The CHAH Food Ambassadors are Frying Some Really Big Fish!

Food Ambassadors is CHAH's healthy cooking club, where students learn to prepare and enjoy nutritious foods (with the occasional sweet treat!). This is a group where kids not only eat their veggies but REQUEST them!

This week the club made fish tacos with an extra-healthy spin. The fish was baked, which allowed us to use no added fat, and the homemade tortillas contained whole wheat flour to increase the fiber. Our three toppings were full of fresh, colorful produce including corn, tomato, red cabbage, cilantro, red onion, tomatillo, and avocado.

Students are the main chefs in Food Ambassadors, involved in every step of the cooking process, from cutting the vegetables to forming and flipping the tortillas to seasoning and baking the fish.

8th grader Annie Laurie said, "The toppings tasted fresh and gave the whole taco flavor. This was a very tasty and colorful recipe."

9th grader Devon added cayenne pepper to his tacos and said it "tasted good."

8th grader Emily said, "I don't like these fish tacos... I LOVE them!"

10th grader Laura has made many of our recipes at home after learning them at Food Ambassadors.

If you are ever in the building on a Thursday afternoon, just follow the scent of delicious food and come say hi to our healthy chefs-in-training!

Geriatric Career Development Program Visits NY Stem Cell Foundation

There are many different types of medicine a doctor or nurse can practice.  One of the most in-demand jobs for healthcare workers is geriatrics.  Senior citizens need as much care, if not more, as the general population and this field is growing fast.  Some of our students here at CHAH are learning about geriatrics and the high need for dedicated doctors and nurses in the field. 

Since 2006, the Geriatric Career Development (GCD) Program of Jewish Home Lifecare has helped New York City high school students climb career ladders in health care. The GCD Program involves a three year structured work-based learning curriculum, internships, academic support, social services, college test preparation and college and career counseling.

With a 94% retention rate, the GCD program has helped students improve their GPAs, decrease absences and tardiness and achieve better SAT and PSAT scores. Of the 132 GCD Alumni, 90% are working and/or in college. Students entered nursing programs, became certified nursing assistants, licensed pharmacy technicians, emergency medical technicians or pursued other health care careers. 

Impressive, to say the least! 

Many of our students here at CHAH are interested in careers in healthcare.  One of the main goals of GCD is to make that happen and advance the academic and career development of high school students interested in pursuing health care careers through an in-depth educational and internship program in a geriatric long-term health care setting. 

Students are able to contribute to the future health care workforce by increasing their exposure to geriatric health care and promoting the development of skills required for employment. 

Hopefully, this amazing partnership will help our students and our community’s senior citizens by addressing the shortage of allied health professionals, especially in geriatrics, and by exposing students to allied health care professions and issues in aging.

College Trip to Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, NY!

This week, CHAH students took a college trip to Mercy College!

They took the Metro-North on the Hudson line to Dobbs Ferry New York.  For many it was their first time riding on the Metro-North New Hudson Line!
 

Next Stop, Ardsley-on-Hudson.

Kristen and Jishanny discovered their inner clowns!
 

Once they arrived at Mercy College, Meredith Gallagher the Assistant Director of Admissions greeted the students and provided them with a tour of the campus.

The Mercy College Business Department utilizes the active learning model. It's equipped with all the latest software and databases currently used.   They even have a running NASDAQ/NYSE running ticker tape!  The Music Tech Lab particularly impressed our aspiring musicians.  For those who wish to pursue sketching, graphic design, or gaming-animation, the Art Lab was incredible!

The food to fuel the brains at Mercy College was delicious.  Then it was time to listen and lounge.  Jishanny asked about meal plans and Kristen asked about tuition expenses. 

All in all, it was an informative, fun, and beautiful day at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry!

CHAH Girls Visit NYU for the Girl's Science and Engineering Conference

A group of our 10th grade girls visited NYU to attend the NYC Girls Science and Engineering Conference.  Our students learned about the various fields in the Science and Engineering and what particular career options they can do! 

Our girls were asked and challenged to construct a structurally-sound towers using only spaghetti sticks and gum drops! 

Damaris Rodriguez became over excited and thought for a moment their hard work was going to collapse! 

They were hundreds of young girls form all over NYC.  Our workshops took place overlooking the Chrysler building.  Our girls had a great time at the Science Engineering conference!

Sophomores Visit New York City Technical College

The "rising" sophomores visited New York City Technical College on April 22, 2015 and were able to obtain valuable information on the prerequisites to prepare and apply to certain programs. 

Student were able to visit various undergraduate and associate of arts programs which lead to certifications in bio-medical Informatics, architectural technology, dental hygienists, registered nurse, hospitality management, civil engineer, and emerging media technology.