The Spring Fling is Coming!

The Spring Fling is Coming!


Never mind what that groundhog said, spring is right around the corner. And at ICE, spring means the Spring Fling! This year's festivities will take place on Friday June 1st, at the Dumbo Loft.

The Spring Fling is ICE's biggest fundraiser.
To make this year's Spring Fling a success,
we need our ICE families to donate amazing items for the auction. 
 
You can easily donate using our Online Donation Form.
 
We appreciate all of your generosity!

- The Spring Fling Committee



 

Scholarship Opportunity for 11th Grade Girls through New York Road Runners

NYRR Run for the Future is a free summer scholarship program for current juniors going into their senior year of high school. This opportunity is designed for young women with little to no prior athletic experience. With support and guidance from NYRR’s coaching staff, NYRR Run for the Future participants are introduced to the sport of running. Participants are given access to workshops that teach running technique, nutrition, goal setting, and stretching so they may develop the ability, confidence, and motivation to be active for life. At the conclusion of the seven-week program, the runners participate in their first race at the Percy Sutton Harlem 5k Run (3.1 miles) on August 25. Those accepted into NYRR Run for the Future who fulfill the program requirements and maintain an 80% attendance rate will receive a $2,000 college scholarship. 

The seven-week program runs from July 9 - August 25 and meets three times a week (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday) for two hour practices in Central Park. Both morning and evening practice sessions are offered. 

Young women are encouraged to apply for the program if they live in New York City; will be a senior at a public, publicly-funded, or parochial high school in New York City during the 2018-2019 school year OR are working toward their New York State High School Equivalency Diploma; plan on attending an accredited two or four year college or university in Fall 2019; are under 20 years of age; and have had little to no experience participating in physical activities.

To be considered for the NYRR Run for the Future program, you must complete the online application AND ask an adult who knows you well, such as a teacher, counselor or employer, to send in a signed letter of recommendation. Recommendations from relatives will not be accepted. Please share the recommendation details found here with the adult writing your letter of recommendation. 

The online application must be complete by April 1, 2018. 

Recommendation letters must be received in the New York Road Runners' office by April 1, 2018. Please visit nyrr.org/rftf for more information. 

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In addition to producing world-class road races like the TCS New York City marathon, New York Road Runners is one the largest providers of free youth fitness programming in the country, serving more than 215,00 youth in over 1,000 schools and community centers throughout New York City and across the country. 

ICE PAC Annual Meeting on Testing & Test Refusal ​​​​​​​

“A Standardized Test is a Poor Substitute for Justice”: the Intersection of High-Stakes Standardized Testing and Race in NYC Schools

Wednesday February 7th 6:15-8:30 PM


For parents of children in all grades, but if you are new to ICE, you are especially encouraged to come. Over the last several years, the vast majority (over 80%) of ICE students in middle school grades  have refused the state ELA & Math tests when they are administered in the spring. Test content does not align with our curriculum and your children will receive no test prep. High school students at ICE take only one Regents exam (ELA), instead completing "performance-based assessment tasks," an alternative to the standardized Regents. There will be an opportunity for audience questions at the event, which is the only meeting currently scheduled for our community to discuss testing and test refusal ("opt out"). Don't miss it!

The presentation/panel discussion, which coincides with Black Lives Matter in Schools Week of Action, is open to the ICE community and beyond. (Our current RSVP list includes mostly folks from outside ICE, so come on out, ICE peeps!)  RSVP (not required, but very helpful for determining room size, how much literature to have on hand, etc.)



 

Donations from The Parent Body

Dear Parents/Guardians,
 
Thank you all for your generous contributions and matching funds to ICE. Your dollars are critical for ensuring the students and teachers get all the support they deserve.
 
We have received matching funds from Bright Funds Foundation and The Benevity Community Impact Fund but we are unable to process the payments. If the payments were made on your behalf please contact Kristi Craig at kirsti.craig@gmail.com  
 
When setting up matching funds through your company please remember, matching grants should be to ICE Foundation, Inc., not the Institute for Collaborative Education. You can review the Matching Contributionpage on the ICE Website.


Thank you,
ICE PTA
 

Camera & Cell Phone Drive

The Nepal and Malaysia International Youth Media Groups are asking parents, students, and friends to donate cameras or cell phones they no longer use

 No, we don't need the phones to make phone calls.
 We need the phones for their picture taking capabilities!
 Please be sure the phones – as cameras – work.
 It would also be helpful if each phone-camera donated has a charger.

The Nepal and Malaysia International Youth Media Groups will be sharing these used phones as cameras for the children they work with in Nepal and Malaysia. So please, if you have any old cell phones, smart phones, etc. with picture taking capability, please bring them to Jeffrey Romanov (the International Youth Media Advisor/Program Director) in Room 419B.

If you have any questions, feel free to email Jeffrey.