We congratulate Nikki LaFaye and the entire Norwalk Leadership Institute Class of 2018 - 2019 on their recent graduation. Each member devoted time and effort to this important program. Clay Fowler of Spinnaker Real Estate Partners has chaired the Leadership Institute for the last two years. We are grateful for this year’s class committing significant time and effort in creating an internship program for Carver students.
See the video of "Human Hungry Hippos" at our Roton Middle School R.A.M.S. after school program!
The Roton Middle School R.A.M.S. after school program runs Monday through Thursday from 3:00 to 5:30. It is run by certified teachers and teaching aides from Roton Middle School. The program Coordinator is Roton teacher Dean Vaccaro.
See the video and images below of 6th graders doing the Enrichment “Human Hungry Hippos”! Other Enrichment programs include Easter Arts and Crafts, and see what the students at Roton are doing to prepare for their “International Night” celebration!
Images of Carver's After School Program for 5th grade students at Kendall Elementary School
See all the photos from today’s visit here in our Facebook album. Here and below you will see Kendall students doing their homework and participating in enrichment programs that include animation, performing arts, Double Dutch (where the kids show how brave they are), the arts and music.
New Canaan’s ‘Youth Philanthropists’ choose to support Carver! Read their op-ed in NewCanaanite.com
Here is the op-ed by one of the students, Grace Ruksznis, in NewCanaanite.com.
The students are conducting a new fundraising campaign that’s running April 9 to 12 to raise even more money for the charities they’re chosen this year!
Images from our after school program at CSMA in Bridgeport!
Carver is very enthusiastic about and proud of our partnership with the Classical Studies Magnet Academy (CSMA) in Bridgeport. This is a "themed" Pre-K to 8th grade public school in Bridgeport’s West Side neighborhood for more than 400 students. Its curriculum of classical literature, art and music utilizes the Paideia instructional methodology (traditional lecturing, coaching, and the Socratic method of extended discussion). Instruction is project-based, involving frequent assemblies, presentations and field trips. CSMA occupies a 123-year-old structure, the oldest school still in use by the district. The school also rents a nearby closed Catholic school for their Pre-K to 2nd grade students.
Join us for the 2019 Child of America gala!
Norwalk Symphony Orchestra's NOT JUST FOR KIDS Returns!
Norwalk Symphony Orchestra’s (NSO) Not Just for Kids Program, a longtime Carver STEAM programming partner, expanded its contribution to six programs in Carver’s 2018/2019 school year! The new programming is conducted at Norwalk City Hall instead of at the Carver Community Center, though the beneficiaries remain Carver’s K-5 after school CASPER students.
America's Promise is launching a new youth employment campaign!
America’s Promise is launching a new campaign called The YES Project—Young, Employed, and Successful—a national initiative bringing youth, employers, stakeholders, and advocates together to support, fuel, and grow a healthy and robust youth workforce. Their goal is to achieve full youth employment for young people aged 16 to 24 by 2030.
Robbie Gordy from Christie's to return as our exciting gala auctioneer!
Our Child of America gala will be on Friday, May 3, 2019, at Shorehaven Golf Club, Norwalk, CT. Cocktails 6PM; Dinner, Program and Auction 7PM.
Here is the 2019 gala website!
Here is the 2019 gala sponsorship and program journal form.
Our Keynote Speaker will be Tarik A. Brooks, Vice President, Office of the Chairman of Combs Enterprises.
Gala Keynote Speaker: Tarik Brooks, Vice President, Office of the Chairman of Combs Enterprises
Our Keynote Speaker will be Tarik A. Brooks, Vice President, Office of the Chairman of Combs Enterprises. Mr. Brooks oversees the team that directly supports Chairman Sean “Diddy” Combs who received Carver’s Child of America award last year, and he serves as the primary interface across the Combs Enterprises companies and new business opportunities. Prior to Combs Enterprises, Tarik was the COO for the Account Management and Trading department at Bridgewater Associates. Mr. Brooks is a graduate of Howard University and Harvard Business School and he serves on the Carver Board Development Committee.