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...

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,...

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...

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...

We started our trip at 9am where we picked up the kids at their school and drove them to Bear Mountain.  On the way we played a game where we set up teams to spot the fast food chain of their choice and those who spotted their choice the most...

We started the day with open circle getting to know the students from various grades. The students were mostly 6th graders with a handful of 7th and 8th graders. After open circle, we went ice-skating. We ended the day with a walk around Hessian...

On Sunday January 22nd, PS 159’s 3rd to 5th grade Explorers experienced a beautiful day at Westmoreland Sanctuary.  They first learned all about the history of candles and were engaged in making their own hand-dipped candles.  The realized...

10/23: After a few years without an All-Agency outing, students from three different agencies were very excited to get back together again and enjoy a beautiful fall day together! Just as we finished our getting-to-know-you "Jump In, Jump Out" game...

December 4, 2022: The energetic bunch of PS 159 students (accompanied with their parents) met the ICO leaders in Central Park with great enthusiasm. They all were excited and eager to start skating right away. Before getting on the ice, we played...

June 11, 2022: NYC ICO Cat Rock leader Andrew Negron led PS 241 fourth and fifth graders in Van Cortlandt Park. Armed with the camping backpack from his recent trip on the Appalachian Trail, he shared his adventure with the group - distance, camping...