Amid the coronavirus pandemic, AHRC NYC’s new special education school opened on Staten Island for the 2020-2021 school year to serve school-age and preschool students with autism and other disabilities. As reported by silive.com, the school opened its doors last week for a Family Fun Day for families of currently enrolled students, as well as an…
by Christina Muccioli, Vice President of Education, AHRC NYC On Sunday, January 12th, Senator Andrew S. Gounardes held a Town Hall and Resource Fair at Edward B. Shallow JHS 227 in Brooklyn. Also in attendance were AHRC NYC’s Vice President of Education, Christina Muccioli, Principal Christopher Uccellini of AHRC Middle/High School, and Matthew Schultz, the Psychologist from Brooklyn Blue Feather Elementary School. AHRC NYC’s elementary school and middle/high school reside…
AHRC New York City’s Education Department is happy to announce that Deborah Bianco is the new Principal of Howard Haber ELC. Debbie has worked for AHRC NYC’s Educational Services since 1992, working at the original Brooklyn Blue Feather as a Special Education teacher. She was soon promoted to the position of “Head Teacher” (Program Coordinator)…
AHRC New York City’s Education Department wants to formally recognize our two new principals for the 2019-20 school years, Sandra Evangelista and Christopher Uccellini. Sandra has been promoted as Principal to Astoria Blue Feather Early Learning Center (ELC) in Astoria, Queens. Sandra has worked at Astoria since 2005. Initially, she was hired as a special…
Faculty members, children, and their families at Howard Haber Early Learning Center in the Bronx could not have dreamed of a more perfect Friday for the school’s Summer Carnival on August 9. Children with and without disabilities were entertained together with a cache of classic carnival games and activities set up by the school’s teachers and staff….
“Pomp and Circumstance” rang through Kings County on June 25 and June 26 as students from Brooklyn Blue Feather Elementary School (BBF) and AHRC Middle/High School (MHS) celebrated their graduation days. Both ceremonies were filled with emotions, music, and recognition of the great strides made by remarkable children and young adults. Brooklyn Blue Feather Elementary…
Britney Lopez would not let go of her tablet before going through security at Newark Liberty International Airport as part of AHRC New York City’s Wings for All® event. Maria Aviles, Britney’s mother, expected this would be as far as her daughter would go during a dress rehearsal for air travel on Saturday, May 18. But with…
For the 6th consecutive year, AHRC New York City’s Educational Services collaborated with Delta Airlines, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, (PANYNJ) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to hold Wings for Autism ® at LaGuardia International Airport. Introduced by The Arc over a decade ago, Wings for Autism ® is an…
written by Estefania Flores, Transition Coordinator, AHRC Middle High School Students at AHRC Middle High School are learning new professional skills every day! Here are some examples: CVS Pharmacy For the past five months, every Tuesday and Thursday, Jalyn C. has been enthusiastically working at the Fort Hamilton CVS Store. He has a number of responsibilities there. He…
The weather outside was frightful, but the children’s cheer inside of Francis of Paola Early Learning Center was only delightful. On December 18th, 2018, the school held its annual Winter Carnival and was paid a visit by its local Assemblyman, Joseph R. Lentol. The assemblyman came to meet with the children and staff members as well…