SIXTH STREET YOUTH PROGRAM • AFTER SCHOOL 2025-2026
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Sixth Street Youth Program (SSYP) is a dynamic after-school program that offers New York City youth (ages 6-11, grades 1-5) quality after-school workshops in a community-oriented class setting.
Our program is committed to developing strong community, expressive creative skills, mindfulness, and social and environmental awareness and activism among our youth. We boast a unique curriculum that uses the arts as a vehicle for kids to learn about urban sustainability, climate justice, and issues that affect our local community. Our mission is to cultivate a warm and inclusive atmosphere that honors each student’s unique strengths. |
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2025-2026 AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM DATES AND TIMES:
DATES: September 4, 2025, through June 26, 2026. **Not in operation on holidays/no school days listed by the NYC DOE**
DAYS & TIMES: Mondays - Fridays. School Pick-up - 6 pm. ** additional registrations needed for half-days**
DAILY PICK-UPS OFFERED FROM: Earth School, The Neighborhood School (TNS), PS 19/East Village Community School (EVCS), & Children's Workshop School (CWS)
LOCATION: Sixth Street Community Center. 638 E. 6th Street (1st Floor), New York, NY
RATES: Sliding scale based on household income. Please note that our ability to provide reduced rates varies from year to year.
Please read our FAQ sheet and fill out our Reduced Rates Form, included in the application. You must provide all necessary information to be considered.
Download the application for the 2025-26 School Year!
To apply, download and complete the application and email it back to [email protected]g. Our team will follow up to confirm enrollment or request any additional information that may be needed.
Contact: [email protected] for any questions!
Spots are currently available for all days of the week (updated 8/18/25).
DATES: September 4, 2025, through June 26, 2026. **Not in operation on holidays/no school days listed by the NYC DOE**
DAYS & TIMES: Mondays - Fridays. School Pick-up - 6 pm. ** additional registrations needed for half-days**
DAILY PICK-UPS OFFERED FROM: Earth School, The Neighborhood School (TNS), PS 19/East Village Community School (EVCS), & Children's Workshop School (CWS)
LOCATION: Sixth Street Community Center. 638 E. 6th Street (1st Floor), New York, NY
RATES: Sliding scale based on household income. Please note that our ability to provide reduced rates varies from year to year.
Please read our FAQ sheet and fill out our Reduced Rates Form, included in the application. You must provide all necessary information to be considered.
Download the application for the 2025-26 School Year!
To apply, download and complete the application and email it back to [email protected]g. Our team will follow up to confirm enrollment or request any additional information that may be needed.
Contact: [email protected] for any questions!
Spots are currently available for all days of the week (updated 8/18/25).
Donations to our Youth Program make it possible for us to offer free spots and sliding scale rates to families who need them.
SSYP WORKSHOPS
ARTS WORKSHOPSTaught by professional artists and experienced teaching artists, we explore a diversity of mediums such as acrylic, textiles, ink, clay and watercolor. Past projects have included batik dye, tye-dye, paper mache, weaving, mixed-media, Suminagashi water ink prints, collograph and lino-cut printmaking.
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URBAN SUSTAINABILITYOur urban sustainability curriculum is rooted in inquiry, exploration and practice. We believe that exposing youth to sustainable ideas and approaches at an early age can have a profound impact on how they operate within greater society later on in life. This year our youth program took on a big challenge, working to become the first zero waste after school in the Lower East Side!
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URBAN FARMINGOur students have access to the plots at El Jardín de Paraíso. Students learn how to maintain an urban garden and harvest produce from the earth. We will often use fresh veggies and herbs that we harvest from the garden in addition to our center's CSA produce in cooking workshops!
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CLIMATE JUSTICEOur students are introduced to several key social and environmental justice issues that affect the local community. We creatively engage them through kid-led, inquiry based projects. The curriculum is centered around empowering young people to be change-makers in their communities.
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