Horizons at Harley Student Enrichment Program

2011 / Program Overview

History:

Primary Criteria:

• Income Eligibility – Qualify for free or reduced lunch
• Residency Eligibility – Must live in the City of Rochester

Key Program Standards:

• Maximum 15 students per class
• 2 certified teachers and a Classroom Assistant in each class
• Every student is taught how to swim

2011 Particulars:

• 132 students grade K through 8th
• 20 new to Horizons and 112 returning students
• 50 schools are represented
• 97 from RCSD and from a myriad of Charter, Private, Parochial, and suburban schools.
• 18 certified teachers and 9 classroom assistants
• Graduated 12 “Rising 9th Graders” Full-time Health and Physical Education Teacher
• Librarian and a Reading Specialist
• Social Worker / Mental Health Counselor
• Art, Drama and Music Teachers
• Swimming. Gardening, Tennis, Zumba, Yoga, Soccer, Lacrosse, and Field Trips
• Over 11,000 meals served
• Approximately 60 student volunteers
• Field Day and garden closing ceremonies
• Garden Project for 3rd and 4th graders 
• 15 Field trips completed
• Annual “Reading Day” and two (2) official “Program Visit” days.
• Over 800 books given to program participants 
• Literacy Clinic with SUNY Geneseo serving the 41 neediest students through individual tutoring - 4 days a week.
• 5 Roberts Wesleyan College OPE student teachers
• 1 Princeton Club Intern and 1 Rochester Works / Digital Skills for Youth Intern 
• Plus an additional 12 students – Grades K - as part of a new Horizons at MCC pilot launch we incubated for this summer. Summer 2012 they will transition to the MCC campus.