Serving Youth, Families, Active Adults, and Seniors
IS 78 Junior High School OST Program
1420 E 68th St
Brooklyn, NY 11234

Funded Through - The NYC Department of Youth and Community Development

   

The IS78/Roy H. Mann OST after-school program is dedicated to helping students with their social, emotional, and cognitive development.

We strive to give students the opportunity to learn from our wonderful staff which includes professionals (teachers), college students (graduates and undergraduates), certified child care providers, and dedicated adults.

The students are given the chance to develop leadership skills and gain social interactions. We provide a variety of educational and recreational activities. At the IS78 OST after-school program we provide the students with a nutritional snack, homework assistance, dance class, field trips, cheerleading/stepping, computer class/yearbook club, leadership council, peer mediation, karate, and many sport and recreation activities.

This program offers students and parents another outlet from 2:45pm through 5:30pm, Tuesday through Thursday.

The OST program at IS78 operates during regular school breaks i.e. mid-winter recess, spring recess, etc. On those special days we provide the students with breakfast, lunch, and snack. They may also be involved in various activities and trips, such as movies, community service, bowling, etc.

  
 

 

JMCC Visit June 4, 2009

On Thursday, June 4, 2009, The IS78OST Community Service Helping Hands Team came to the JMCC on their day off and helped with clean-up and beautification.  The community service team prepared the field by cutting the grass, and racking the leaves to maintain the beauty of the field.  They also helped with the Senior Citizen program by serving the seniors’ food and helping out with arts and crafts.

The Helping Hands Team was very excited and proud of all the hard work and accomplishments that they provided on this day.  Even though the weather was not great they did not let it stop them from providing a service to their community and the seniors.

The Helping Hands Team is looking forward to continuing their hard work and dedication in improving their lives, their community, and the world.  They will continue to service and help in their community for this upcoming 2009 – 2010 OST After-School Program.

  

 

IS 78 OST Basketball Team

 
 
For More Information or to get involved please contact
The Site Director
Tamika Harris @ 917-952-4893
  
Homework Assistance:
This activity consist of dedicated counselors helping students with their homework, and also giving them the extra assistance that they need in all of their academic studies.		  

Chess:
Students learn the basic skills of the game of chess. This recreational and competitive game helps the children develop analytical, synthetic and decision-making skills which they can transfer to real life situations. Chess also allows them to use their thinking skills, analyze actions and consequences, and visualize future possibilities.

  
 
   
Dance Class:
This activity consists of different dances that the students learn from a professional dance instructor. This class teaches students how to choreograph different movement to music to perform a dance routine.
Cheerleading/Stepping:
This activity consists of students doing different movements with their feet and hands working together to cheer and step in a collaborative manner using words, splits, jumps and, at times, music.		  
Computer Class/Yearbook Club:
Students learn how to work with computers, using up-to-date technology to create a yearbook. The students will take picture and obtain information regarding students personal interests, such as hobbies, movies, books, music, and students personal statements to make a yearbook that they can keep at the end of the program.		  
 
 

Leadership Council:
Students learn how to work within their community to help keep it clean and safe. They also develop awareness about what goes on in the community such as the political aspect of how money is given to the community to help businesses, homeowners, schools, and the maintenance of the community.

  

Sports:
Students at IS 78 participate in various sports activities such as basketball, soccer, tennis, softball, and volleyball, etc. These activities teach competitiveness, sportsmanship, teamwork (for the team based sports) and physical conditioning.
  
 
  Karate:
Students learn various techniques from the sport of karate. This sport teaches the children self -discipline, as well as co-ordination, aerobic fitness, strength and flexibility. Karate also helps the children stay fit and healthy.  The three key elements that the children learn are the basics, the form; and sparring in their karate class. This class is taught by a professional karate instructor.		  
   Peer Mediation:
Students in the peer medication program facilitate resolving disputes within then their group. This group meets once a week and covers different topics such as: Rumor and gossip, Vandalism, Relationship difficulties/harassment, Racial and cultural confrontations, Minor assaults and fighting, Cheating and stealing, and Classroom or extracurricular disputes. In this program the students do not "make decisions" but rather work towards a win-win resolution for both sides in order to avoid further trouble.  This class is taught by a certified guidance counselor who works with the students during the school day.		  
   
2303 Bergen Avenue, Brooklyn NY
718-444-0101 Ext 115