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Integration Charter Schools at Black Heritage Family Day

In honor of African Heritage Month, Integration Charter Schools joined the Staten Island community this past Saturday in celebrating culture, raising awareness, and promoting racial unity at our city’s annual Black Heritage Family Day. We would like to give a special shout-out to our organization’s community liaison, Ben Owususekyere, as well as our director of external relations, Jodi […]

Nicotra Students Begin Classes at St. John’s University

In its fourth year of operation, Nicotra Early College Charter School is proud to announce that this semester, 27 students have begun their studies on the St. John’s University Staten Island Campus.  Through a community partnership, Nicotra is unique in providing students with the opportunity to earn credits at St. John’s while still enrolled in […]

Welcome back, Nicotra! 🍎✨✏️

This year is a very exciting year for us! Not only are we finally back in person, but we have our first graduating class! Our goal is to engage our students so they reconnect, to challenge them to learn and grow from the past learning experiences, to let them know they are not alone in […]

Our Reopening Plan – Updated March 6th

Dear Nicotra Knights Families,  We hope this message finds you safe and healthy.  As stated in our last message, we explained we were planning for reopening for in-person instruction on, or after, March 8th.  At this time, Integration Charter Schools has made the decision to prioritize bringing our youngest learners in our elementary and middle […]

In-Person Learning Suspended Until At Least March 8, 2021

Dear Families: I hope this email finds you safe and healthy.  As you may remember, in January we updated you that all Integration Charter Schools (“ICS”) will be closed for in-person learning until at least February 22, 2021. Due to the consistent number of positive COVID-19 cases on Staten Island, we have made the difficult decision […]

In-Person Learning Suspended Until At Least February 22, 2021

Dear Families: As you know, in December we updated you that all Integration Charter Schools (“ICS”) will be closed for in-person learning until at least January 19, 2021.  Due to the continuously increasing number of positive COVID-19 cases on Staten Island, we have made the difficult decision to prolong our closure for in-person learning until at least […]