Global Partners Junior programming kicked off in October 2008 at 25 New York City locations in all five boroughs. Kids in NYC and around the world began to explore the hot-button topic of environmental conservation in their cities.
2008-09 Participating NYC Sites
- CAMBA KidsUnite at PS 170
- CAMBA KidsUnlimited at PS 92
- CAMBA KidsWorld at PS 269
- Goodwill Family Learning Center
- Richmondtown Public Library
- Harlem Educational Activities Fund
- UAU Beacon at PS 18
NYC Housing Authority Community Centers:
- Bronx River
- Drew Hamilton
- Parkside
- Rutgers
- Sheepshead-Nostrand
- Sumner
- West Brighton
- Woodside
NYC Parks & Recreation Computer Resource Centers:
- Alfred E. Smith
- Hansborough
- Hunts Point
- Jackie Robinson
- Sorrentino
- St. Mary's
- Sunset Park
- Tony Dapolito
- Williamsbridge Oval
YMCA After-School Programs
- Advantage After-School at PS 139 Q
- Bronx Y at JHS 131
- Bronx Y at IS 174
- Cross Island Beacon at MS 210
An exciting discussion of habitats yielded imaginative student-created homes, and students learned about various world ecologies including the monkeys of Mumbai, local orchids in Singapore, and red squirrels in Dublin.
A Global Partners Junior class in Jerusalem created a snail/human hybrid home using digital image software.
A Global Partners Junior class in Jerusalem created a snail/human hybrid home using digital image software.
Students gathered at Tony Dapolito Recreation center to celebrate an eventful year with Global Partners Junior. Each site exhibited a final project: an advertising campaign promoting tourism in an international city. The group from Sunset Park Recreation Center in Brooklyn performed their rap, "What's Bubblin' in Dublin." Check it out!
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Over 100 students celebrated their achievements this year at the Tony Dapolito Recreation Center on May 21, 2008!
Over 100 students celebrated their achievements this year at the Tony Dapolito Recreation Center on May 21, 2008!
Photo: Daniel Avila for NYC Parks & Rec.