Trustees of the State University of New York voted on January 25, 2005 to approve a two-year charter renewal for ICSS, NY. The renewal process provided an opportunity to revisit and refine the school's mission and redefine its initial goals. SUNY's Charter Schools Institute recommended the ICSS renewal."Compared with the Schenectady public schools as a whole, the charter school performed equally well on the state's fourth-grade math test...," one local newspaper stated.ICSS offers a world-cla

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ISF students in the secondary school have been strategizing for weeks to out-wit each other in the 2nd annual ISF Penny Race. Eleven homeroom classes from grades 7-12 have competed to win bragging rights and a Friday afternoon trip to the cinema while at the same time raise money to support a school and its students in Kenya. The premise of the contest is simple - collect the most 1, 2, and 5 cent coins and deposit them in the jar designated for your homeroom. The strategizing enters into it...

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On February 25, 2005, twenty-eight MSANO students visited the Greater Covington Center in Covington, Louisiana. Students had the opportunity to see the performance of 'the Alexandra Dondines Dancers of the Americas'. This leading dance company of South America had an enriching program filled with the cultural heritage of Central and South America. Students were transported to the exciting Caribbean with a spectacular presentation of 'the Merengue' and then continued to Columbia for the ever-p

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In September 2005, Holyoke Community Charter School (HCSS) will open in Holyoke, Massachusetts, the birthplace of the game of volleyball. Catering for students in kindergarten through Grade 7, HCSS will offer a learning environment in which the foundation of future academic success will be laid and where students can discover, develop, and pursue their love of various sports and activities, including volleyball.Holyoke, MA has long been known as the birthplace of volleyball, a sport that...

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To begin the celebration of 'Black History Month', students at the Milestone SABIS® Academy of New Orleans learned facts about African people born in North America and Africa. 'Be Africa', the students chanted as Kuumba Academy, a performing arts school specializing in drama, dance, and oration in New Orleans, stepped and recited the Revolutionary Alphabet. Students received an interactive performance on the ancient land of Kemet and wrote poems about pride and choosing to live a...

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