Social-Emotional Support
school counselor
Provides students with high school and career readiness as well as academic, personal, and social guidance. Also students will receive grade-level town hall sessions and workshops multiple times a year that include important topics and issues such as: child abuse, discrimination, harassment, bullying, etc. Additionally, the guidance counselor makes outside referrals for additional support for students and families.
EMPOWERMENT GROUPS
Pretty brown girls
Pretty Brown Girl (PBG) is an organization dedicated to educating and empowering Black and Brown girls by encouraging self-acceptance while cultivating social, emotional & intellectual well-being.
Cams Male initiative (CMI)
President Obama launched the My Brother’s Keeper initiative to address persistent opportunity gaps faced by boys and young men of color and ensure that all young people can reach their full potential. We have adopted this program at CAMS to mentor our young men.
School Events
Workshops
Whether in-person or remote, we hold workshops to meet the needs of student interests.
Student Town Halls
Restorative Discussions
Pep Rallies
College Access for All
social worker
Sits on the school's School Based Support Team (SBST) and often called on to help students, families, and teachers to address problems such as truancy, social withdrawal, overaggressive behaviors, rebelliousness, and the effects of special physical, emotional, or economic problems. The social worker works very closely with the guidance counselor, IEP teacher, School Psychologist and family worker to insure that the student needs are met.
school psychologist
Also an important member of the school's SBST, she specializes in assessing the student's present levels of functioning. Further the school psychologist will performs IEP evaluations.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
The Student Government meets weekly with their faculty advisors to discuss student concerns and initiatives. They meet with the principal monthly to present their ideas for approval.
Free After School Care
ny edge
New York Edge is an approved vendor for New York City Department Of Education to provide College Access For All programming in public schools serving over 6,000 students.