It’s been an exciting month at Legacy! During Respect For All Week, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn (District 3) paid a visit to Legacy School for Integrated Studies, for a discussion with ENACT students on diversity and respect. Earlier in the week, City Council Member Robert Jackson (District 7), Chair of the Council Education Committee, dropped in on a student workshop at Legacy. During the workshop, Council Member Jackson played a disruptive student in a role play activity in front of the class.
For the past three years, the City Council’s Dropout Prevention & Intervention Initiative has funded ENACT in three NYC schools with high dropout rates, including Legacy. Help us get this important initiative renewed! Contact Johanna Creswell at johanna.creswell@enact.org to find out how you can show your support of ENACT in order to keep us in Legacy and our other Dropout Prevention schools!
Join ENACT for an end-of-the-year celebration of our students’ achievements during the year-long Dropout Prevention Program. ENACT students from five schools will showcase performances that explore the challenges students face that too often result in dropping out of school.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College
RSVP to RSVP@enact.org
American Eagle Outfitters Foundation**
Assurant Foundation
BJ’s Charitable Foundation
Credit Suisse Americas Foundation
Metzger-Price Fund
The MCJ Amelior Foundation
The Morrison & Foerster Foundation
The Neuberger Berman Foundation
The Riverside Church Sharing Fund
The Sexauer Foundation
**Special thanks to American Eagle Outfitters Foundation
for their generous in-kind donation!
Over 50 people attended ENACT's first "Evening of Jazz" on March 26, raising over $5,000. The evening was highlighted with great music by the Saul Rubin Quartet featuring Lezlie Harrison. Our thanks to Saul Rubin, who provided a lovely venue; Jennifer Arrigo for all her assistance; and silent auction donors including Saul Rubin, Janet Tsai, Miles Grose, Emily Weiner, Emilie Ward, Jodie Serota, and Almond Restaurant. We look forward to making it an annual event!
“In My Skin” premiered at Tottenville High School, Legacy School, and Queens Children’s Center during Respect For All Week. Written by Michael Jones, a long-time ENACT teaching artist, ENACT’s newest play teaches respect, self-acceptance, decision-making, independent thinking, and empathy. Visit the ENACT website for more information on this exciting new play.
The Parent Advisory Committee meets regularly to create a community of support for ENACT parents and increase opportunities for them to get involved with their children at school. The next Parent Advisory Committee meeting is early May 2010. Contact Johanna Creswell at johanna.creswell@enact.org to find out how you can get involved with the ENACT Parent Advisory Committee.
Since 1987, ENACT has used its pioneering creative drama approach to promote
self-awareness for dynamic change in NYC public school students.
self-awareness for dynamic change in NYC public school students.