Press Releases
May 04, 2012
New York - Harlem Academy has named LaShonda Davis as the new lower school director effective June 2012. Davis has been a lead teacher at Harlem Academy since 2005 and the lower school reading director since 2010.
Harlem Academy is an independent elementary and middle school for high-potential...
February 27, 2012
New York - Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) has awarded a $20,000 grant to Harlem Academy to help launch, implement, and evaluate its grade-eight program.
Harlem Academy is an independent elementary and middle school for high-potential children. The school opened in 2004 with a small...
February 08, 2012
New York - The Consulate General of France in New York hosted a Celebration of Black History Month benefiting Harlem Academy on February 3, 2012. This event and other efforts by the consulate have helped to raise more than $120,000 for the school this year.
The event committee included Ron Agam,...
December 15, 2011
New York - French artists Betty Camus and Ron Agam each visited Harlem Academy recently to work with the school’s fourth graders and share their knowledge and love of art. Their visits were part of the school’s Artists of the World curriculum, which was developed through a cultural outreach...
December 05, 2011
New York - It’s 7 a.m. on a Saturday. Eighth-graders Chris, Kyle, Ardella, and Malik pile into Vinny Dotoli’s car, parked at 111th and Fifth Avenue in Harlem to travel to the Peddie School in New Jersey. Vinny is the head of school at Harlem Academy, a rigorous independent school for...
October 03, 2011
New York - The 2011 Climb for Harlem Academy raised $80,000 to support scholarships this year. Harlem Academy is an independent school (grades 1-8) that prepares bright, motivated students for success at top secondary schools and lifelong learning. More than 90% of students at the school receive...
June 27, 2011
New York - Harlem Academy earned the gold medal at the 2011 New York Times Company Nonprofit Excellence Awards last Thursday. The school was the smallest and youngest organization to be named one of six finalists and is proud to stand alongside City Harvest and Sanctuary for Families who earned...
May 05, 2011
Six Finalists Named in the Fifth Annual New York Times Company Nonprofit Excellence Awards
April 29, 2011
New York - Harlem Academy, an independent school that prepares bright, motivated students for success at top secondary schools, raised $237,000 at its annual benefit last night. The evening offered a window into the Harlem Academy program with the presentation of students’ original writing. Timothy...
April 14, 2011
New York, April 14, 2010---Harlem Academy is probably the only school ever to auction off goats at a New York City benefit.
The innovative private school (located on 111th Street and Fifth Avenue) was born out of a Teachers College, Columbia University masters project and founded in 2004. ...
January 24, 2011
New York - Finding Your Gift: Harlem Academy Welcomes Grammy Winner Patti Austin, Investor and Educator William Mayer and "American Idol" Music Director Ray Chew to Address Students and Bezos Scholars on How to Find Your GiftOn Monday, January 24 at 5:00 pm EST, genConnect.com, the site that...
November 10, 2010
New York - Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Tri-State Area awarded Harlem Academy $20,000 to launch a challenging seventh-grade program for high potential students in Harlem. Harlem Academy works closely with families to prepare its students for success at top secondary...
November 05, 2010
New York - ING New York City Marathon runners projected to raise more than $73,000 for high-potential students at New York’s Harlem Academy
A few runners are making a big difference for Harlem Academy by raising key scholarship dollars racing in the ING New York City Marathon this Sunday, November...
April 23, 2010
Geoffrey S. Fletcher, Academy Award-winning screenwriter, accepts Harlem Academy Award for Excellence.
New York (PRWEB) April 23, 2010 - - Academy Award-Winning Screenwriter Geoffrey S. Fletcher accepted the Harlem Academy Award for Excellence at the school’s seventh annual benefit last night...
April 05, 2010
Geoffrey S. Fletcher, Academy Award-Winning Screenwriter of Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire, to be honored.
New York, NY (PRWEB) April 4, 2010 - - Academy Award-Winning Screenwriter Geoffrey S. Fletcher will receive the Harlem Academy Award for Excellence from the...
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