UPLIFT BBQ Party 2024
On August 24, 2024, UPLIFT Academy hosted a BBQ party at Alaaka Association for the students who participated in our programs at Masjid Fallahee and Alaaka. Around 25 students joined us for a day filled with reunion, joy, appreciation, and learning. Following the BBQ, two of our students delivered heartfelt presentations about their recent educational humanitarian trip to Tanzania
CPM Guest Speaker at Alaaka
Our guest speaker, Metin San, a student at Ramapo College majoring in Biochemistry, visited the College Path Mentorship mentees at Alaaka Association at Newark on December 2nd, 2023.
UPLIFT Donates Smartboards to its Partners
Uplift has donated and installed 2 smart boards at the Masjid Al Iman and Union Baptist Church, which are its partners in College Path Mentorship Program and STEAM Academies.
CPM Guest Speaker at Fallahee
Our guest speaker, Mucteba Gur the Youth Coordinator at Sky Academy NJ, visited the College Path Mentorship mentees at Masjid Fallahee in Newark on November 11, 2023.
NYA Offers ESL Courses for Newcomers
New York Academy has partnered with "Center for New Americans" and developed "ESL Courses for Newcomers" project to teach English to its newcomer members.
NYA Offers STEM Classes at PCSST
New York Academy has started a weekend-school “STEM Classes Program” at the Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology. Classes are held every Saturday and will continue for 6 weeks.
College Application Prep Camp
NYA's College Application Prep Camp offered students informative seminars, essay writing tips, one-on-one essay editing with mentors, professional guidance on the college application process.
Get Ready for Your Career
NYA held a workshop for high school students on November 24, 2019. The workshop mainly focused on building a personal brand for a successful career. Topics discussed included social media and personal branding, CV preparation and preparing for interviews.
Annual Mentorship Skills Seminars
Annual Mentorship Skills Seminars
NY Academy’s Mentoring Skills Seminars are organized to improve young mentor’s effectiveness in mentoring their students and take their […]
Establishing a College Counseling Center
New York Academy held a workshop for college guidance counselors on May 12, 2018. The workshop took place online with teachers participating from about 1o different countries.