Partnerships
The Family and Community Engagement Team at Excellence Community Schools works with community partners to support our education initiatives, enrich the lives of our scholars, and care for their families.
Our Partners
Summer Institute at Colgate University
Since the summer of 2013, Excellence Community Schools has partnered with Beginning with Children to prepare rising 8th-12th grade students for success in and beyond college by hosting the S.T.E.M. & Shakespeare Institute at Colgate University. Over time, the program has evolved into the S.T.E.M. and Politics Institute, open to rising 7th-9th grade Bronx Excellence scholars and alumni. This week-long immersion exposes scholars to residential and extracurricular activities that deepen understandings of the collegiate experience. Program participants experience what it is like to be a college student and begin to build the social-emotional and scholastic skills required to successfully navigate college.
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Title Funded Programs
Federal Title Funded Programs are the US Department of Education's (ED) largest K-12 grant programs that also benefit scholars at Excellence Community Schools.
Chuck E. Cheese FUN-Raisers
Enjoy a fun night out with your family while helping to raise funds for ECS! Events take place on site or at nearby Chuck E. Cheese locations.
JCPenney Schools Discount Program
ECS constituents receive an extra 30% off select original, regular and sale-priced apparel, shoes, accessories, fine jewelry, bedding, bath, rugs and curtain purchases online and in-store.
Cool Culture
Cool Culture offers education partners Professional Development workshops and a wide variety of resources focused on family involvement through the arts, in addition to producing family events and multilingual educational materials for all 50,000 families.
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Einstein Enrichment Program (EEP)
The Einstein Enrichment Program (EEP) is part of a New York State funded enrichment program called STEP (Science Technology Entry Program). Its mission is to serve minority and economically disadvantaged students (grades 7-12) who have been historically underrepresented in the medical and scientific professions. The goals of STEP are to facilitate students with interest in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields in gaining entry to and graduation from college and, subsequently, health professions.
NYC Kids Rise Save for College Program
The NYC Kids RISE Save for College Program helps families, schools, and communities save for students’ futures. Starting in kindergarten, it provides scholarships and savings tools to make college and career training more accessible for all NYC public school students—regardless of income or immigration status. Kindergarten – 4th grade scholars are eligible to activate their 529 accounts.
Read Across America
National Read Across America Day, also known as Dr. Seuss Day in honor of the author's birthday on March 2, is a National Education Association event created to encourage children to read.
NYC Summer Streets
Be sure to stop by the Excellence booth at the next NYC Summer Streets in the Bronx to learn more about enrollment, careers, and initiatives. Fun activities are open to all!
Urban Advantage
Since 2004, eight of New York City’s leading cultural institutions — including museums, zoos, and botanical gardens — have worked with the New York City Department of Education to support effective science instruction in the city’s middle schools. This unprecedented partnership was called “Urban Advantage” to highlight the unique concentration of science-rich cultural institutions students can access in New York City. Participating institutions include: the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, the New York Botanical Garden, the New York Hall of Science, the Queens Botanical Garden, the Staten Island Zoo, the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo and New York Aquarium, and the New York City Department of Education, with leadership funding from the New York City Council.
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Google Code Next
The Code Next, MIT Media Lab collaboration with Google, aims to create a new generation of computer scientists, innovators, and inventors and have them emerge from the underserved 8-12th grade Black and Latinx populations.
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Scholastic Book Fairs
Each spring, ECS hosts Scholastic Book Fairs for scholars to discover new literature, authors, and more. Funds raised during the book fairs directly benefit our scholars.
Read-a-thon
Read-a-thon fundraisers support ECS initiatives and incentivize students to read more each day. Fundraisers promote literacy, education, and accomplishment.
Hunts Point Community Partnership
Through the Hunts Point Alliance for Children, the Hunts Point Community Partnership hosts Back to School events featuring raffles, school supplies, produce, and games.