Promises to Keep
82nd Street Academics wants your child to be in the top five students of any class and well prepared for the next grade, the transitions to Kindergarten, Middle School and High School. Finally we want your student to qualify for entrance to a quality public university.
There are many choices for student programs, but 82nd Street Academics focuses on results and promises to families that you should expect when your student experiences one of our programs. We are results-focused instead of activity-focused.
Core Values and Five Forces
Core Values – Our Core Values include Empower Students and Delight Students. We view your child as a person of respect who has the capacity to achieve academic success and good future choices. Our teachers are not filling an empty cup or rescuing victims. Our role is to give your student the tools to succeed and delight them to love learning for their lifetime.
We have borrowed and combined our 5 Forces to offer unique value to your student. We use the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS), Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA), Feire’s Empowerment Tools, Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Tools, and our own Study Skills.
Our Promises to Early Childhood Families
- Delighted Children – we want your children to be eager to learn
- Guarantee – In tuition-based programs, we return your tuition if not delighted after 3 weeks of attendance
- In Dept of Education programs, we promise to make it right
- Facilitating Family Moments – Class and family times together to capture in pics and remember
- Safe – Safe building, safe food, safe class
Our Promises to School-Age Families
- We promise an ‘A’ in homework
- Guarantee – We return the month of tuition if the homework is not complete and correct. Students must attend the entire afterschool session and we note any homework that is not included in the guarantee.
- For students in contract programs, we promise to make it right. Some NYC programs do not allow sufficient time for homework so we use those minutes carefully
- Delighted Students – your student leaves with a smile
- Successful Friends – your student builds friends with others who are also trying to be the best
We Promise a Safe, Welcoming Place
- Student-teacher ratios:
- 2/3years old class is always 5:1 or less
- 3K/4K classroom is always 8:1 or less
- K-3 classroom is always 10:1 or less
- Grades 4-5 classroom is always 12:1 or less
- Grades 6-8 classroom is always 15:1 or less
- Also, Active building ventilation system, all staff are vaccinated
- Bullying – We watch for bullying and make sure that students feel safe
- We will tell you the truth if we find a COVID event that affects your child’s safety in any way
We Promise to be Convenient Partners For Parents
- We send a weekly e-mail from the teacher about activities and events in the program.
- There will be two parent/teacher conferences where you will get feedback on your child’s/teen’s development
- You may pay automatically or by cash, check, credit card or mail for tuition or extra services
- Additionally, payments and invoices and tax information are on the Smart Tuition website
- You can change address and other information and update your child’s record automatically
We Promise to Make it Right
- We return 100% of tuition paid for daycare (TGIF, Extended Day) service that we did not offer or makeup
Count on 82nd Street Academics – We promise!
Promises to Families!