Bronx Prep Live – March 2011

The BxP Core

Check Out an Interactive Science Lesson in a 5th Grade Classroom

Matthew McLaughlin, 5th Grade Science Teacher created a model comet in his classroom for an experiential learning session for each of his classes in November. See following video from this engaging classroom session!

College Acceptances

Fifteen of our 28 students have already been accepted to 22 different institutions of higher education across the country. We look forward to updating you in coming months on our students’ additional acceptances.

Click here to read more about our 5th Annual College Mail-Out Day.

Learning Enhanced

Students Paint Murals to Celebrate Dr. King

Twenty-two students volunteered on their day away from school to help honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. They assisted Bronx Prep teachers in the transformation of the Arts and Medical Departments at the Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn. Members of the Bronx Prep community painted inspirational murals and learned about historical African American figures during their day of service.

9th Grader Ashli Barnes has participated in two other community service days during this school year. “I am happy that I was able to serve in Dr. King’s name last month,” said Ashli. “Community service is an important part of being a student at Bronx Prep.”

7th Graders Attend Leadership Conference at Bronx Prep

This past fall, the Instructional Leadership Team developed and executed programming especially designed for our 7th Grade Class to expose them to a conference setting, guest speakers and workshops.

During the workshops, students discussed specific learning styles, techniques for accessing extra support and strategies for increasing accountability for their own learning.

This was a unique opportunity to expose scholars to learning, self-advocacy and leadership.

Faculty Develop Community Circles to Support 9th Graders in Their Transition to the 10th Grade

Members of the 10th Grade Faculty Team have volunteered to sponsor each of our struggling 9th Grade Students to ensure their promotion to 10th Grade. The 10th Grade Faculty Team created Community Circles run by the 10th Grade Representatives to support these 9th Graders.

The Advisory Program is designed to engage students with 3 C’s – Community, College & Career. Each month throughout the spring will be devoted to Advisory/ Community Meeting activities which cultivate students’ ambitions in each of these 3C’s.

Students Participate in a Variety of Field Lessons

All of our students have had the opportunity to attend at least two field lessons since October. Below you will find a list of experiences and locations that students have visited.

African Burial Ground National Monument
American Museum of History
Bronx Library Center
Bronx Zoo
Central Park
Chin Dance Center
College Trips across the Northeast
Ellis Island
Fela Musical on Broadway
Harlem Scavenger Hunt based on Walter Dean Myers’ Bad Boy
Hudson Phillipsburg Manor
USS Intrepid
King Tut Play at Queens College
Lincoln Center
Memphis Musical on Broadway
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum of Jewish Heritage
Museum Mosque
Native American Play at Queens College
Waiting for Superman at Harlem Cinemas
Wightman’s Farm
World Trade Center

Arts, Athletics & Activities

Bronx Prep Presents Aladdin

The fall season had a successful ending with the middle school musical Aladdin. The musical was the first-ever student-directed performance for the Bronx Prep Performing Arts Academy. The Academy serves about 60 students spanning 5th-12th grades. The students are expected to grapple with sophisticated texts spanning poetry, prose, theater, musical theater and original oratory. The program rests on a model of peer mentoring and student leadership.

Click here to read an article in the Huffington Post about the Aladdin performance.

Winter Arts Assembly

Over 400 students participated in the annual artistic Winter Festival in mid-December, with notable performances from strings, winds, piano, guitar, band, choir and dance. Highlights included the spontaneous call-and-response version of The Lion Sings Tonight by William Bausch’s 8th and 9th Grade Iliad band (or “Odyssey-in-Waiting”) members, and the breathtaking ballet that represented the brand new direction that Kate Sedlack, artist-in-residence, has taken her dance classes at Bronx Prep.