Bria’s adventure outing!

Twelve-year-old Bria has been enrolled in Friends of the Children NY for over five years.  She was selected to participate in our program when she was in kindergarten.  Like all children asked to join our program, Bria displayed a number of potentially crippling risk factors.  She was disruptive in the classroom, was bullied, and had difficulty socializing with other children.  At the time, she also had an unidentified learning disability and was at the bottom of her class for academic achievement.

In addition to having implemented an Individual Education Plan with her school, Friends of the Children has enrolled her in academic tutoring during the school year and summer camp during the summer. She is also attending our own academic summer camp, which helps her to progress with basic literacy and math skills in order to close the extensive achievement gap that has followed her since kindergarten.

On Fridays, as a part of the academic summer camp, children get a break from the math and reading exercises and participate in an adventure outing.  This past week, Bria and other children had the opportunity to go to the Bronx Zoo!  Thank you for your donation to Bria and other children like her–she truly enjoyed the outdoors and the day of fun thanks to your generosity.