P.S. 73, South Bronx

School Snapshot

Principal: Jean Mirvil
Student Population: 898
% Receiving Free or Reduced Lunch: 98%
2011 CFK Program Hours: 17,970

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School Story

While the school may be just three blocks north of Yankee Stadium, the challenges P.S. 73’s students face are no day at the ballpark. P.S. 73 regularly confronts increasing enrollment and decreasing budgets. 

Determined to make a difference, Change for Kids donors began contributing to P.S. 73 in February 1999 when the school lost its only music program due to lack of funding. This left the school's 25 violins gathering dust -- with eager young musicians missing out. That year, we dedicated ourselves to bringing music back to P.S. 73 and CFK's music program was born. 

Since then we have been able to provide P.S. 73 with an array of quality educational programs that support their vision: “to nurture young people through an education of character values and instruction in the sciences, arts and civics, fostering cultured minds in this interconnected world.”

CFK Programs

Arts
Violin: the only in-school music program at P.S. 73
Bronx Museum Visual Art Program: increases visuat art instruction by 65%

Literacy
Story Pirates: serves more than 250 students
Fordham Honors Enrichment Program: weekly newspaper project with college mentors
Pearson ABC Book Program: 50 students and families receive books

Classroom Support
School Supplies and Book Donations: hundreds of dollars of donations each year
School Beautification Days: music room and auditorium transformation

Greatest Needs
Healthy Living: students have less than 3.5 hours of gym class per month
Music: CFK would like to serve a larger population of the school

Did You Know?

According to the 2010 Census, P.S. 73 is located in the poorest Congressional district in the nation.