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Celebrate Juneteenth with Boone Ave! Learn how NYC teens launched their summer with SYEP and experienced the power of African American culture through music, dance, and a special guest! #ServingNYCYouth

Marketing Prodigies

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Our SYEP participants were given an invaluable glimpse into the creative world of marketing! As part of a career exploration panel held by Situation Group, a global marketing firm, participants learned about the creativity and communication skills that make up the marketing field. The event was also an opportunity for attendees to learn about the…

Career talk with the U.S. Department of State

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Earlier this month, we also had the incredible opportunity to host a Career Information Session with the U.S. Department of State. The event, which was attended by our Workforce participants and Beacon participants from Metropolitan Soundview, gave a basic overview of what it means to go into foreign service, and the myriad of careers available…

Juneteenth @ CASW-Workforce: Back To The Roots

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This month, CASW-Workforce hosted two summer job referral events for more than 1,500 SYEP participants. On June 19th, 2023, in conjunction with the second job referral event, Workforce held its annual Juneteenth celebration. This year’s theme is “Back to the Roots,” and in recognition, our media team put together an interactive exhibit for visitors. The…

Growing Strong

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in PS 115

Our CASW-COMPASS program has partnered with both PS 115 and Connectemonos to create a community garden on school grounds. This new initiative comes with a built-in lesson plan for our 2nd grade participants, who actively partake in the garden’s planting and maintenance. As they work on putting this garden together, participants are learning about cross-pollination…

The Magic of Hydroponics

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in PS 115

We are beyond impressed with our junior horticulturalists at PS 115!!! The gardening program at COMPASS-PS 115 has been one of our most exciting developments within the past year, and the winter months have done little to slow our participants down – as these young gardeners are learning the basics of hydroponics! Essentially, hydroponics refers…

Seeds of Summer

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in PS 115

As we’ve mentioned in past issues, we encourage our participants to get involved in community projects and relish any opportunity to teach them about local stewardship. Our COMPASS participants at PS 115 continue to make great strides with their community garden; more recently, students have had the opportunity to learn about compost, specifically, the essential…

Out With A Bang

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in PS 18

As we reach the final days of summer programming, many of our participants are celebrating the memories and friendships they’ve made. Over at PS 18, participants have had double cause for celebration, as they recently held both their Summer Rising Barbecue and Final Culminating Show. The former is a chance for participants and staff to…

Civic Engagement with the Dominican Bar Association

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