The last day of GO Summer culminates with performances that students practice over five weeks of enrichment. This summer saw some hot moves with contemporary (NYSNC?) and African ritual dances, basketball and martial arts skills, drumming, and volcanoes!
First time since 2019, students looked forward to excursions off campus to museums and parks across the city, including the Met, MoMA, Whitney, Fire Museum, Cooper Hewitt Design Musuem, Central Park, Battery Urban Farm, Seaport Musuem, Skyscraper Musuem, Prospect Park Zoo, and Governor's Island!
Corporate volunteer groups gave tons of time and talent during GO Summer enrichment sessions that included yoga, visual arts, mixed media, martial arts, coding, nutrition, and other fun that helped to build students' social-emotional skills. GO is grateful to enthusiastic employees from Blackstone, Brookfield, Cerberus, Five Rings, Flatiron Health, LHi Group, McKinsey, Medidata Solutions, PwC, Spotify, and WeWork!
Their school year having ended a week prior, students returned to GO Project on July 5 for five full weeks of daily summer learning fun at our host-site school campuses Grace Church School, St. Luke's School, and Berkeley Carroll School. Go inside all the highlights of GO Summer 2023.
GO Project was honored to ring the opening bell of the Nasdaq Market on June 28 to celebrate the launch of GO Summer 2023 and raise awareness on education equity in New York City. Watch the full opening bell ceremony here. Photo courtesy of Nasdaq, Inc.
Yumi Cheng and Amanda Lin are former GO students who were awarded $1,000 scholarships from the Meringoff Family Foundation for their winning essays on how GO Project has impacted their educational paths. Both will be attending college in the fall, with Amanda having her sights set on a career in architecture. "One of my career goals is to design, arrange, and make my artwork a reality for the public's benefit. I have the GO Project to thank for being one of the few resources that made me who I am today." Read both essays here.
In May, GO celebrated its graduating 8th Grade students, who have all been participating in GO Project programs since the 1st Grade and will be attending high-performing high schools this fall. Congratulations to all of our grads for achieving their academic goals!
GO Project honored Brookfield Properties with the GO Community Impact Award at the organization's Spring Benefit on April 25, 2023 at Pier Sixty in New York City. Check out all the highlights from GO's annual gala here.
Spring semester saw students arrive on Saturday mornings for favorite character day, culture spirit day, crazy sock day, team spirit day, pajama day, and more!