All-Agency Biking Day at Van Cortlandt Park!
November 21, 2023
11/4/23 A beautiful day of biking for all levels! We enjoyed a great day at the Pickleball Court at Van Cortlandt Park learning and perfecting our biking skills. Students from PS 159 enjoyed interacting with students from The Young Women...
Picking Apples and Making our own Apple Cider!
October 16, 2023
PS 159 was blessed with a beautiful fall day for our trip, after many rainy days this month! The leaves were gorgeous shades of red, orange, and yellow and we felt the crisp air on our cheeks! Such a great group of volunteers came out to help- ICO...
PS 241's Overnight Camping Trip!
June 20, 2023
Third and Fourth graders from PS 241 camped out at Schiff Nature Preserve in Mendham, NJ June 10-11. Cat Rock leaders Egda Ronquillo and Richard Rodriguez taught students about Leave No Trace and modeled expedition behavior. The weather was glorious...
PS 159 go Overnight Camping- 2 nights!
June 5, 2023
For the first time ever, PS 159 students went on a TWO night overnight camping trip at AMC Harriman. In the words of one 5th grader when she returned to school on Monday, "Estoy tan cansada todavia." (I am still so tired!). ...
PS 159: Birding and Hiking at Westmoreland Sanctuary!
May 22, 2023
PS 159's explorers had a beautiful trip May 21, 2023 at Westmoreland Sanctuary! We began with a super fun and informative bird banding program! We learned about all different types of birds and which prefer mixed seed versus straight seed,...
PS 159 celebrates Earth Day at NYBG!
April 24, 2023
On April 23rd, PS 159 explorers celebrated Earth Day at the New York Botanical Gardens! During the opening circle, students created a little scavenger hunt for the group of items they wanted to find: tulips, cherry blossums, a waterfall, roses. Then...
PS 241 explores Central Park!
April 24, 2023
March 25, 2023: The day started with a 3 mile hike through Central Park's North Woods where the PS 241 students scaled to a few historic landmarks, saw three waterfalls, spotted sparrows and robins, and made two new puppy friends along the way. The...
MS 126 Ice Skating and Hiking at Bear Mountain! 2/11/23
February 15, 2023
Once we arrived at Bear Mountain, the children ate lunches by the side of the lake. It was a beautiful view! Following lunch, they made their way over to the skating rink. As we all helped them lace up their figure skates with faces beaming,...
Bear Mountain Ice Skating and Hiking with MS 302
February 9, 2023
When we arrived we immediately got our skates to get our full hour on the skating rink. Most of the students were beginners and desperately clung to the railing with screams of fear and delight. A few brave souls ventured out into the middle of the...
PS 159 Skiing and Snowboarding at Mountain Creek! 2/5/23
February 8, 2023
We started to get ready to hit the slopes at Mountain Creek around 10am. We handed out some new gear -- snowpants, gloves, helmets, and boots – and the kids were excited to get bundled up… though the ski and snowboard boots were snug and tougher to...