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Tuesday, June 30,2009

SASF Kicks Off Free Summer Camps For City Youth

Sessions Led City-Wide

By NYFS Staff

Woodside, Queens – The Sports & Arts in Schools Foundation (SASF), a leading provider of after school and summer programming for NYC public school students, on July 1st opened Sports & Arts Summer Camps at almost 50 school locations across the five boroughs. The camps – operating with support from the New York City Council (Christine C. Quinn, Speaker), the Dept. of Youth & Community Development (Jeanne B. Mullgrav, Commissioner) and the Dept. of Education (Joel I. Klein, Chancellor) – are run by highly-trained, licensed site directors and feature instruction from some of the city’s top sports professionals and arts institutions – all free of charge to participants.

SASF’s Sports & Arts Summer Camps are open to all NYC children ages 6 – 12 on a first-come, first-served basis. For a list of camp locations across the city or for more detail, visit SASF’s Summer Camp feature online at www.sasfny.com.

“Summer is a wonderful time to be young in New York, with the great variety of fun and unique activities this city has to offer,” said SASF Executive Director James R. O’Neill. “Our Sports & Arts Summer Programs bring these special activities – from ballroom dancing to golf – to neighborhoods where they would not otherwise be found, and to youth that would not otherwise experience them.”

SASF has contracted with dozens of sports, arts and educational enrichment organizations from around the city to provide top-quality instruction in a relaxed, recreational environment.

Groups such as Play Rugby USA, Woodside Fencing, Metro Soccer, the NY Metropolitan Martial Arts Foundation and Hobby Quest Inc. bring their specialized curriculum to school yards and classrooms from Gravesend, Brooklyn to Hunt’s Point in the Bronx.

In addition, 21 Academic Summer sites – where the curriculum focuses helping middle school students prepare for high school – are now operating. Here, youngsters receive instruction on topics such as study skills improvement, character development and project-based learning.

Established in 1992, the not-for-profit Sports & Arts in Schools Foundation (SASF) seeks to improve the lives of New York City’s public school students by offering a wide variety of year-long after-school, Saturday, vacation and summer activities – including team and individual sports, performing and visual arts, and academic tutoring – that emphasize skill development, physical and mental well-being, and a positive overall outlook on the educational experience.

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