10 Reasons Why Summer Camp is Great for Children 

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At camp, children: 

10. Spend their day being physically active
9. Experience success and become more confident
8. Gain resiliency
7. Unplug from technology
6. Develop life-long skills
5. Grow more independent
4. Have free time for unstructured play
3. Learn social skills
2. Reconnect with nature
1. Make true friends

The Institute for Collaborative Education (I.C.E.) PTA believes this experience should be accessible to all. We are raising money for a summer camp scholarship fund to encourage and support more students in having this opportunity. Please donate to our Go Fund Me Summer Camp Fund!

 

ICE Students Receive Highest Honors at NYCSEF Awards Ceremony 

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The four ICE students who presented their original science experiments at the Finals of the New York City Science and Engineering Fair (NYCSEF) were recognized for their exceptional work at the NYCSEF Awards Ceremony this week.  Students' projects received the following awards:

  • Eva Schulz: The Effect of Induced Emotional Valence Upon Perception of Emotional Valence as Seen Through Facial Expressions- Third NYCSEF Recognition Award
  • Isa Yehya: The Effect of Symmetry within Art Stimuli on Implicit Neuroaesthetic Responses and Explicit Aesthetic Preferences- Second NYCSEF Recognition Award
  • Alexander Donowitz: State of Mind: Item Memory Hindered by Negatively Valenced Distractors- First NYCSEF Recognition Award, Office of Naval Research Special Award
  • Phoebe Yates: The Impact of Emotionally Targeted Branding on Social Behavior- First NYCSEF Recognition Award

 

PTA Screening of I'm Not Racist...Am I? 

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Please join us at the April 25th PTA meeting for a screening of the documentary I’m Not Racist… Am I? 
 
Having conversations about race tends to be difficult for most of us. Even more challenging is directly confronting others when they say something hurtful. The teens in this film were able to have critical and constructive conversations face-to-face and realize that their connection became stronger as a result. 

A trained facilitator will guide a conversation after the 90 minute film.

ICE Website

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The ICE Website is home to lots of important information for the ICE Community – About ICE (home to Announcements & Anuncios), Giving to ICE, Events, Trips, Alumni (student information), College Corner, and much more including the new Student Life tab which is a home for After School information, Sports and now Summer Opportunities for students. Take a look! and keep looking to keep informed.
 

Note from ICE PTA President

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The strongest person I know, my Mom, has taught me that moments like these are the ones we use to learn and teach from. They are not to be taken lightly, thrown away or use to make one bitter – that is the easy way. The hard way is to find strength to overcome (something she knows all too well). Our kids need us to teach them how to move forward from this and they need the village.  The rickety imperfectly built village that stumbles and falls but gets up in spite of it all and holds on and moves forward – this is the lesson I learned (still learning) from my Mom and this is the lesson I teach my kids. This is, without a doubt, our teaching moment...

One Love,
Imebet Blair-Carter
Mom, Friend....PTA President