The Children's Storefront: Site Map
Attendance Phone Extension is 399 from main number of 212-427-7900
Tech Saturdays Phone Extension is 333 from main number of 212-427-7900 or click
here
Bugs on any of these Web pages?
Please send an e-mail to me at 
Steve Bergen, CIO
& Computer Teacher, cell = 781-953-9699
About Us
- The Storefront has a student-teacher ratio of 7 to 1, which enables
it to meet the individual needs of each of its very diverse students
- The Children's Storefront is an independent,
tuition-free school in Harlem serving pre-school through 8th grade.
- Our work is ground in the conviction that every
child deserves the opportunity for an excellent education
- The Children's Storefront was re-accredited for ten years in 2004
by the New York State Association of Independent Schools. It is an
independent tuition-free school in Harlem that serves preschool through
eighth grade students and is located in district Community Board 11 and
School District 5. The Harlem community in which we are located is
problem-ridden on a number of fronts. The median income is $16,600 and
23 percent of the population is on public assistance. District 11 has
the highest concentration of shelters and facilities for drug and
alcohol treatment in any community in the Borough of Manhattan.
- TCS faculty is committed to teaching our students in ways that
promote active learning, critical thinking and creativity in a rigorous
academic environment. We believe this includes a specific body of
knowledge, a set of skills and common standards. We are driven by our
values and mission. We see our standards and curriculum as a vehicle to
achieve that mission. In addition to a strong emphasis on mastery of
skills, we build strong personal relationships with our students. We
seek to teach them perseverance, tolerance and the ability to reach
personal goals.
- Tracking indicates that over 90 percent of
Storefront students graduate from high school, in stark contrast to the
community rate of 33%. Of the 62 Storefront graduates who are high
school age, 60 are still in high school. Over the last several years
students have attended private schools that include Buxton School,
Brooklyn Friends, Miss Hall's and Northfield Mount Herman in
Massachusetts, the Masters School, the Marvelwood School in Connecticut
and Holderness in New Hampshire. Parochial schools include Mt. St.
Michael's, Xavier, Notre Dame and LaSalle in New York City. Storefront
students have gained admission to competitive-entry New York City public
schools such as Brooklyn Technical High School, Frederick Douglass
Academy and Young Women's Leadership Academy.
Mission
- We work in partnership with families and community members to
prepare children academically and emotionally for further education.
- The Children's Storefront is an independent, tuition-free school in
Harlem committed to providing a comprehensive education to children with
varied academic strengths from preschool through 8th grade. Our work is
grounded in the conviction that every child deserves the opportunity for
an excellent education.
- We work in partnership with families and community members to
prepare children academically, socially and emotionally for further
education, empowering each child to reach his or her potential. We
inspire the imagination, creativity and love of learning inherent in all
children. We promote values of hard work, mutual respect and service to
our society in a structured, joyful environment.
- We are a caring community of educators, children, families and
friends who are focused on each student's daily achievement as a step
towards a better future.
History
- We inspire the imagination, creativity and love of learning
inherent in all children
- The Children's Storefront was founded in 1966 to provide a safe
haven for Harlem children to engage in a variety of educational
activities; by 1970 it had grown into a formal preschool.
- In order
to have a lasting impact upon students and their families, the school
began expansion to a full elementary program. In 1981 a first grade class
was formed, and each subsequent year one grade was added until 1989,
when six students graduated from the first eighth grade class.
- September 10, 1966 - Mr. O'Gorman begins The Children's Storefront
as a small program for neighborhood children on Madison Avenue between
128th and 129th Street. The program functions as a library, an after
school center and a drop-in site for all neighborhood children. Food and
quiet nap-space are provided for about 50 children a day.
- 1982 - The Storefront receives a challenge grant from the Ford
Foundation to start a fledgling environment. Today our foundation is
about $3,300,000.
- 1983 - The Storefront opens a residential summer camp in Lyme,
Connecticut on the property of a Board member. The program now serves 50
students each summer.
- 1989 - The Storefront first eighth grade class of six students
graduates.
- 1990 - Karen Goodman produces a documentary shown on PBS television
and nominated for an Academy Award.
- October 1991 - Renovations are
completed on 70 East 129th building and five grades move into the
building. Made possible through a $1,000,000 anonymous grant.
- 1993 - a grant from Joan Ganz Cooney establishes the Storefront's
afterschool program.
- June 1994 - NYSAIS grants the Storefront full accreditation,
following a year-long evaluation process.
- 1995 - Manhattan School of Music starts regular music programs -
opera, classical and jazz - at the Storefront as part of the school
music program.
- Spring 2001 - The Storefront celebrates its 35th anniversary with a
gala at Harlem's famous, Apollo Theatre.
- June 2003 - The Storefront
graduates its largest 8th grade class with 14 students.
- In 2005, the
Storefront receives extensive kitchen makeover from Emeril Lagasse and
the Food Network.
Development
- We are a caring community of educators,
children, families and friends who are focused on each students's daily
achievement as a step towards a better future.
- Special Events
- Ways to Give
- In-Kind Gift
- Major Donors
- Merchandise
- Contact
- Privacy Policy
Trustees
- Elsie V. Aidinoff Chair Emeritus
- Janis L. Berger
- Vaughn J. Buffalo
- Ray A. Cameron
- Donna Cephas
- Patrick Curley
- Kathy A. Egmont
- Peter Eikenberry
- Lise B.H. Evans
- Harold Fessenden
- George J. Grumbach, Jr.
- Guilaine C. Jean-Pierre
- Mildred E. Jones
- Christine LaSala President
- Stephen M. Logan
- Amanda K. Low
- John A. MacKerron
- Jeffrey S. Muti
- Victor Ozeri
- Holly Peterson
- Anne Rivers
- Robert T. Rylee
- Michael F. Streicker
- Michael B. Stubbs Chairman
- Maria Vecchiotti
- George B. Weiksner
- Andrew R. Wiener
Faculty
Click
here for current info.
Administration
HEAD OF SCHOOL Kathy Egmont
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
- Shaeina Bailey ... Associate, Development & Communications
- Steve Bergen ... CIO & Computer Teacher
- Daniel Brewer - Vice President, Development Director &
Communications
- Caryn Campbell ... Development and Communications Associate/Corporate Relations
- Alex Castro ... Business Manager
- Liz
Cross - Director of High School Placement & Alumni Support
- Caroline Icaza ... Manager, Development & Communications
- Magnolia Jones ... Office Manager
- Yahni Lewis ... Assistant to the Head of School
- Kathleen McCarthy-Skryanz ... Assistant Treasurer
- Adjowah Scott ... Director of Academic Support Services and Lower School
- Kimberly Tucker ... Director, Family and Student Services
- Michael Williams ... Assistant Head of School/Director of Upper School
Accreditation
In June 2004, NYSAIS grants the Storefront full
re-accreditation after a year long evaluation process.
Volunteer
Opportunities for volunteering in the classroom or
library with teachers and children are available mornings, afternoons,
evenings and weekends. Opportunities to volunteer "behind the
scenes" in fundraising, the administration office or in our cafeteria.
For more information, call or email Daniel Brewer
Click here for a description of the volunteer opportunities.
Family
Families are asked to be involved in their child's
education by attending teacher conferences, curriculum nights and
monthly meetings. There is a Parent Advisory Board who meets with
the Head of School on a regular basis.
For information about putting
your child on the waiting list or enrolling your child, please call
Magnolia Jones at 212.427.7900.
Employment Opportunity
Please mail or fax resume to
The
Children's Storefront
Kathy Egmont
Head of School
70 East 129th Street
New York, NY 10035
Fax: 212.348.2988
No phone calls please
Click here for current job openings
Contact
For student enrollment information, contact Magnolia
Jones at 212.427.7900 For all other information, contact Daniel
Brewer at 212.427.7900 ext 224
Credits
- Glue Design Inc
- John La Sala
- 212.206.8484
- www.gluedesign.com
- john@gluedesign.com
- Music: Thanks to the Estate Of Miles Davis
- Very Special thanks: Daniel Brewer
- Assistance Extraordinaire: Matt Laverty
Hints
- if you are a Storefront visitor, then you will be able to see videos from the Web page
of http://www.thechildrensstorefront.org/visit because
you have interest in storefront and because you are a visitor
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