The 3rd Annual CTE Partner Appreciation Event was successfully presented on Monday, February 29, 2016, in collaboration with the Advisory Council for Career & Technical Education, the United Federation of Teachers and the NYC Department of Education. The event honored the invaluable support of our industry partners and saluted the outstanding achievements of our students and CTE programs.  

The event launched the first ever CTE Partner of the Year Award. The Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association won the award. The event also honored MTA's Patrick Smith with a special recognition award for his longstanding commitment to CTE. 

NYC CTE thanks all schools who participated and showcased the best of CTE at this event. 

CTE students Nicholas Bhurasingh and Julio Pineda, together with their coach Miquel Sierra beat out 11 other schools to win the NY regional round of the Automotive Technology Competition and are ready to vie for a new title and an opportunity at competing for more than $3 million in scholarships and prizes at the National Competition.

In February, Edison students competed in the Regional round of the automotive competition as if they were technicians working at a dealership.  Each team in the contest had to fix issues ranging from cars not starting to making sure the windshield wipers worked properly.  All work had to be completed for an auto inspection within three hours.  

Chancellor Fariña met the contestants to congratulate and wish them a successful performance in the finals. 

On March 12, several teams from CTE schools competed at the First Robotics Competition held at the Javitz center. Teams from Midwood High School won numerous accolades. We congratulate all schools and teams who participated in this exciting annual competition! Special congratulations to UA School for Global Commerce who won the Rookie All Star Award and are on their way to the finals in St. Louis! 

On March 23, 2016, The Urban Assembly Maker Academy hosted its first ever Design Jam. Organized by UA Maker's CTE Advisory Board members Paul McConnell of Intersection, Louisa Campbell of Parsons, Nick Normal of the World Maker Faire and Stephen Gilman of Maker-state, the event presented 10th grade students with an authentic problem-statement and tasked teams to solve the problem by designing either an app, social media campaign, robot or school tradition. The problem-statement: How can UA Maker increase its enrollment of girls? Enrollment has decreased by ~6% each year since its opening in 2014; currently, females make up only 34% of the total student body.

Each team was coached by a maker industry professional from companies such as Prolific Interactive, Engine Digital, Second Muse, General Assembly and more! Teams were evaluated on their use of design thinking as a problem-solving schema and on their final product. Judges included Deputy Borough President Matthew Washington, Maddy Maxey of The CRATED, Craig Nevill-Manning of Sidewalk Labs, Amanda O'Donnell of Intersection + Women in Tech, Michelle Gonsieski of the Manhattan Supreme Civil Court, and Alexis Goldberg of The Urban Assembly. 

Here is the link to the student filmed, produced, edited, video that was an "entry doc" for the event:

At age 33, Amar Santana has come a long way.  Born in Queens, he now resides in Orange County CA and is an Executive Chef/Partner at Broadway by Amar Santana in Laguna Beach, California and Vaca Restaurant in Costa Mesa, California.

Amar is an alumni of the Long Island City High School and CCAP. NYC CTE congratulates its incredible alumni and executive Chef for his performance on the national TV show Top Chef and winning first runner up!

“We want all of our students to know that this part of the process of getting into a postsecondary option is something that we’re going to help them do and that it’s going to be a normal part of their lives,”

- Phil Weinberg, Deputy Chancellor at the Department of Education

On Saturday, March 5th, 2016, Thomas Edison hosted a citywide skills competition where students from across the NYC put their skills to the test in a battle to represent their school at a state level. More than 15 high schools participated in challenges that ranged from cosmetology to aviation, to showcase their talent and provide valuable lessons in competitive performance.

On March 22, 2016, more than 250 of our female students convened at the United Federation of Teachers to hear from accomplished, determined women who have pursued careers in every career cluster. The narrative and advice of these successful, prominent women served as an inspiration to high school women.

The day began with inspiring messages from Senior Executive Director, Office of Postsecondary Readiness, Vanda Belusic Volor and an incredibly motivating key note address from New York Times best selling author, Regina Calcaterra. Students got to hear from panelists across multiple career pathways including STEM, Business and Finance, Law and Public Service, Entrepreneurship etc. 

NYC CTE salutes and congratulates the incredible founders of this event, Tara Bellevue (NY State Director, NAF) and Marsha Iverson (CTE Technical Assistance Center, NY)

On March 22, 2016, Ralph McKee High School students participated in NPower’s Mock Interview Program hosted by Citi.  Students traveled to Citi’s 388 Greenwich St location to participate in a half day workshop where Citi employees spoke about financial literacy and interviewing skills.  The interactive session ended with students putting their interviewing skills into practice by participating in two rounds of mock interviews with Citi volunteers.  At the end of the day there was a mutual exchange of knowledge and admiration.

Now entering its fifth year, CTE Summer Scholars recruits students from a number of New York City’s strongest career and technical education (CTE) programs in:  information technology, and advertising & media. Participating students are rising seniors and juniors who have been selected for the program through a selective application process. 

The NYC Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) is accepting applications for the summer of 2016. If you are a NYC youth between the ages of 14-24 who is looking for valuable work experience and earning money this summer, please complete the SYEP application and take the first step to landing your dream summer job.
 
How to Apply?
Please click here  to apply to SYEP. If you have any questions, please call 1.800.246.4646.
 
What The Program Offers?
 
Work Experience: Participants work in a variety of entry-level jobs at government agencies, hospitals, summer camps, nonprofits, small businesses, law firms, museums, sports enterprises, and retail organizations

Earn Extra Money: Get paid while gaining skills that will help develop your career. All SYEP participants are paid at NYS minimum wage 

Career Readiness Training: Learn essential workplace readiness skills, business etiquette, financial literacy, and many other skills that will help jumpstart your career.

Who is Eligible?
Youth between the ages of 14-24
Resident of one of the five boroughs of New York City
Legally allowed to work in New York City  
 
Application Deadline: April 15th, 2016. 

Please save the date on Thursday, May 12 at 6:00 pm for the High School of Art and Design 2016 Fashion Show.

Click here to RSVP

Location: Pratt Institute | Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator
630 Flushing Ave., #704, Brooklyn, NY 11206

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In our honor of National Teacher Appreciation Day, this event is Fit 4 Life NYC's  way of giving back to NYC teachers who give 110% of themselves each day to our youth.  

A school can sign up for a free class, which will take place on-site at their school.  The teachers pick the day, time and class.  All classes are modified to meet the fitness needs and level of all participating teachers.
Prizes are given to the top 3 Teacher Fit Day schools (Hello Fresh! Vitamin Shoppe and Brooks swag) and the winning school's Teacher Team Captain (a free pair of Brooks running sneakers to be exact!)

Online registration

The direct contact for Teacher Fit Day is, Program Manager, Ms. Taylor Burner,tburner@fit4lifenyc.com or      718-210-3374 ext. 104.
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