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Special ProgramsEarly Learners Club: the main purpose of this program is supervising the academic progress of your child after classes. The Early Learners Club helps the students to do their homework and to create their own study habit. Includes ballet, karate, computer classes, audiovisual room and homework supervision. The program is for kids from 3 to 9 years old, from Monday thru Thursday. Lunch and transportation are available.
Just Read Program: Just Read is a reading program designed to increase reading outside the classroom and help parents promote literary interest. Its design purposefully integrates the cognitive, motivational, and social aspects of reading. The overarching goal of the program is to increase independent reading for students of all achievement levels while improving attitudes toward books and reading.
The objectives of this program are:
- Promote students' passion for reading allowing them to visualize books as means to learn and have fun.
- Provide additional opportunities for students to practice their reading habits and skills.
- Develop students' critical thinking skills.
- Actively engage parents and guardians in the reading activities throughout the school year.
- Provide strategies for parents and guardians that will help them promote literacy behaviors at home.
- Provide an environment that motivates all members of the school community to read.
United Nations Model: United Nations Model is considered as one of the most important learning experiences to prepare students to live in a global society. This activity is an authentic simulation of the UN that introduces students to diplomatic and negotiation world. The students are known as "delegates" from different countries and prepare solutions, argumentative strategies, and negotiate with allied and adversary countries. The debates are related to peace, security, politics, human rights, environment, poverty and hunger, among others. In these debates, hundreds of delegations participate, following a certain protocol to hold sessions. Our students have participated in several models in the Dominican Republic and New York City. Last year our school held the first New Horizons United Nations Model, with the participation of almost 300 students from 5 different high schools.
Community Projects "Social Work": We believe that values are better learned through community projects where students are exposed to direct experiences with the people they are helping.
From Toddlers to twelfth grade an institution is selected to be helped by our students during the school year (i.e: nursing homes, schools for students with special needs, orphanages). Students collect money to buy food, medicine, school supplies, and toys.
They also share experiences, interact, and spend individual time with the people in these institutions. We have had an excellent response from parents helping us with these projects.
"Estrellas" Program: It is a unique program designed to incorporate concepts learned in the classroom environment with their real-world applications and with a sense of social work. This program integrates different fields of study:
- Biology
- Community action
- Journalism
- Photography
- Public Health
- Information Technology/Web Design
Students that participate in the ESTRELLAS Program are exposed to a team-oriented, interdisciplinary approach of education, the goal of which is to expand the horizons of each participant:
- Learn the applications of classroom concepts as they apply to everyday life.
- Gain a first-hand base of knowledge via actually seeing at-risk people/children in the community.
- Work to disseminate important information to the general public via the concept of "community action" using both hands-on measures as well as the Internet.
Kickboxing: In our after school program we offer kickboxing classes, two times a week, for children older than 12 years. This class is focused on improving self-control, self-defense, and the self-esteem of the participants.
New Horizons Choir: The school has a choir composed by High School students. It participates in different activities, such as Mother's day, Christmas plays, United Nations model. The New Horizons Choir won on the 2002-2003 school year the first prize in a school choirs contest organized by The Elila Mena Music School, on of the most prestigious music institutions of Santo Domingo.
Journalism Club: Students interested in creative and writing activities participate in this club where they learn how to use free-writing techniques, how to make interview and use the appropriate words for specific articles. They have an active participation in our newspaper " The New Horizon" and meet once a week.
Math Club: Students interested in the Math area participate in this club 2 hours a week. The activities are held after school time and the students work with a teacher to solve complex problems, which have Olympiad level. The Math and Science Coordinator supervises and coordinates the club.
Play & Learn Summer Camp: for children from 2 to 12 years old, Play & Learn Summer Camp is the best choice for your kids to enjoy a summer vacation full of fun with an ambiance of positive experiences. This summer camp includes cooking classes, horse back riding classes, arts and crafts, sports, swimming lessons, field trips, computer classes and etiquette lessons, among others.
Pinto's Summer Adventure: is the best option for your kids to enjoy the nature and discover the wonderful world of a farm and its animals. This camp is for children from 8 to 14 years old and take place in Rancho Don Rey, located at Sabana de la Mar. Includes accommodation, transportation, meals, snacks and activities in sessions of one week.
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