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  • Queens Academy High School
  • Flushing, NY
  • Nearly all students from low‑income households

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Our students are "bright lights" who often times come from single family working class to poor immigrant homes. They in many instances will be the first in their families to finish high school and or attend post secondary institutions. Many are eager to learn but face several challenges. For instance, for some English is not the primary language spoken at home and many of our students must work to help contribute to the family support. Further, some students have been affiliated with gangs, like Blood & Cripps and the YB (Young Bosses) and YG (Young Gunners) and the Latin Kings, often for survival purposes. My students yearn for positive role models and for activities such as a wellness club that can provide positive support. To create our wellness club we need several tools. Among those tools are the following:yoga mats, exercise machines, jump ropes, weights, DVDs that teach meditation and yoga techniques. Cerebral music CDs (jazz, etc.) create a calm and contemplative mood.

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Our students are "bright lights" who often times come from single family working class to poor immigrant homes. They in many instances will be the first in their families to finish high school and or attend post secondary institutions. Many are eager to learn but face several challenges. For instance, for some English is not the primary language spoken at home and many of our students must work to help contribute to the family support. Further, some students have been affiliated with gangs, like Blood & Cripps and the YB (Young Bosses) and YG (Young Gunners) and the Latin Kings, often for survival purposes. My students yearn for positive role models and for activities such as a wellness club that can provide positive support. To create our wellness club we need several tools. Among those tools are the following:yoga mats, exercise machines, jump ropes, weights, DVDs that teach meditation and yoga techniques. Cerebral music CDs (jazz, etc.) create a calm and contemplative mood.

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