News/Events

The NYC Charter Artists Collective  blog was initiated by Ann Ledo-Lane of Bronx Charter School for the Arts as a resource for Artists working in NYC Charter Schools. Beginning with their Spring Conference in 2011 titled ” Stretch and Explore”, Bronx Arts has been leading professional development workshops for charter school arts specialists with the desire of creating a professional learning community that inspires and supports high quality arts education. This blog exists to serve as their forum for sharing news, lessons and resources in the charter school arts community.

http://nycharterartists.blogspot.com/

If you have anything to share or post please email:  dmarshall@bronxarts.net
Live artfully!

Thank you all so much for supporting our Bronx Arts Recognize event, and helping us honor our Founder’s Award recipients.  We are sincerely appreciative of your contributions and overjoyed to have you as part of the Bronx Arts family.  Supporters, like you, are a crucial thread in the fabric of our school community.  It is because of your generosity that we are able to provide a quality education and an inspiring and nurturing environment for every student at Bronx Arts.

Congratulations Swizz Beatz on being named Chair of “Friends of Bronx Arts.”  We look forward to your work as chairman in the years to come.

To view the event invitation, click below!

http://youtu.be/vBHNvDq7F24

http://www.bronxarts.net/news/events/

To view pictures from this event, click below!

http://www.bronxarts.net/category/news-events/picture-gallery/

To view the film from the event, click here!

www.weissmanstudio.com/clients/BronxArts/TributeVideosc.mov

Tillamook Cheddar, the extraordinary dog that paints, will perform for our families on Wednesday, October 19 at 6:00pm.

www.tillamookcheddar.com

Letter to Mr. Kevin Convey, Editor-in-Chief of the New York Daily News:

Dear Mr. Convey,

On behalf of Bronx Charter School for the Arts, I am writing in response to an August 8^th article entitled, “City’s Most Dangerous Schools”.   As the article quoted one statistic from a survey taken by only 6% of our student body, we strongly feel that this article unfairly misrepresented our school.  It is imperative that we share more information that reflects the true nature of our school community.

The article drew upon the New York City Department of Education’s 2010-2011 School Survey.  Taken by teachers, families, and middle and high school students, this survey was only given to our 19 6^th grade students; therefore representing a very small percentage of our total student body.  In addition, our 6^th grade students participated in a year-long bullying awareness and prevention initiative as part of our character education program and, therefore, were more aware of acts of bullying and sensitive to thes questions on the survey. 

In fact, the majority of the responses from the survey showed that students and families felt that “the school creates a physically and emotionally secure environment.”  Within the Safety and Respect questions answered by our parents, our scores were overwhelmingly positive, ranging from 79%-93%.  Furthermore, 84% of our 6^th grade students survey, those same students whose responses were used to identify our elementary school as “dangerous”, answered that they feel safe in our school.  

Bronx Arts is committed to ensuring a safe and secure environment that promotes optimal student success.   Amongst our various stakeholders – students, families, staff, and Trustees – Bronx Arts is seen as a school where all students are nurtured, loved, and protected.   Visitors to our school, including prominent New York City elected officials, foundation representatives and other private supporters, as well as other educators have all remarked on the overwhelming sense of happiness and well-being felt from our young students. 

It is disappointing to know that one of your journalists could take one isolated statistic and create an illusion about our school that is so far from the truth.  We take great pride in our school community and appreciate the opportunity to present to you and your readers a more accurate reflection of Bronx Arts.

 Sincerely,

 Christina D. Brown

Executive Director

Bronx Charter School for the Arts comes full circle with its 4th full-school musical – a thrilling concert production of our inaugural musical, Once On This Island, Jr., a timeless tale about the power of love and the stories that weave the generations together.  Join us at the magnificent Danny Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, as our young performing artists use Music, Theatre, Dance, and Visual Arts to bring this heartwarming and entertaining story to life.