Physical Education for Public Schools Program
In September 2008, StreetSquash, in partnership with several Harlem public schools, initiated our P.E. For Public Schools Program at the newly opened SL Green StreetSquash Center. This new initiative enables StreetSquash to extend our services to a greater number of under-served children and address a major problem faced by Harlem public schools: woefully inadequate physical education resources that leave their students with little to no organized physical activity. In addition, the P.E. for Public Schools Program increases accessibility to squash, a sport which has traditionally been both foreign to and out of reach for most low-income residents of New York City.
Currently, the P.E. for Public Schools Program partners with the following Harlem schools: Academy for Social Action, Sisulu Walker, and Central Park East. Each class serves 25-40 students ranging from 5th to 9th grade and offers both squash instruction and fitness activities. Classes run Monday through Friday during the school day and run throughout the academic year. With our P.E For Public Schools Program, StreetSquash hopes to one day serve an additional 700 Harlem students per year. Alumni from our after school program help staff the P.E. program.
