The Child Center of New York operates the Roosevelt Island Beacon after school program at PS/IS 217. During the Coronavirus Pandemic, the Roosevelt Island Beacon has gone online with their programs and is adding a Virtual Talk Show. According to the Roosevelt Island Beacon Assistant Director Sakinah Muhammad:
We are hope you are doing well and thank you for your continued efforts during these difficult times! The RI Beacon program will be hosting a weekly talk show via Zoom for 4th Grade-College Students. It will also be recorded and posted on our YouTube
We hope to engage our participants by having them join the live Zoom talk show, every Wednesday from 5:30 – 6:30 pm. The show will focus on various weekly themes and topics suggested by social media audiences. The hour will be broken up into different segments including but not limited to:
- Individual check-ins.
- Themed discussions led by hosts .
- Social media minute (exploring themes of laughter and connection)
- Q & A between the hosts and audience.
We are kindly asking parents, if your child does not have a video consent form, please do not have them join the Zoom call, or kindly send an email stating they have consent to beacon217@childcenterny.org
If you are interested in joining our talk show this Wednesday, email Beacon217@childcenterny.org so you can receive the Zoom meeting details.
As previously reported , as of now, the NYC Beacon Summer Camps have been eliminated due to budget cuts
