Our Programs
Art Exhibit
The members of the Institute believe that a strong understanding of history and a broad experience in the arts are critical components of a quality education. The 2017 Adelaide Sanford Institute Art Exhibit inspired by Romare Bearden is a manifestation of our belief system focusing on the direct services to students. Schools in central Brooklyn were invited to participate in this initiative. Teachers met to receive books, learn about the project, and the work of Romare Bearden. Students were guided by their teachers to create the works we exhibited.
Availability
Monday – Saturday
Morning, Afternoon or Evening
Location
123 Demo Street
Manhattan, NY 12345
Bridge to high school success
Adelaide L. Sanford Institute, Bedford Academy High School, Benjamin Banneker Academy High School, Brooklyn High School for Law and Technology, and City Poly Tech High School extend their deep gratitude to the Charles Hayden Foundation for the opportunity to conduct the BHSS summer project. The project could not have been successful without their generous support.
Availability
Monday – Saturday
Morning, Afternoon or Evening
Location
123 Demo Street
Manhattan, NY 12345
College Advisement
Each year the ASI conducts a series of college information sessions for students, parents and care givers residing in Central Brooklyn at no charge. Each three hour session is conducted by experienced college advisors, college representatives and representatives from the Gates Millennium Scholars Program. Topics covered during these sessions include: the application process, financial aid, college selection, taking the right college preparatory courses, writing an effective essay, the importance of high school grades, and how to obtain a letter of recommendation. ASI also conducts special Saturday sessions to assist students and their families with the college application.
Availability
Monday – Saturday
Morning, Afternoon or Evening
Location
123 Demo Street
Manhattan, NY 12345
Mosaic Project
The MOSAIC Project was designed to enhance information access and utilization for youth and families residing in Central Brooklyn. As its name suggests, a MOSAIC is a picture or design made up of smaller pieces of stone, colored pieces and or tile to form a work of art. Experience and research inform us that highly effective schools and communities are made up of many components all working together to create a functional whole. In other words, they do several things well at the same time.
MOSAIC Project has the following three components:
* Enhancing the education reform knowledge base of parents and caregivers;
* Influencing systemic policies, decision making and practice; and
* Utilizing information systems to enhance opportunities for success.
Availability
Monday – Saturday
Morning, Afternoon or Evening
Location
123 Demo Street
Manhattan, NY 12345
oratory competition
The annual oratory contest provides a forum for students to develop presentation skills, poise, self-confidence, and a positive competitive spirit. Participating students are required to memorize famous speeches of noted national and international leaders. In the process, they acquire knowledge of life changing benchmarks in the history of the nation and the world. They are also exposed to their rich oral tradition which resonates in the many speeches that are chosen for delivery. Each school is represented by the school winner and a runner -up. While performances are ranked, all participants receive trophies. Judges evaluate each contestant on memorization, delivery, gestures, facial expression, clarity, fluency, tempo, poise, eye contact, and volume.
Availability
Monday – Saturday
Morning, Afternoon or Evening
Location
123 Demo Street
Manhattan, NY 12345
Youth leadership
The annual oratory contest provides a forum for students to develop presentation skills, poise, self-confidence, and a positive competitive spirit. Participating students are required to memorize famous speeches of noted national and international leaders. In the process, they acquire knowledge of life changing benchmarks in the history of the nation and the world. They are also exposed to their rich oral tradition which resonates in the many speeches that are chosen for delivery. Each school is represented by the school winner and a runner -up. While performances are ranked, all participants receive trophies. Judges evaluate each contestant on memorization, delivery, gestures, facial expression, clarity, fluency, tempo, poise, eye contact, and volume.
Availability
Monday – Saturday
Morning, Afternoon or Evening
Location
123 Demo Street
Manhattan, NY 12345