Paid Leadership Training for Rising 11th and 12 Graders

Coro's Participatory Budgeting Youth Fellowship (PBYF) program is recruiting! This is an exciting opportunity for our future youth leaders. 

What is the Participatory Budgeting Youth Fellowship program?
PBYF builds the leadership skills of young New Yorkers who are committed to lifting up youth voices and leading change. This paid program offers high school students intensive leadership training, hands-on work experience, and ongoing support to promote greater youth involvement in New York City’s Participatory Budgeting (PB) process, in which City Council members dedicate at least $1 million for local residents as young as eleven to decide how it is spent. Youth Fellows serve as ambassadors and advocates, working to promote PB and engage other youth and underrepresented groups throughout the process. By preparing a growing cadre of young civic change leaders, PBYF aims to make a lasting impact in communities throughout New York City.

We're looking for young people who are:

• Entering 11th or 12th grade next school year (10th graders will be considered on case by case basis)

• Passionate about issues relevant to their community 

• Live and/or learn in one of the participating City Council Districts 

• Be able to commit to a rigorous program schedule from July 2019-May 2020:

Summer

• Three-week Leadership Institute (July 29 - August 16, 2019) 

• 20 PB service hours in City Council district (August 19 - August 30, 2019)

• School Year

  • 10-15 hours of PB service per month (after school, evenings, some weekends)

  • Monthly full-day training sessions on Saturdays or non-instructional days

  • Other projects and activities as assigned

Ultimately, the Youth Fellow's goal is to educate and engage more young people in PB, especially underrepresented populations, throughout the program. Through the process they'll also gain knowledge about local government and democracy, build a network with their fellow Coro PB participants, and establish themselves as key figures in their own community. Participants will also receive a stipend of up to $1000 upon successful completion of the program.
 

Applications for the 2019-20 program are online and will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Interested individuals can browse through our program brochure, youth friendly flyer, and mid-year newsletter. 

Send an email to Isabel Luciano for questions about the program.

ICE Summer Camp Fund

Dear ICE families, last summer the ICE Summer Camp Fund raised close to $8,000 and sent 16 kids to sleep away camp. It's that time of the year again and we want to do as much or more this year. Please help us by reaching out to your families, friends and communities. 

Here is a sample letter you can send out to everyone you know, to solicit donations for our Go Fund Me page for the ICE Summer Camp Fund. 

Many people have great memories from summer camp and would gladly help make that possible for others. You can also share the page through Facebook or other social media. 

Thanks! Lisa
lisableyer@iceeducate.org

Dear ---,

Summer is coming!

Last summer, my child's school [or insert child's name], the Institute for Collaborative Education, sent 16 kids to sleep away camp. Some went to wilderness camps where they swam, played sports, did arts and crafts, and sang songs in the firelight. Others went to sports camp to improve their game. They all had amazing, life changing experiences in the way that only summer camp can do. 

In order to keep this going for Year 2, we need lots of help, in the form of MONEY! 

We have established a Go Fund Me page to raise money for the ICE Summer Camp Fund. 

Won't you please donate to support ICE kids! We love our school and appreciate your consideration. No amount is too small. 

https://www.gofundme.com/ice-summer-camp-fund


Thank you [OR hugs and kisses OR You owe me! OR ...]

Parent/Guardian Surveys

Parent/Guardian surveys were distributed to your child to backpack home on Tuesday, March 5, 2019.  Surveys can be completed and mailed back in postage-paid pre-addressed return envelopes or survey can be done online using the eight digit survey access code that appears on the bottom right-hand corner of their survey.  

Surveys must be completed on line or mailed by APRIL 3, 2019.

ICE encourages families to fill out the surveys which play an essential role in the feedback process in supporting school improvement. Surveys are completely confidential.

Thank you.

ICE Students Participate in NYCSEF

On Sunday, March 3, eight ICE seniors, Albert Jurkowski, Andy Zheng, Asha Karmen-Chan, Harmony-Cree Morgan, Josephine Ingall, Jules Walzer-Goldfeld, Katya Naphtali, and Lila Cooper, presented their science research, along with 300 other students, at the preliminary round of the New York City Science and Engineering Fair (NYCSEF). Each one of these students worked hard on original independent experiments in order to be accepted into the fair and deserve to be recognized for their excellence!
 
Seven of the ICE projects scored within the top 25% of their categories, permitting their advancement to NYCSEF Finals! This coming Tuesday, March 19th, these students will be presenting their projects under the great blue whale of the American Museum of Natural History.   Public viewing (10:00 am - 12:00pm) precedes judging, so if you're available, come by and give them some encouragement!  10th & 11th grade students who think they might be interested in submitting their original research to NYCSEF when they are seniors are also invited to the attend public viewing and should contact JD, Chelsea, or Sammi for a permission slip.

ICE Community Lunch

Our community lunches have been a huge success this year! Thank you so much to all of you who have so generously contributed food! Kids from all grades and advisories have come together to eat beautifully cooked food and spend time in community. Thank you so much for all your support in making these happen! 

If you would like to contribute for an upcoming meal, please fill out (the very short) form. 

Thank you as always for your time, commitment and love! If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to Marlyn Gomez.