Harlem Children's Zone, Inc. in partnership with the A. Philip Randolph School/PS 76, GP Brown Computer School/PS 242, and Sojourner Truth/PS 149 will  provide an Extended School Day/School Violence Prevention (ESD/SVP) program for 200 children (50 at PS 76, 50 at PS 149 and 100 at PS 242) in grades K-5.  The ESD/SVP program will provide 15 hours a week of academic, social and recreational programming.  Students who participate in the ESD/SVP program will have full access to the Harlem Children's Zone Project, which provides a neighborhood-based system of critical supports and services that begins when a child is born and continues until the child graduates college. At each school, the ESD/SVP program will be supported by our AmeriCorps funded, college-age interns called Peacemakers.  Peacemakers will work side-by-side with parents, teachers, and school staff during the school day and in the after school program.

The ESD/SVP program will provide activities including: a) an in-school component where Peacemakers are assigned to assist teachers in each K-5th grade classroom; b) intensive academic support, tutoring and remediation during the school day and in the after-school hours; c) SMART, (Shaping Minds around Reading and Technology) a computer-assisted literacy program; d) the creation of a safe environment for learning at each school; e) parents positively  involved in their children's education, working cooperatively with teachers to achieve common goals; f) access to a neighborhood-based system of critical supports and services that begins when a child is born and continues until the child graduates college and g) Summer Enrichment, a literacy-based summer program.

Our Peacemakers will provide a consistent and supportive presence at each school to prevent violent incidents during crucial periods during the school day, such as breakfast, recess, lunch, dismissal, and during the after-school hours. The Peacemakers will work side-by-side with parents, teachers, and school staff during the day and in the after-school program.  They will provide direct conflict resolution/mediation services to the children during the school day and the after-school program.