Archive for the ‘Community Blog’ Category

Goldman Sachs Returns to HP

April 20th, 2012 by   |   Under: Community Blog

On Friday, April 20th, 2012, the Karuna Kids Early Childhood Center held its first Karuna Kids Kare Earth Day Event.  Thanks to a partnership with …

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Boys Club at the Intrepid

March 5th, 2012 by   |   Under: Community Blog

Six kids from Hunts Point recently traveled to lower Manhattan to visit the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum.  We were able to capture …

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Dignity for All Students

November 7th, 2011 by   |   Under: Community Blog

 

Click here to check out the website for the Dignity for All Students act, a recent anti-bullying law set into place in New …

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Bright Horizons in Hunts Point!

October 20th, 2011 by   |   Under: Community Blog

Bright Horizons, Jumpstart and HPAC have come together to create an amazing space in Hunts Point, on 875 Irvine Street.  Volunteers from Bright Horizons …

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Read for the Record

October 6th, 2011 by   |   Under: Community Blog

Students from Hunts Point recently took part in Read for the Record, a campaign started by Jumpstart that encourages reading and literacy in low-income …

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Dirt and Soul

July 27th, 2011 by   |   Under: Community Blog

The five students working on the Kenyon magazine traveled to Connecticut recently to tour the Dirt and Soul Garden in New Canaan.  The garden, …

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Shakespeare Photos!

July 18th, 2011 by   |   Under: Community Blog

After very rewarding performances in Hunts Point and off-Broadway, the Hunts Point Children’s Shakespeare Ensemble has proven yet again that it is a symbol …

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Farewell Kenyon

July 8th, 2011 by   |   Under: Community Blog

It’s my birthday and I’ll cry if I want to!! Yesterday was my birthday and tomorrow we are leaving. Needless to say there are many …

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The Beginning of the End

July 7th, 2011 by   |   Under: Community Blog

Today was an awesome day! My writing as improved so much throughout the course of these two weeks.  I’m proud of myself; I have really …

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Adjusting to Kenyon

July 6th, 2011 by   |   Under: Community Blog

I am so proud. For the first time, I have seen that my writing has improved. My peers from my class sessions have told …

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Capturing the moment in Kenyon

July 6th, 2011 by   |   Under: Community Blog

We are about to leave this program and it’s kind of sad. We were just meeting new people and getting to know them. These two …

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KYW: The Bee’s Knees

July 4th, 2011 by   |   Under: Community Blog

Kenyon was the bee’s knee’s this week. I grew so much as a writer. The constant free-writing may have cramped my hand but strengthened …

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Eat, Breathe, and Write

July 1st, 2011 by   |   Under: Community Blog

The quiet is unbearable, it’s hard to adjust . Only hearing the birds having conversations. I like my classes — my teacher is really …

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Expanding Horizons!!

June 30th, 2011 by   |   Under: Community Blog

It’s never going to be mastered. That’s what I thought the 1st day i started my workshops. I felt like i wasn’t as good as …

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Kenyon Livin’

June 29th, 2011 by   |   Under: Community Blog

Oh man. What can I say. This is great, just being here at this program and learning so much from the instructors and other …

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