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Horizons and the BFS Community
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A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF SCHOOL DR. LARRY WEISS
Thank you to all of the parents who joined me on Sept. 30 and to all of the class parents who joined Jackie Condie on Oct. 3 to learn more about the Horizons program and to discuss its integration with the Afterschool Program. Your comments, questions and concerns were valuable and insightful. The administration is taking steps to address specific concerns and will continue to communicate with parents as the program develops and expands.
The Horizons National Enrichment Program links independent schools with nearby public schools in their communities. BFS got involved in the program in 2008, and is the only New York City independent school participating in the program. Each year, as Horizons students move up in grade, the program accepts 15 additional kindergarten children (who are rising first graders. At full capacity, Horizons at BFS will serve 120 children in grades 1-8. The program’s goal is to reduce the “summer achievement gap” often faced by children in economically troubled areas. In the summer of 2011, BFS hosted 60 students in grades K-3, who participated in the 6-week academic and enrichment program with this goal in mind. Beginning this school year, 25 K-4 students who have spent at least one summer in the Horizons summer program at BFS have joined BFS lower school students in the Afterschool program. The goal of this initiative is, among others, to support core values of BFS such as service, community building and diversity. The Afterschool Office sent a letter to Lower School Afterschool parents last week detailing the program, its goals and aspirations as well as its logistical integration. If you did not receive the letter and wish to, or have any additional questions, please contact Horizons Co-Executive Directors Taunya Black or Rachel Webber.
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