A FEW OF NSSA’s CHALLENGES
Highest crime rate in Westchester
Highest poverty rate in Westchester
Highest unemployment rate in Westchester
Lowest income rate in Westchester
30% to 45% fewer students graduate annually compared to school districts of the surrounding Communities over the last five to seven years
Students’ math and science national test scores are amongst the lowest in Westchester County,
A FEW OF NSSA’s ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Since August 2014, 65 after-school, weekend, and summer programs
2,200 of 8,000 students; 3rd through 12th graders
85% student return rate for additional courses
2019/2020: 4th year of Continuing STEM Engagement Program—the same 25 students
2017/2018: $10K Science of Success Sponsorships awarded to several students to secure their Pilot’s License
Summer 2014: NSSA’s first two-week summer program, delivered to 27 seventh graders
Summer 2018: 5th year of our Summer STEM Camp Program, delivered to 130 students, summer
2019: 6th year of our Summer STEM Camp Program, delivered to 165 students
Summer 2018 & 2019: A dozen high-school seniors, all participants in prior NSSA programs, served as paid interns/Teacher Assistants for our Summer STEM Camp Programs
Summer 2020: Aligned with the ongoing issues associated with COVID-19, the NSSA delivered our first virtual camp. Two one-week programs to two groups of forty students-4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th
SUMMER CAMP 2014
SUMMER CAMP 2017
SUMMER CAMP 2019
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