TYWLS of the Bronx go on Bull Hill hike!
April 12, 2024
3/30/24: Bull Hill Hike with TYWLS of the Bronx. As planned, we all met at 125th Metro-North Station at 9:30 AM on March 30, 2024. The six eager students, their teacher, two enthusiastic volunteers, a very dedicated Catrock youth leader and I...
Democracy Prep Elementary at Van Cortlandt Park!
April 12, 2024
3/16/24: Democracy Prep started the day meeting at the Nature Center, where students learned about the animals in Van Cortlandt park and were able to touch a stick bug! We met up with our Parks Guide, Sara, then headed on a hike to several...
MS 140 at Bear Mountain! Ice Skating and zoo trip!
April 12, 2024
2/29/24 Ice-skating followed by a visit to the zoo was a great combination of fun and relaxation. Students loved observing the wildlife that was native to the Bear Mountain area.
MS 167 ice skating at Bear Mountain!
April 12, 2024
2/4/24: Students from MS 167 went ice-skating at Bear Mountain. Following a session on the ice, they went on a ride on the merry-go-round. It was a fun-filled day with a blend of excitement and leisure. The students were divided in their...
PS.100 Isaac Clason hikes and ice skates!
April 12, 2024
2/16/24: This is the first trip we have executed with PS 100 where we took 10 students from grades 4 and 5 to ice skate and hike around the lake. It was everyone's first-time ice skating except for one. Andrew and I were teaching them how to keep...
Ice-skating and hiking at Bear Mountain with TYWLS of the Bronx
April 12, 2024
Trip to catch up on! 1/27/24: "Let's conquer the fear of height first and then challenge ourselves with the new thing (ice-skating)'" That's how we started our journey to Bear Mountain. But when we reached there, we were informed that all...
MS 302 at Bear Mountain: Ice Skating and Hiking!
April 12, 2024
1/11/24.. Lots of great trips to catch up on! Students went ice-skating at Bear Mountain on January 11th. Following a session on the ice, they took a leisurely stroll around the lake. Students said, "The view, the weather, the landscape...
PS 159 builds bird houses and hikes at Westmoreland Sanctuary!
April 8, 2024
4/7/24: Westmoreland Sanctuary always surpasses our expectations! During this trip to Westmoreland, PS 159 students learned all about blue birds, the State Bird of NY. They learned that bird houses should actually be called nesting...
PS 159 Skis and Snowboards at Mountain Creek!
February 5, 2024
1-31-24. Twelve happy students from PS 159 in the Bronx got in a van and traveled to New Jersey to learn how to ski/ snowboard for the first time! They first put on their snowsuits, long socks, and gloves. Then they went down to get their...
Apple Picking and a Hike with The Young Women’s Leadership School of the Bronx on Oct 21, 2023
November 21, 2023
Oct 21, 2023. Even though it was rainy and cold, it did not dampen the enthusiasm of thirteen highschoolers of The Young Women’s Leadership School of the Bronx. Some of them were newbies to Apple picking and hiking. All of them...