HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE PROMISE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL

THE PROMISE ACADEMY IS UNPARALLELED IN ITS EXCELLENCE, RIGOR, AND CARE. IN ADDITION TO A HIGH-QUALITY, STANDARDS-BASED EDUCATION STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO HCZ'S COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF SUPPORTS, INCLUDING COUNSELING, BENEFITS ASSISTANCE, AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES. OUR PROMISE IS TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO ADDRESS ANY ISSUE, EVEN THOSE OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM, THAT CAN HINDER A CHILD'S FUTURE. OUR APPROACH IS TO ADDRESS THE WHOLE CHILD, AND TO DO SO OVER YEARS AND YEARS. THAT MEANS WE OFFER A HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION, AND WE ALSO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO ADDRESS ANY ISSUE EVEN THOSE OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM THAT CAN HINDER A CHILD'S SUCCESS. WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF EXPERIENCED FACULTY DEDICATED TO FOSTERING OUR SCHOLARS' INTELLIGENCE, HEALTH, CHARACTER, AND CIVIC-MINDEDNESS. OUR TWO K-12 SCHOOLS HAVE LONGER SCHOOL DAYS AND YEARS THAN TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SO SCHOLARS HAVE THE TIME THEY NEED TO MASTER THEIR CORE SUBJECTS AND TO FULLY EXPERIENCE THE SCIENCES, THE ARTS, AND PHYSICAL FITNESS. TO THAT END, THE SCHOOL HAS AN EXTENDED SCHOOL DAY TO GIVE STUDENTS MORE TIME ON-TASK TO MASTER BASIC SUBJECTS AND HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO PURSUE SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES, THE ARTS AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION. THE STUDENTS ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO A FREE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM THAT WORKS HAND IN HAND WITH THE DAY SCHOOL AS WELL AS OFFERING STUDENTS ENRICHMENT CLASSES IN A VARIETY OF DISCIPLINES SUCH AS DANCE, PHOTOGRAPHY, CHESS AND MORE. THE SCHOOL ALSO HAS A MULTI-FACETED PROGRAM TO MAKE SURE STUDENTS ARE READY FOR COLLEGE, WHICH INCLUDES SAT PREPARATION CLASSES, COLLEGE COUNSELING AND CAMPUS VISITS, AS WELL AS SUPPORT FOR THE COLLEGE APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCESSES. AS A RESULT, PROMISE ACADEMY STUDENTS ACHIEVE HIGHER AGGREGATE SCORES ON THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TEST THAN STUDENTS IN THE LOCAL DISTRICT 5, NEW YORK CITY AS A WHOLE, NEW YORK STATE AS A WHOLE, NEW YORK STATE WHITE AND BLACK STUDENTS, AND NEW YORK CITY BLACK STUDENTS. ON THE MATH EXAM, THEY OUTPERFORM THE LOCAL DISTRICT, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK STATE, NEW YORK CITY BLACKS STUDENTS, NEW YORK CITY AND NEW YORK STATE WHITE STUDENTS. HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE PROMISE ACADEMY I CONSISTS OF THE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOLS, ALL OF WHICH OPERATE AT A SINGLE, DEDICATED SITE LOCATED AT 245 WEST 129TH STREET IN CENTRAL HARLEM. FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE ACADEMY'S PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES, PLEASE VISIT WWW.HCZPROMISE.ORG.