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The New York Edge Difference
New York Edge does whatever it takes to help young people reach their full potential.
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A Whole Child Approach
New York Edge’s full range of enrichment, academic, and recreational programs help students develop healthy minds, bodies, and relationships, as well as creative outlets, to thrive and develop holistically.
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Integration
New York Edge integrates into the school community, supporting school leadership on Comprehensive Education Plans, coordinating with teachers to align with classroom activities, and training staff on SEL intervention strategies.
High-Quality Curriculum
New York Edge’s dedicated curriculum department develops lessons that are culturally responsive, research-informed, and aligned to learning standards, which staff members adapt to meet each student’s learning style.
Flexibility and Adaptability
Schools know their students and neighborhoods best. That’s why New York Edge incorporates the perspectives of students, school leaders, community leaders, and families to customize our work at each site
Capacity and Infrastructure
New York Edge has dedicated curriculum, finance, human resources, compliance, legal, and the training, assessment, and evaluation teams to support the site-based staff and school administration, which ensures the alignment of goals and outcomes, as well as the coordination and distribution of resources.
Experienced, Culturally Competent Staff
New York Edge prioritizes hiring from within the school community to align afterschool programming with the school day, and gives staff 90+ hours of professional development each year.
Innovating for Young People
New York Edge Makers Clubs
Through our Makers Clubs, students gain hands-on experience as entrepreneurs and inventors, creating new products and learning what it takes to sell them.
Student Publishing Initiative
Through our Student Book Publishing Initiative, students work with established authors and illustrators to create professional-quality books that are sold in stores.