Last year, we had the pleasure of beginning a partnership with Principal Rick Lizardi and his staff at the Bronx High School of Business. We completed a ten-part workshop series, collaborating with the staff on implementing our Career Connections program in their classrooms. Thank you, Principal Lizardi, for giving Creative Connections the opportunity to help [...]

A Look at New York State Department of Education College-Readiness Statistics In NYC, there’s a very interesting contradiction going on between high school kids passing their regents exams and graduating from High School, yet still not being able to cut it in college. Why are so many NYC public High School graduates not college-ready? Let’s [...]

I first created and implemented an after school program in 1998. It was the Clinton years and the goal for after school was to provide a safe environment for students between the hours of 3pm and 6pm. Next came the Bush years and No Child Left Behind: more after school programs, more variety of activities [...]