Neighborhood Charter Schools
Lauren Silvera is an experienced educator currently serving as an English Teacher at Neighborhood Charter Schools since August 2018 and as a Substitute Teacher at Source4Teachers since October 2016. Previous roles include Consultant for Worldwide Orphans Foundation and Customer Service Personnel at The Baird at South Orange. Lauren has also contributed as a Special Projects Intern at New Jersey Community Development Corporation and as a Tutor at Glenfield Middle School. Additional experience includes sales at Coach and leadership as Head Counselor at South Orange Summer Day Camp. Educational qualifications include an M.S.Ed. in Childhood/Special Education from Hunter College and a BA in Family and Child Studies from Montclair State University.
Neighborhood Charter Schools
Neighborhood Charter Schools' mission is to provide the children of Harlem with new educational opportunities through a rigorous, comprehensive K-8 program that cultivates the intellectual, social and emotional development of each child. Our students, who include high functioning children with autism spectrum disorders, will become independent learners and critical thinkers, will acquire the academic skills that they need to succeed in college preparatory high schools and will exhibit the social and emotional skills that will allow them to reach their full potential. The school provides a rich, rigorous and fully inclusive education to a broad range of Harlem children, including English Language Learners, students with disabilities, students who struggle academically and gifted students. The school has a specialized program for high-functioning students on the autism spectrum (ASD students) in each grade. The ASD program, which is modeled on the successful ASD Nest program currently operating in 16 New York City Department of Education (DOE) schools, is the first of its kind in Central Harlem.