Pave Academy

Home Sweet Home!

admin — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:13:19 +0000

The last few months have been busy as we’ve happily settled into our beautiful, new and permanent home at 732 Henry Street!…

PAVE’s Lego Robotics Team Develops Idea to Help Seniors

admin — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 03:25:36 +0000

The PAVE Bots, PAVE’s Lego Robotics team, have been working for the last few months to create an innovative solution to improve the lives of senior citizens. Here is what they came up with:

Senior O-Matic

After talking to our senior partner, we realized that mobility is a difficult problem for many seniors. We thought about what we could do to improve the lives of seniors.

We came up with the idea of the Senior O-Matic. It includes an emergency button to help seniors in case of an emergency. It has a joystick to move around. It also has pockets that hold arms to help seniors reach high things. It also has claw clips that attach to any railing allowing the chair to move up or down stairs. There is another joystick that controls the wheelchair’s movement up or down the stairs. A fan on the back of the chair powers the chair up or down the railing. The wheelchair can be powered by solar energy or plugged into the wall.

We feel this is a great solution for seniors because it applies to lots of seniors who have mobility problems.

Sources:

Senior Partner, Mrs. B. Angel

Websites:

http://www.care.com/senior-care-caring-for-seniors-with-mobility-problems-p1143-q317311.html

http://www.parentgiving.com/elder-care/mobility-issues-and-the-elderly/

http://claudiap.hubpages.com/hub/Mobility-Solutions-For-Seniors

Team Members

Lizbeth Rivera, 5^th grade

Esther Flatsousis, 5^th grade

Jazmynn Goncalves, 5^th grade

Nya Angel, 5^th grade

Maximillian White, 4^th grade

Anthony Meikle, 5^th grade

Ethan Sing, 4^th grade

Jaquan James, 5^th grade

Sarah Vielle, 5^th grade

Make an Annual Gift to PAVE

admin — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:13:50 +0000

What an exciting year it has been for PAVE! Our school grew to 300 Kindergarten – 5th grade students, their academic growth and achievement on the New York State Math Test placed us in the top 10 charter schools in NYC, and we are moving into a brand new school building on January 2nd! Like all public charter schools, PAVE receives less per pupil funding than traditional public schools and the public funding only covers a minimum academic program. Each year, PAVE’s operating need must be supplemented by private dollars so that we can continue providing a rigorous, comprehensive education to each of our scholars. Please click here for our Annual Update, and consider making a year-end gift to PAVE. Thank you!

We Can Go Home Again!

admin — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:17:47 +0000

Here at PAVE, we have many things to be thankful for.…

PAVE Construction Update – November 2012

admin — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:07:47 +0000

PAVE’s new school building is nearly complete! The facade is done and our team is putting the finishing touches on the interior. We were fortunate that the building sustained minimal damage during Hurricane Sandy and our team is working around the clock to ensure a year-end move. We can’t wait to welcome our scholars to their permanent home in January!

PAVE’s 1st Day Back + Ways You Can Help

admin — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:02:01 +0000

This morning, PAVE welcomed 250 enthusiastic scholars to our new (but temporary) home! Smiles were abundant as our team greeted each student and showed them to their cozy, creative classrooms. Instruction resumed at 7:50am and, even after an 11-day hiatus, it was as if we never skipped a beat. Our accelerated re-opening was made possible by the tremendous dedication of our entire team, a group of all-star volunteers, and the support of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and other government agencies.

How can I help?

Day 6 – PAVE Post-Sandy

admin — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 14:06:56 +0000

It has been an exciting couple of days on the PAVE front! On Friday morning we had no idea where or when we would re-open PAVE and by Friday afternoon we had secured temporary space inside the PAL Miccio (a community center/former Head Start operator in Red Hook). Over the last 4 days, our staff has come together to relocate our school and prepare for students’ return on Wednesday. Read more here.

Important Info About PAVE’s Re-Opening on Wednesday, Nov. 7

admin — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 20:38:35 +0000

PAVE is excited to re-open this week and we look forward to seeing our scholars and families! Please read on for very important information regarding our re-opening.

PAVE will re-open on Wednesday, November 7th at the PAL Miccio located at 110 West 9th Street (between Clinton and Henry).

School Hours: 7:50am – 2:30pm, Monday-Friday
Meals: Scholars can come for breakfast as early as 7:20am; lunch will be served each day.
Uniforms: Please make every effort to send your scholar to school in uniform.
After-School Programs: PS 676 (27), Miccio, and PS 15 (relocated) will pick up participating scholars from PAVE at 2:30pm; we will be in touch if this changes. All PAVE after-school programs are cancelled until further notice.
Busing: PAVE will be providing busing to all regular locations except for the Hicks/9th Street stop and the Clinton/Centre Street stop. Parents should plan on meeting the bus at the normal time in the morning and picking up your child from the bus stop in the afternoon one hour and 15 minutes earlier than normal.

Please contact your child’s teacher with any questions.

PAVE Re-Opens Wednesday, November 7 at Temporary Location

admin — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 22:04:00 +0000

PAVE will re-open to all students on Wednesday, November 7 at 7:20am. PAVE will be located at the PAL Miccio at 110 West 9th Street. Please share this news with other PAVE families. We hope you are all well and look forward to seeing you soon!

Day 4 – PAVE Post-Sandy

admin — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 22:21:24 +0000

We wanted to share with you an update on PAVE and the Red Hook Community. Read more here.…