Summer fun at Masa!
Summer always goes by so fast! Our Pre-K playgroup, literacy program, robotics program, and youth program have been learning and growing all summer. See some of the Masa summer cohort in action below:
Summer begins at Masa
Masa’s summer program began yesterday! We’re offering two robotics courses, two literacy courses, and a youth program this summer, and we’re so excited to have gotten started! In the coming weeks, we’ll also share details for some upcoming community events geared towards families of children under 5. Stay tuned!
May Update
Better late than never — see what we’ve been working on in our most recent newsletter. May included a visit from the new DOE Chancellor, Richard Carranza; a feature in El Diario about our parent organizing group’s campaign to end race-based bullying in local schools; and gearing up for summer!
Check out our Spring update!
Our Spring newsletter is out! Take a look here and read about our new parenting courses, upcoming robotics programs, and more!
The Masa team is running the NYC marathon!
A dedicated group of runners will be running the NYC marathon and fundraising for Masa! Learn more about our awesome team here. We’ll be sharing more information about our runners in the coming months, but please visit our fundraising page to learn more for now!
April Event Calendar
We have several workshops and events in April — check out our calendar here!
Masa is recruiting volunteers for Children’s Day!
Día del Niño (Children’s Day) is a celebration that originated in Mexico, and now is observed in many Latin American countries. Día del Niño focuses on the importance of loving, accepting and appreciating children. Come join us as we celebrate! We will be hosting activities such as early literacy, science, art, and a raffle with prizes!
Saturday, April 28th
2:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Neumann Hall
601 Melrose Avenue, Bronx, NY
This is a free event that is open to the community. Want to volunteer? Please fill out this form to be considered.
Pre-K Enrollment Workshop / Workshop to apply to Pre-K
If your child was born in 2014 and resides in the following area codes:10454, 10459, 10474, 10032, 10033, 10040
Would like to enroll them in school for September 2018?
We can help!
When: Saturday, February 10, 2018 from 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Where: Tlanezcalli Community Center: 2770 Third Avenue, Bronx NY 10455 (Between 146th and 147th street)
To schedule an appointment please call (917) 900-2343 and ask for Yhilda
We look forward to hearing from you!
Start the New Year right — help with tax prep at Masa!
On February 17th, Masa will be hosting a free tax prep day in partnership with Ariva.
If you’re interested in supporting this and other free tax preparation events during the upcoming tax season, helping families avoid expensive tax prep fees, *especially* if you speak Spanish, you can apply to become a volunteer with Ariva — you’ll get free, IRS-certified tax training and the opportunity to help out with 4 free tax prep days from January-April!
If you apply, don’t forget to mention you want to volunteer at Masa on February 17th!
We’re having a toy drive!
Do you want to bring holiday cheer to the kids at Masa? We’re having a holiday toy drive! We even created an Amazon wish list with a bunch of fun toys that Masa kids are sure to love: http://a.co/6t0x9yx
If you’d like to donate a toy, you can take or ship unwrapped toys (please no fake weapons or war-themed toys) — whether from the wish list or not — to our offices through December 22nd:
Tlanezcalli Community Center
2770 Third Avenue, 1st Floor
Bronx, NY 10455
Between 146th & 147th
In addition, if you’d like to donate funds specifically for this purpose, you can do so here: https://masany.org/2017toydrive
Questions? Please e-mail education@masany.org — thank you for your support!