Tuition-free, multi-year program that starts with middle schoolers and supports them through high school and into college. Students get academic enrichment, one-on-one advising, social-emotional learning and college-access help, including a summer program.
Annual admissions; school-year and summer programming
Tuition-free; application required (NYC public/parochial students who qualify for free/reduced lunch)
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Ages 11–17.
Tuition-free; application required (NYC public/parochial students who qualify for free/reduced lunch)
Annual admissions; school-year and summer programming
, in Harlem, Manhattan.
Yes. HEAF (Harlem Educational Activities Fund) is indoors, so it works on rainy or cold days.
Motivated students take small after-school and weekend classes in advanced math problem solving, along with language arts, science and computer science. The focus is on deep conceptual understanding and collaborative problem-solving rather than memorization, and two-week summer camps are offered.
Hands-on engineering program where kids build and take home their own robots and gadgets, learning basic circuits, motors and design along the way. The local team runs after-school and in-school classes, holiday Foundry Fundays, summer Summer Circuits camps and birthday parties.
Kids explore buildings and cities through drawing, 3D model making, city planning and computer design challenges. Offerings include after-school classes, monthly Saturday family workshops, vacation programs and week-long summer sessions.
A Greenwich Village chess shop and club where kids can take private lessons, join group classes and camps, and play in tournaments. The relaxed setting lets beginners and competitive players learn at their own pace.
This nonprofit teaches chess to students in public schools across the city and hosts more than two dozen free scholastic tournaments each year where kids can compete. Summer programs and a college-bound track support players as they grow.
Children learn chess in skill-based groups from total beginners to tournament players, with plenty of supervised game play between lessons. School-break and summer camps pair several hours of chess each day with outdoor play and sports.
