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Empowering Girls One Move At A Time

March 12, 2020
In honor of International Women's Month, Chess in the Schools (CIS) held their annual All Girls NYC Chess Championship on Saturday, March 7th at PS 11 in Manhattan. Five girls represented Team CPC-DYCD at the tournament.
March 12, 2020

NYC FIRST Lego League

March 10, 2020
Team 21 City Shapers spent another weekend competing in the FIRST Lego League Semi-Finals for a chance to advance to the finals. On Sunday, March 1st, the team of 11 fifth graders from Chrystie Street School-Age Center spent the entire day at John Dewey High School competing against 35 teams.
March 10, 2020

CPC Testifies About Childhood Literacy and ELLs at Youth Services Committee Hearing

February 21, 2020
Mary Cheng, CPC Childhood Development Services Director, testified about the value of literacy programming at our 11 afterschool sites and how the benefits impact the lives of young English language learners and their families during the NYC Council Youth Services Committee hearing on January 14th.
February 21, 2020

CPC Chrystie Street Advances to Lego League Semi-Finals

February 6, 2020
After meeting week after week for the past three months and accumulating over 25 hours of engineering and coding time, the day of the competition finally arrived. On Saturday, February 1st, 11 fifth graders from Chrystie Street School-Age Child Care Center represented their group and CPC in the DYCD-sponsored FIRST Lego League Qualifier.
February 6, 2020

CPC Chrystie Street Raises $1,400 in Rice Bowl Campaign

January 10, 2020
The kids at CPC Chrystie Street School Age Child Care Center ended 2019 by giving back. They participated in a Rice Bowls campaign to collect money to provide food for children living in 58 home orphanages in nine countries.
January 10, 2020
Paralympian Rudy Garcia-Tolson Speaks to Class

Paralympian Rudy Garcia-Tolson Visits CPC Chrystie Street School-Age Child Care Center

December 17, 2019
Paralympian, paratriathlete, and motivational speaker Rudy Garcia-Tolson spent an afternoon at CPC Chrystie Street School-Age Child Care Center on December 11th. He was able to share his inspirational life story as a double above-knee amputee through a partnership with Rising New York Road Runners.
December 17, 2019

CPC School-Age Programs Keep Calm and Play Chess

December 10, 2019
What do CPC school-age participants do on the weekends?  Play chess, of course! On November 23rd, eighteen CPC kids participated in NYC Department of Youth and Community Development's (DYCD’s) 6th Annual Chess Masters Tournament
December 10, 2019

CPC Queens School-Age Child Care Center Students Learn About Healthy Living with the Mets and Olympic Boxers

September 30, 2019
Thanks to ROC NATION, the students of CPC Queens School-Age Child Care Center (SACCC) at PS 20 were able to meet NY Mets players J.D. Davis and Dominic Smith, as well as Chinese Olympic boxers, Zhilei Zhang and Fanlong Meng.
September 30, 2019

Youth of CPC-Trinity Youth Arts Network Sing and Perform on Guitar, Ukulele, and Recorder

June 25, 2019
Two CPC-Trinity Youth Arts Network concerts at St. Paul’s Chapel and Oversea Chinese Mission Church on June 17th and June 18th 2019 featured performances by children and youth from CPC’s afterschool programs.
June 25, 2019
Students at PS130 During a Workshop on Sugary Drinks

Youth Committee Hosts Sugary Drink Awareness Workshops at Afterschool Sites

May 24, 2019
The interactive workshops included engaging videos, sugary drink ranking and matching games in which participants had to guess how many grams of sugar are in different drinks, and even a Kahoot! quiz game.
May 24, 2019
Annual Cullman Rookie Tournament

First Place Awarded to Seven CPC Chrystie Street Afterschool Children

May 13, 2019
Saturday, May 4th was a very exciting day for seven children from CPC Chrystie Street School-Age Child Care Center.  Surely, the force was with them as they competed in the 22nd Annual Cullman Rookie Chess Tournament and won the first place team trophy! 
May 13, 2019

CPC Confucius Plaza Daycare Center's Rising Stars Performance

June 5, 2018
Trinity chorus classes collaborates with Ready Readers and NYC Children's Theater to bring families together for a celebration of the arts.
June 5, 2018

Trinity Church Wall Street: Partners in Music Education [Video]

May 14, 2018
Trinity Church Wall Street partners with CPC’s afterschool childcare programs to provide music education to more than 280 children across Manhattan’s Chinatown.
May 14, 2018
CPC Homecrest SACCC 1st grade_Students Presenting The Dark

Ready Readers Bring Books To Life

March 2, 2018

Our Ready Readers program at Homecrest SACCC at P.S.

March 2, 2018
Sitora scooping up the quail eggs

Recipe Rescue Your Breakfast With Sitora

February 7, 2018

In December, students from our Homecrest SACCC at P.S. 153 after-school program entered into Department of Youth and Community Development's Recipe Rescue culinary competition. Students were challenged to create a healthier version of their choice of an original family recipe.

February 7, 2018
Azqa in Chess Tournament area

Learning Chess, Building Confidence

December 12, 2017

On Saturday, December 2, 2017, students from CPC’s Homecrest SACC at P.S. 153 attended the 4th Annual NYC Dept. for Youth & Community Development (DYCD) Chess Masters Tournament.

December 12, 2017
CPC_Flushing BID_Macys Holiday Kickoff 2017

Students Bring Holiday Cheer to Flushing with Flushing BID and Macys

December 8, 2017

The joy of the holidays is never more apparent than on the faces of children. CPC Queens School-Age Child Care Center was thrilled to join the Flushing BID and Macys’ Holidays Lighting 2017.

December 8, 2017
CPC Youth Arts Network at Trinity Concert

CPC Awarded Grant to Extend CPC Youth Arts Network

November 15, 2017

CPC is excited to announce the expansion of the CPC Youth Arts Network with the continued support of the Trinity Church Wall Street Grants Program. CPC began the CPC Youth Arts Network during the 2014-2015 school year through a grant from the Trinity Church Wall Street Grants Program.

November 15, 2017
Book Signing for "Satellite Baby" with CPC's Young Authors

Book Signing for "Satellite Baby" with CPC's Young Authors

May 23, 2017

On May 22, 2017, CPC's young authors at the CPC Queens School-Age Child Care Center celebrated the launch of their book titled Satellite Baby. A “satellite baby” is a child who is born in the US but is sent for kinship care abroad and then returns to the US to be r

May 23, 2017
NYer of the Week: Lois Lee

NYer of the Week: Lois Lee

February 13, 2017

On February 10, 2017, Lois Lee, Director of CPC Queens School-Age Child Care Center @ PS20 and CPC Queens Corona UPK, was featured as NY1's "NYer of the Week".

February 13, 2017
Learning and Building Confidence at DYCD Chess Masters Tournament

Learning and Building Confidence at DYCD Chess Masters Tournament

January 31, 2017

On Saturday, January 28, 2017, Stacey Kourbanov (4th grade) and Shahrom Sayfullobekov (5th grade) represented CPC's Homecrest COMPASS @ PS153 at the 3rd Annual DYCD Chess Masters Tournament. Shahrom and Stacey joined over three hundred students from DYCD programs for the tournament.

January 31, 2017
CPC Increases Awareness for the Developmental Needs of Satellite Babies

CPC Increases Awareness for the Developmental Needs of Satellite Babies

December 29, 2016

On December 21, 2016, Sinovision broadcasted a story on the increasing number of “satellite babies”  in the US.

December 29, 2016
“My Family” Warms Hearts and Wins Young Poet’s Society Competition

“My Family” Warms Hearts and Wins Young Poet’s Society Competition

December 28, 2016

In honor of the season for giving, NYC Department of Youth & Community Development (DYCD) hosted a “Young Poet’s Society” competition. The competition invited youth who are enrolled in a DYCD funded program to submit a poem around the theme of “family”.

December 28, 2016
Born in U.S., Raised in China, Satellite Babies on WNYC & NPR

Born in U.S., Raised in China, Satellite Babies on WNYC & NPR

October 16, 2016

CPC School-Aged Child Care program Director Lois Lee, and former Queens School-Aged Child Care Center student and now high school volunteer, Vicky Pan, told WNYC the story and challenge of living in one country with relatives during the first years of their lives while th

October 16, 2016
CPC Staff Honored at DYCD COMPASS CARES Professional Achievement Awards

CPC Staff Honored at DYCD COMPASS CARES Professional Achievement Awards

May 31, 2016

On May 26, 2016, CPC Queens School-Age Child Care Center program director Lois Lee was honored for Professional Excellence at the NYC Department of Youth & Community Development (DYCD) Comprehensive After School System of New York City (COMPASS) C

May 31, 2016
April 25, 2016
The Race to the Finish Line

The Race to the Finish Line

December 29, 2015

Introduction by CPC staff, article by Pike Street COMPASS @ PS2 Participant E. Chen

December 29, 2015
100 Youth Volunteered at the Carnival For All Children

100 Youth Volunteered at the Carnival For All Children

July 13, 2015

On June 30, 2015, CPC and Assemblymember Ron Kim hosted a "Carnival For All Children" with over 1,000 children and parents in attendance and staffed by over 100 CPC volunteers, many of them high school youth.

July 13, 2015
CPC Queens School Age Child Care Center Leads the Trend for Increased School Day and After School Partnership

CPC Queens School Age Child Care Center Leads the Trend for Increased School Day and After School Partnership

June 15, 2015

A balance of day school education, after school assistance, enrichment and access to community resources is becoming the new norm for child development today.

CPC Trinity Music Program Students Experience TADA!

CPC Trinity Music Program Students Experience TADA!

May 19, 2015

Thanks to the Trinity Foundation, 160 children from CPC's Trinity Music Program at PS130 and Chrystie Street and their parents were able to enjoy a live musical theater performance of "The Trials of Alice in Wonderland" at the TADA! Youth Theater.

May 19, 2015
CPC Trinity Music Program Brings Holiday Cheer to Manhattan

CPC Trinity Music Program Brings Holiday Cheer to Manhattan

December 19, 2014

Throughout the month of December, the children of CPC's Trinity Music Program have been proudly sharing their choral skills and the joy of the Holidays through song.

December 19, 2014
Summer Cook Shop Begins at OST@PS153 Summer Program

Summer Cook Shop Begins at OST@PS153 Summer Program

August 19, 2014

July 9, 2014 was the start of our very first Cookshop over at CPC@P.S.153 Summer Program! We'd like to offer our heartfelt thanks to the "Food Banks for New York City" for providing our kids with so many delicious and tasty treats.

August 19, 2014