Education Project

Program Manager: Henry Taylor

The goal of the UB-ESNTP's education activities is to link inner-city education to community development efforts in the Martin Luther King Jr. and Fruit Belt neighborhoods. The UB-ESNTP has partnerships with the Futures Academy (School 37) a public school that is located in the Fruit Belt neighborhood and the King Urban Life Center which houses a charter school in the Martin Luther King Jr. neighborhood. The UB-ESNTP also partners with the Locust Street Art School. UB-ESNTP activities include: the Future City initiative, the Fruit Belt Community Garden, the Community Art Project, and the annual Fruit Belt Neighborhood Clean-A-Thon.

Documents

• The 4th Annual Futures Academy & Fruit Belt Clean-a-thon and Festival Slideshow (.pdf) 
• The Futures Academy Community Garden Project (.pdf)
• The Futures Academy Initiative - Urban Education with an Attitude: Linking Schooling to the Community Development Process (.pdf)

Current Events with Futures Academy

• Peace Murals at Futures Academy: [from District HomePage] Students at Futures Academy created these beautiful and inspirational murals in partnership with the University at Buffalo and Buffalo ReUse. The goal is to place these works of art in the surrounding neighborhood near Futures Academy. more info
• Futures Academy 'City of the Future': [from District HomePage] If you ever wonder what the Queen City will look like in the next 100 years, look no further than the Futures Academy, School #37. That's where dedicated 7th and 8th grade students participated in the National Engineers Week "Future City" Competition. more info