th Street and St. Nicholas Blvd. Train Station
Check out Summer on the Hudson's Twitter feed here  for more specific information about the event and weather updates.

Location

Little Red Lighthouse in Fort Washington Park 

West 181 Street and Plaza Lafayette

Manhattan

Directions to this locationLocation Details:
Entrance to the Little Red Lighthouse Festival and Fort Washington Park on foot is from 181st (walk West to the Hudson River then South to the lighthouse) or 158th (walk West on 158th to the Park and take the stairs or ramp down to the walkway, then walk North to the lighthouse).

Cost

Free 

FALL 2015 Interested in STEM topics? Seeking support for your interests? Apply! Due: September 28, 2015

Interested in STEM topics?

Seeking support for your interests?

Apply!

The Barnard College Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) offers an exciting and rigorous academic enrichment program designed to assist 7th – 12th grade students acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to purse post-secondary education leading to careers in scientific, technical or health-related fields, or the licensed professions. STEP seeks to increase the representation of historically underrepresented or economically disadvantaged students in those fields.

STEP has the following goals

-Expose students to numerous careers requiring basic and advanced skills in mathematics and science.

-Provide students with opportunities to meet with role models and community leaders who may enhance their career and academic goals.

 -Introduce a creative and innovative learning experience for participants.

 -Present various workshops for parents that will assist them in taking an active role in their children’s academic lives.

Due: September 28, 2015

http://barnard.edu/sites/default/files/step_application_final.pdf

Current WHEELS students who can speak to the brilliance of the program include: Alhene Abreu 2018, Katherine Santos, 2015, Michangelo Perez, 2015, Hamlet Fernandez, 2018; Haana Suero, 2017.

Fall 2015. The Kids N Culture Crew is accepting applications for our 2016 program, traveling to Tanzania. Due: Sepetmber 25, 2015

The Kids N Culture Crew is accepting applications for our 2016 program, traveling to Tanzania. Students in the tri-state area are welcome to apply, pending they can make our bi-monthly meetings in New York City leading up to the trip. Details are below, and the application is attached - feel free to check out our site for more information as well. 

2016 Program: 

Tanzania (Feb 12-22, 2016)

What is Kids N Culture: Kids N’ Culture is an academic enrichment program designed for our less privileged high school students. Our goal is to cultivate future professional and community leaders through a culturally rich curriculum, professional mentoring, and the opportunity to travel for the first time on a fully subsidized international study tour.

Who can apply: Rising 10th - 12th grade students in the tri-state area

When is application due: Postmarked no later than September 25th, 2015

What is the cost: The program is competitive because the trip is FREE for students accepted. We ask students to fund-raise $200 each to show investment and attendance, but give students all the means to easily do so.

Now accepting applications for our 2016 program to Tanzania. 

Download application here.

We are looking for students who want to be cultivated as culturally aware leaders of tomorrow. Each year we select 20 students from the New York City area and immerse them in an academic year-long program focused on a new cultural region of the world. In looking at tradition, religion, race-relations, gender norms, and political/industrial trends through a new lens, we prepare students to be culturally sensitive before traveling abroad. During the tour, students are able to sharpen their interpersonal skills and international etiquette while immersing themselves within their surroundings. Our students graduate from the program having completed 100 hours of academic content, a new diverse network, and a deeper understanding of the world outside of their own. From various backgrounds, our students come together as a cohort, forever unified by the experience.

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FALL 2015 TREES OF INWOOD HILL PARK SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2015 9:30 AM-11:00 AM

Trees of Inwood Hill Park

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Saturday, September 26, 2015

9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.

Meet at the Payson Center and then walk into Inwood Hill Park with Leslie Day, author of Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City.

Explore how trees and animals benefit from each other! Take a deep look at the deciduous trees and the ecological relationship between plants and animals as they go through the change of season from summer to autumn.

In the event of rain, there will be a slideshow presentation held at the Payson Center.

Please note: RSVP is required. Please email info@FortTryonParkTrust.org to register.
This program is generously supported by the Greenacre Foundation and the Fort Tryon Park Trust.

Location

Payson Center in Inwood Hill Park 

Payson Avenue and Dyckman Street

Manhattan

FALL 2015 and following IDNYC is the new, free identification card for all New York City residents, which gives all of us the opportunity to show who we are—New Yorkers.

8 Million New Yorkers.
1 Card For All Of Us!

IDNYC is the new, free identification card for all New York City residents, which gives all of us the opportunity to show who we are—New Yorkers. As a government-issued photo identification card, IDNYC secures the peace of mind and access to City services that come from having recognized identification. IDNYC benefits every city resident, including the most vulnerable communities—the homeless, youth, the elderly, undocumented immigrants, the formerly incarcerated and others who may have difficulty obtaining other government-issued ID.

IDNYC cardholders can access services and programs offered by the City as well as by businesses. IDNYC helps enhance public safety, by serving as a recognized ID for interacting with NYPD. It also helps New Yorkers gain access to all City buildings that provide services to the public and is accepted as a form of identification for accessing numerous City programs and services. IDNYC also provides a dynamic series of benefits to cardholders, including a free one-year membership at many of the City's leading museums, zoos, concert halls, and botanical gardens.

http://www1.nyc.gov/site/idnyc/index.page

Fall 2015 This year, for the first time, beach season has been extended an additional week! Most city beaches are open for swimming with limited service. Check the service changes at your beach below to plan your trip. Cedar Grove and Wolfe’s Pond beaches close on Labor Day.

Beaches

Parks maintains 14 miles of beaches, which open Memorial Day weekend. Cedar Grove and Wolfe's Pond beaches close on Labor Day, all other beaches are open through Sunday, September 13. During beach season, lifeguards are on duty daily, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Swimming is prohibited when lifeguards are not on duty and in closed sections. Closed sections are marked with signs and/or red flags.

Beach Season Extended to September 13

This year, for the first time, beach season has been extended an additional week! Most city beaches are open for swimming with limited service. Check the service changes at your beach below to plan your trip. Cedar Grove and Wolfe’s Pond beaches close on Labor Day.

Rockaway Beach Restoration

Visit the Rockaway Beach Restoration page for more information about plans for long-term protection for Rockaway.

Beach Statuses

Sign up for Notify NYC , visit the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s New York City Area Beaches  page for water quality advisories or closures before you head to the beach, or text BEACH to 877-877 to receive real-time opening, closing and water quality information.

FALL 2015 Bocce Tournament Events

Bocce Tournament

Represent your borough in the NYC Parks Bocce Tournament 2015! Each borough hosts a game in early September, with winners going to the citywide championship on September 26, 2015 on the new bocce courts in Juniper Valley Park, Queens.
Adults of all ages are welcome to play. Find out more about your borough’s event, including how to register, by selecting your local tournament below.
Get ready to bocce!

Bocce Tournament Events

Saturday, September 12, 2015

Sep 12

NYC Parks Queens Bocce Tournament 2015

at Bocce Courts (in Juniper Valley Park) , Queens

8:00 a.m. –5:00 p.m.
Calling all Bocce enthusiasts! Join NYC Parks for our annual citywide faceoff.
Free!

Sep 12

NYC Parks Brooklyn Bocce Tournament 2015

at Dyker Beach Park , Brooklyn  

8:00 a.m. –5:00 p.m.
Calling all Bocce enthusiasts! Join NYC Parks for our annual citywide faceoff.
Free!

FALL 2015 T 9/8 Becoming an NYC Parks Lifeguard: Q & A Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Becoming an NYC Parks Lifeguard: Q & A

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.

Find out if you have what it takes to become a summer lifeguard for the NYC Parks Department. You can meet NYC Parks staff members, get your questions answered, and participate in a practice qualifying test to find out if you qualify for a pool or beach assignment.

If you plan to take the practice test, please bring appropriate swimwear.

Please RSVP to confirm your attendance by phone at (718) 520-5939 or by email at alexander.maureau@parks.nyc.gov.

FALL 2015. Apply to become a WHEELS student docent for 2015-2016.

Believe in the WHEELS mission?

Interested in telling a story of WHEELS by telling your own story?

Like meeting new folks?

Want to partner with Parsons School of Design students*?

Apply to become a WHEELS student docent for 2015-2016.

See Ms. MacNeil ASAP to arrange an interview.

Save the dates:

Thursdays, 9/17, 10/1, 10/29, 11/12, 12/10.

FALL 2015 The Barnard College Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) aplication is due 9/28

The Barnard College Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) offers an exciting and rigorous academic enrichment program designed to assist 7th – 12th grade students acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to purse post-secondary education leading to careers in scientific, technical or health-related fields, or the licensed professions. STEP seeks to increase the representation of historically underrepresented or economically disadvantaged students in those fields.

STEP has the following goals

-Expose students to numerous careers requiring basic and advanced skills in mathematics and science.

-Provide students with opportunities to meet with role models and community leaders who may enhance their career and academic goals.

 -Introduce a creative and innovative learning experience for participants.

 -Present various workshops for parents that will assist them in taking an active role in their children’s academic lives.

Due: September 28, 2015

http://barnard.edu/sites/default/files/step_application_final.pdf