SPRING TRIPS 2014 Bronx Prep College Office ffice

College Trips

Camp Ramapo

Community Service

BPCO Overview of Spring Trips 2014

9th Grade

Community Service

CPR/AED/First Aid

Training

Pinegrove Ranch

10th Grade

Camp Ramapo

11th Grade

College Trips

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B R O N X P R E P A R A T O R Y C H A R T E R S C H O O L

C O L L E G E O F F I C E

9th

grade had a very busy and

rewarding Spring Trip week this year.

They received life-saving CPR, AED &

first aid training, volunteered at

various community centers, parks &

food pantries and visited Pinegrove

Ranch where most students engaged

in activities such as horseback riding,

archery & rock climbing for the first

time.

The goals of these trips are to

Expose and challenge

students through a variety of

experiences

Empower and educate them

on how to be active members

of their communities

Develop a sense of

accomplishment through

helping and caring for others

Inspire students to do more!

Bronx Prep’s 7 C’s + 1 were heavily interwoven into the objectives of these trips with a strong focus on Community and Caring. 9

th grade

surpassed all expectations and received the following feedback from their community service hosts. It was wonderful. The seniors were so

impressed with how polite and well-

behaved the kids are. They enjoyed

interacting with them. I hope the

students felt the same.

- Moshulu Montefiore Community

Center

I can report that your group did quite

well and they seemed to be happily

engaged. Thank you for sending the

students to volunteer.

- Harlem Stock & Shop

I would like to express my heartfelt

appreciation too for all the volunteer

kids and Ms. Flores, the Chaperone, for

offering their time yesterday to help

us! And I'm glad to hear that they

learned something too! Thank you!

-Jewish Board of Family & Children’s

Services

Student volunteers were great

company for the classrooms and I

hope they enjoyed their time as well!

Thank you for setting up this

opportunity with us and thank you to

the student volunteers.

-Kingsbridge Heights Community

Center

Everything went very well both days…

We actually got a lot done and

removed a lot of vines before they had

the chance to start growing this spring.

-Friends of Van Cortlandt Park

I was able to explain the planned craft

project to your students and they did

an excellent job leading the activity

with the children.

-New York Cares

When asked if community service

placements were found to be

worthwhile, Bronx Prep chaperones

replied,

“Yes. I think it is really important that

both the boys and girls are exposed to

nurturing and role model experiences

in settings like this. The community

center was very welcoming and

offered the appropriate amount of

challenge and responsibility for the

students. I think having smaller groups

here really helped a lot.

-Kingsbridge Heights Community Center

Head Start Program

Another teacher wrote,

“Today was Amazing. I witnessed, Akisha Kamara, Chris Mata, Crismary Mateo, Josmer Marte, Saylin Gomez, and Jural Morton use the 7C's + 1. I saw our mission in action. They worked together to help the customers with their shopping. They used communication as a team effectively. Chris was a translator for the customers. Akisha and Jural used their Spanish language vocabulary to communicate and did a great job. Everyone kept their cool when customers got a little "crazy" and above all did it with a smile”.

-Foodbank NYC Harlem Stock & Shop

This year 79% of our 9th

graders participated in community service and 90% received CPR, AED and first aid certification. We anticipate even higher numbers for next year’s 9

th

grade and we will continue to provide opportunities for students to utilize what they’ve learned and become more active members of their communities.

9th Grade Gives Back! By BPCO

by BPCO

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CPR Certification Recipients Vialexa Abreu

Dervin Almonte

Janette Almonte

Raymond Amparo

Nanayaa Amponsah

Devon Andrade

Christopher Arias

Kurtis Asante

Priscilla Aurthur

Amanda Barth

Jennifer Barth

Gabriel Bautista

Aeris Bennerson

Christopher Candelario

Abraham Carrasco

Jayvonn Chaney

Catherine Concepcion

Joshua Cruz

Jerrayah Dawson

Gabriella De La Cruz

Dieynaba Dieng

Keven Disen

Nikki Drakeford

Tiffany Drayton

Lateek Evans

Gilberto Ferrer

Zusybeth Flores

Isaiah Gill

Jordan Goethe

Saylin Gomez

Francisco Guanilo

Wellington Guerrero

Khaliq Harris

Glenneisha Hazel

Julissa Henriquez

Esmeralda Hidalgo

Kenneth Hines

Tyriq Janette

Abubakari Jawara

Mariama Jawara

Naomi Johnson

Maryam Kabba

Akisha Kamara

Moriba Kante

Kiyah Keyes

Fatoumata Kouyate

Gideon Kwarteng

Nija Lee

Rebecca Lindsay

Josmer Marte

Te’Amani Martin

Christopher Mata

Crismary Mateo

Josmar Mateo

Dantella Mensah

David Merino

Jamari Mitchell

John Morales

Jural Morton

Emmanuel Nuñez

Sorimar Ortiz

Vanessa Osei

Bryan Perozo

Manuela Reyes

Hector Rivera

Angie Sanchez

Merlin Sanoja

Angel Santana-Alvira

Jayzean Santillana

Daniel Simpson

Travis Smoker

Abdul Sylla

Dorothy Thomas

Tavan Thomas

Thevannie Thomas

Kimora Tillery

Dion Uzibor

Anderson Vargas

Suhairy Vega

Chance Wilkerson

Dejona Wilson

Tejona Wilson

Jassiah Winston

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Community Service Certificate Recipients

Vialexa Abreu

Dervin Almonte

Janette Almonte

Raymond Amparo

Nanayaa Amponsah

Devon Andrade

Christopher Arias

Kurtis Asante

Priscilla Aurthur

Amanda Barth

Jennifer Barth

Edward Bracero

Chris Candelario

Abraham Carrasco

Jayvonn Chaney

Catherine Concepcion

Joshua Cruz

Jerrayah Dawson

Gabriella De La Cruz

Dieynaba Dieng

Keven Disen

Niki Drakeford

Tiffany Drayton

Lateek Evans

Gilberto Ferrer

Isaiah Gil

Jordan Goethe

Saylin Gomez

Francisco Guanilo

Wellington Guerrero

Khaliq Harris

Glenneisha Hazel

Julissa Henriquez

Esmerald Hildago

Kenneth Hines

Abubakari Jawara

Mariama Jawara

Maryam Kabba

Akisha Kamara

Kiyah Keyes

Fatoumata Kouyate

Gideon Kwarteng

Nija Lee

Rebecca Lindsay

Ashley Lopez

Josmer Marte

Te'Amani Martin

Christopher Mata

Crismary Mateo

Dantella Mensah

David Merino

Jamari Mitchell

John Morales

Jural Morton

Vanessa Osei

Bryan Perozo

Freddy Rojas

Angie Sanchez

Merlin Sanoja

Angel Santana-Alvira

Jayzean Santillana

Daniel Simpson

Dorothy Thomas

Tavan Thomas

Thevannie Thomas

Kimora Tillery

Dion Uzibor

Anderson Vargas

Chance Wilkerson

Dejona Wilson

Tejona Wilson

Jassiah Winston

Evelyn Wroten

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10th GRADE at the TOP By BPCO

Spring Trips 2014

STUDENTS TACKLE HIGH ROPES ACTIVITY BRONX PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL

This spring our 10th

grade students went to Camp Ramapo in Rhinebeck, New York for a three day adventure. Our students will progress through four phases of “readiness” during their high school years. Each year we present themes through foundational words for character building based on our core values, called the 7C’s +1 of Bronx Prep;

curiosity, commitment, competence, character, confidence, caring, community, and communication.

The purpose of our trip to Ramapo was to give our students an opportunity to practice teamwork, build confidence, and exercise mental toughness (endurance). Here’s what some of the staff at Camp Ramapo had to say about our students and their experience:

“This experience was a great one for me. The students were extremely mature,

poised and worked excellently with each other. Their open-mindedness and ability to reflect made the retreat one I won't forget. The whole trip was a highlight, but one thing they said really resonated with me. They advised me that even though they've known each other for 6 years, they learned more about each other during their 48

hours with us then the time prior. The individuals in my group were Bernice, Faranah, Christine, Melony, Elizabeth, Malik, Michael, and Chris. Dr. Coven and Ms. Teperman were the chaperones. The latter had the same attitude as the students which helped tremendously.” -Cliff

“My name is Marcus and I was a small group facilitator for Bronx Prep last week. I had a great group of students with me, about 11. One of the things I really liked seeing during our time together was so many of the teens taking on different leadership roles. From the quieter ones to the more outspoken ones, all took on

some form of leadership during their time here. Because we had three days together as a small group, I also got to see the team grow over time. At the beginning there was a lot of arguing and communication was a struggle with the group because of lack of listening and trusting each other as well as putting

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Teamwork Makes the BP Dream Work!

each other down. After the first day, this was not a problem anymore. The team was working much better together and started trusting and supporting one another. During high ropes and low ropes I really saw the team working as one; cheering each other on, challenging each other, and really stepping out of their comfort zone. By end of their time here, my team looked as if they had been together much longer than three days. I feel that they went back to Bronx Prep as friends and with the skills to better their community. I hope this is helpful! I really

enjoyed my time with your school and hope you find a way to come back up again!” - Marcus “From what I saw the students were on the whole very "into" the program, enthusiastic about the challenges we presented, and were fully willing and able to help each other through ups and downs. The low and high ropes challenges were highlights for many, as was the "Into the Wild" series of outdoor activities built around hypothetical survival skill

scenarios.” –Jay Jasper Our lead chaperone, Ms. Teperman, said, “hearing the students encouraging and supporting one another during the high ropes challenge…was

refreshing.” Thank you BP staff and 10th

graders for a job well done!

Lisa Wilson Lissette Nunez Daphney Estrada Stephanie Pena Bempa Ashia Cristofer Lopez Faranah Balbuena Elizabeth Sandoval Bernice Frempong Kelvin Amartey Kelvin Uraga Herbert Nyarko Jessy Santiago Johanser Valdez Jada Beeston Albert Torres Jennifer Castillo

Patrick Palmer Justin Cordero James Loving Thomas Stephanie Alvarado Shelsy Saenz Jessica Maxwell Jessena Maxwell Nourou Gaiya Melany Aguirre Chelsea Fosu Zariyah Harris Elijah Santos Phyllis Neequaye Radina Johnson Romell Johnson Stephen Durosaiye Tiffany Pacheco Brianna Maldonado Danny De La Rosa Michael Castillo Chimoabi Chikezie

Aziym Reid Danielle Miller Alba Valerio Ali Abdulai Jeremy Adom Sabiratu Moumouni Malik Brown John Green Khalia Lee Kelvin Uraga Teanna May Jahima Smith Jordan Sabb Zharia Francis Angelique De Jesus Karen Flores Ashley Carter Christine Canarena Daejah Guity Allim Kamara Kayode Oladapo

10th Grade “Climbing to the Top Together” Award Recipients by BPCO

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Before planning spring 2014 college visits, 11th grade students had the opportunity to vote on which colleges they wanted to visit. Students also met with College Office counselors to share their ideas and views about how they think college visits would best support their needs and goals prior to becoming seniors. As a result, the spring college trips this year were a total success.

One of the key differences between the spring trips and previous fall trips was that spring college trips were focused primarily on 11th grade students and based on their academic profiles. The chaperones on the trips also graded students daily in areas of punctuality, attire, conduct, participation and college content knowledge using a grading rubric. The rubric grades ranged from zero, being totally unacceptable, to 3 being excellent. Most students’ scores ranged from 10-15 with 15 being the highest score.

The colleges that each group visited were schools that matched the students’ academic profiles. These schools also have good financial aid programs according to the website BigFuture.org (a College Board Website).

After spring college trips, the students and staff filled out surveys about their experiences. Most of the students really enjoyed the trips saying that these colleges and universities are schools that they are going to consider applying to during the fall of their senior year. The staff felt the trips were organized and manageable.

Chijoke Chikazie an 11th grade student said “I like the SAT optional schools and financial aid” at some of the schools.

Nasir Ross said at Holy Cross “I like the camaraderie between the students encouraged by the college through its programs.”

11 Grade College Trips By BPCO

“Being able to visit top-tier schools such as Bates was enlightening, both for the students and myself. We have a lot of work to do to prepare our students for success at that level, and seeing the end helps us all know where to begin - and how much harder to push!” -Jonthon Coulson, AP English Teacher & Chaperone

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11th Grade College Trip Participants