82nd Street Academics

82nd Street Academics is a non-profit educational institution located in Jackson Heights, New York City. The school is housed at the Community United Methodist Church of Jackson Heights.
History
The Community Church began offering Pre-School classes in 1974. Summer School classes were added in 1985 and aimed at parents who wanted their children to have extra academic preparation during summer vacations. An After School program was started in 1998 with the goal of helping children with homework and providing low-cost tutoring. The organization also opened private Kindergarten classes in the same year.
In 2002, with the opening of a New York City public school on the same street, 82nd Street Academics discontinued the private Kindergarten classes and became a community-based Universal Pre-Kindergarten provider under a contract with the Department of Education.
A year later, the school was incorporated separately from the church as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, and the various programs were united under the guiding mission of helping students take "early steps to college" through early academic foundations.
Current Offerings
Today, 82nd Street Academics accepts over 600 enrollments each year in several different programs: Pre-School (half-day or full-day), Universal Pre-Kindergarten, Extended Day, After School, Summer School, and prep courses SHSAT and SAT. The SAT Prep Course is provided for high school seniors at Renaissance Charter School as part of a consulting contract.
The school is licensed by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to operate the Pre-School, Universal Pre-K, and Summer School programs, and by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services for the After School program.
The Learning Park playground - completed in the fall of 2009 - offers children in the community a unique play experience.

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