With emphasis on discipline, focus, and commitment to excellence, The East Harlem School strives to help its students develop into responsible members of the East Harlem community and American Society. The East Harlem School was founded in 1992 by two brothers, Hans and Ivan Hageman, who were raised in the same building that now houses the school. Following successful careers in law and education, the Hagemans returned to East Harlem to address the complex educational needs of the neighborhood's children. The school now teaches 60 students. Tutoring takes place during regular school hours, after school until 4 p.m., and also supplements the summer reading program for two of the districts.
Ongoing support is provided by a site coordinator at each school.
Feedback from teachers, community members and our tutors has been very positive. Please contact us with any information that we can share. To become a FWS tutor each candidate submits an application and an essay, followed by a personal interview. Each tutor participates in a three credit mandatory literary training course sponsored by Long Island University. Then our FWS tutors are assigned to one of seven participating local schools.