PrepPlus

PrepPlus, the school's academic support and enrichment program, runs from 7:15 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Among its staff members are high school and college-age Community Prep graduates who serve as tutors and mentors.

Offerings include:

• an after-school silent study with teachers and tutors
• group and individual tutoring sessions offered before, during and after school hours with tutors, mentors and the school's reading specialist
• an after-school enrichment program that includes:
  • music lessons
  • arts and crafts
  • sports and recreation
  • graphic design
  • local foods project
  • field trips (for example, a class in the dark room at AS220, a hike to Purgatory Chasm, a trip to a farm, or an afternoon at the movies)
  • playwriting, drama club and performances
• supervised use of the school's computer room and library

For information about the After-School Program, contact Gina Rodríguez-Drix or Norman Ospina at 521.9696. ext 316.  For information about music lessons, contact Janine Lee at 521-9696.