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Family Hikes at Harriman State Park

After School All Stars and Outdoor Promise explore Lake Welch

After School All-Stars of New York joined Outdoor Promise for their culminating event where we invited our students and their families to a day of adventure at Harriman State Park, only 50 miles away from New York City. Lake Welch…

Fishing in Prospect Park, Brooklyn NY

Fishing in Prospect Park, Brooklyn NY

Achievement First Brownsville students went fishing in Brooklyn today. We started our adventure with a short hike and received a surprise performance by Fair Shakes theater company. Shakespeare at The Peristyle Students expected a hike and some fishing in the…

Collaborative School Garden

Collaborative School Garden

Students from Dual Language Middle School helped build some raised beds. We are working in collaboration with several After School All-Stars of New York schools to create an educational greenhouse where students can work together to create something beautiful and…

10 Benefits of Taking Learning Outdoors

10 Benefits of Taking Learning Outdoors

There is no more stimulating setting than the ‘outdoor classroom’. This classroom is equipped with expandable walls that extend as far as the learner’s legs want to carry him, and a floor that varies from locale to locale – sometimes…