Arete Education Inc

ARETE EDUCATION, INC. TRAINS AND EMPOWERS YOUTHS TO LEAD SUCCESSFUL LIVES, BY PARTNERING WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO GROW INVESTMENT IN MOTT HAVEN YOUTHS.

SEE SCHEDULE OARET EDUCATION TRAINS AND EMPOWERS YOUTH TO LEAD SUCCESSFUL LIVES BY GETTING STUDENTS INTO GOOD COLLEGES, GOOD JOBS, AND HEALTHY MINDSETS. ARETE CLOSES THE EXPERIENCE WITH AN ADDITIONAL 500 HOURS OF ACADEMIC AND ENRICHMENT EXPERIENCES AND ACCESS TO: BOOKS AND COMPUTERS, HEALTHY MEALS, STRUCTURED EXERCISE, SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, PAID INTERNSHIPS, FINANCIAL LIFE SKILLS, MENTORSHIP, AND TRIPS TO CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS.ARETE'S CORE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES INCLUDE: (1) EXPANDED DAY FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS; (2) SUMMER BRIDGE INTEGRATED ARTS AND ACADEMICS INTENSIVE ALL-DAY, FIVE-WEEK PROGRAM; (3) COLLEGE BRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT ACCELERATION AND PAID INTERNSHIP FIVE-WEEK PROGRAM; (4) WORK-BASED LEARNING AND PAID INTERNSHIPS IN TEACHING, STEM, AND THE ARTS; (5) INTEGRATED COLLEGE ACCESS SERVICES; AND (6) YEAR ROUND SERVICE LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP YOUTH DEVELOPMENT.ARETE EDUCATION PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN THE MOTT HAVEN SECTION OF THE SOUTH BRONX, PROVIDING WRAPAROUND SUPPORT SERVICES TO 750 STUDENTS AND FAMILIES YEARLY. THIS COMMUNITY REPRESENTS SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN NEW YORK STATE. IT HAS DISPROPORTIONALLY HIGH ASTHMA RATES AND OTHER PROBLEMATIC HEALTH INDICATORS THAT MADE IT ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. AN ESTIMATED 29% OF MOTT HAVEN RESIDENTS LIVE IN POVERTY, COMPARED TO 20% OF NYC RESIDENTS.THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF OUR CLIENTS INCLUDES YOUTH IN GRADES 6-12, 22% STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, 92% FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH, 9% ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, AND 99% MINORITY (ASIAN, 1%, AFRICAN AMERICAN 14%, HISPANIC/LATINX 83%, WHITE 1%). THROUGH OUR DEEP PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS, ARETE HAS BEEN ABLE TO ENSURE 100% OF OUR STUDENTS GRADUATE ON TIME, WITH STRONG COLLEGE PLACEMENT AND ACCEPTANCE RATES. ARETE'S COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAMS PROVIDE ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO AP COURSES, COLLEGE CREDITS (CLEP, COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL BRIDGE PROGRAM), ONE-ON-ONE COLLEGE MENTORING, AND WORK-BASED LEARNING. OUR FLAGSHIP PARTNER SCHOOL, THE LABORATORY SCHOOL OF FINANCE & TECHNOLOGY: IS NATIONALLY RANKED WITH U.S. NEWS; HAS A 4-YEAR GRADUATION RATE OF 100% AND COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS INDEX OF 87%; PERFORMS IN THE TOP 25% IN NYC SCHOOLS ON STATE EXAMS; AND OVER 90% OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TAKING ONE OR MORE AP COURSES AND OVER 60% OF 8TH GRADE SCHOOL STUDENTS RECEIVING HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS. ARETE ALSO PROVIDES PARTNER SCHOOLS WITH 500 HOURS OF EXTRA INSTRUCTION AND ARTS EDUCATION PER STUDENT THROUGHOUT THE CALENDAR YEAR.IN 2022, OUR KEY PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDED: 1) 100% GRADUATION RATE: ALL SENIORS IN THE CLASS OF 2022 GRADUATED ON-TIME, TOOK AP CLASSES, THE SAT, AND WORKFORCE TRAINING.2) ALUMNI COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: YALE UNIVERSITY, WILLIAMS COLLEGE, BOSTON COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, BARNARD COLLEGE, FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, CORNELL UNIVERSITY, SKIDMORE COLLEGE, BABSON COLLEGE3) $305,000 INVESTED IN CAREERS: ARETE INVESTS $185,000 ANNUALLY IN INTERNSHIP WAGES TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND $120,000 ANNUALLY IN ALUMNI INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR WAGES TO COLLEGE STUDENT ALUMNI. TWENTY PERCENT OF ARETE'S 2022 BUDGET IS INVESTED IN YOUTH CAREER DEVELOPMENT.4) COMMUNITY AMBASSADORS: OUR SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING CREATIVE EQ ARTS PROGRAM EMPOWERS MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TO BE EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AMBASSADORS IN OUR COMMUNITIES, TEACHING PEERS, FAMILIES, AND STAFF MEMBERS ABOUT TRANSFORMATIVE LIFE SKILLS AND THE POWER OF BEING SMARTER WITH FEELINGS.