The Tompkins Square Middle School After School Program offers TSMS students a safe space, resources, and guidance to learn, explore, and develop in a ways that extend beyond the realm of the school day. The program operates Monday through Friday from 3:25PM to 5:55PM throughout the school year, and is free to all participants. The After School Program offers students the opportunity to choose from of a rich array of engaging classes in a variety of areas. Classes include academic support with a daily hour of homework help on grade level alongside TSMS teachers and NYU tutors; physical activities such as Soccer, Table Tennis, Dance, and Basketball; and classes in the creative arts such as Fashion Design, Art, Music, and Drama. Other classes include Newspaper, Gardening, and more. The program is aligned with the school's mission to create a learning community with high academic standards dedicated to fostering ethical, caring, self-reflective, and critical thinkers.

In previous years, the TSMS After School Program was operated in partnership with a local non-profit organization. However, due to the loss of a large federal grant, at the close of the 2007-2008 school year, the non-profit was left with no choice but to close their site here at TSMS. Despite this, Tompkins Square Middle School remains committed to the After School Program, and therefore has completely taken on its funding and operation. This commitment, while essential, is quite straining on the school's already limited budget, and therefore TSMS is actively seeking new partnerships, funding sources, grants, and resources. We are currently soliciting donations of funding, time, equipment, supplies, etc. If you have any contributions, suggestions, or ideas, we encourage you to get in touch soon.

For more information please contact:

Nataly Braginsky
After School Program Director
Tompkins Square Middle School
600 East 6th Street
New York, NY 10009
(212) 995-1430 ext. 3370
(212) 979-1341 (fax)