SAYA
What ages of youth do we serve at our Elmhurst Center?
What is high school and college
What program did SAYA start with?
What is Center afterschool programs (like Arise!)
Who is the Arise facilitator?
Who is Amanda!
When should you start thinking about your plans after high school?
What is 9th grade
This major New York City airport is located in Queens.
What is John F. Kennedy International Airport?
What do we work on with youth?
What is: (can be any of the following)
SEL Skill building
Leadership
Postsecondary/College Access
College Success
Career Exploration
What year was SAYA founded?
What is 1996
Who are the Young Women's and Young Men's Leadership facilitators?
Who are Amna and Thierry!
What options do you have after high school?
What is:
4 year college
Community College
Trade School/Professional Program
Gap Year
Working
This iconic New York baseball team plays its home games at Citi Field in Queens.
Who are the New York Mets
What programs do we have at Center?
What is:
Arise
YWL
YML
Senior Cohort
College Success
How has SAYA changed over the years?
What is:
Organization size
Elementary and middle school programs
More + different high school sites
Advocacy to SEL to SEL AND advocacy
Who leads Senior Cohort?
Who is Raymond?
What should you be doing NOW to prepare for your future?
What is:
Thinking about yourself and what you like
Finding your personal and academic interests and skills
Exploring different types of careers
Understanding your pathway to graduate high school
This tennis-playing sister duo got their start training in Queens, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
Who are Venus and Serena Williams
What work do we do outside of our Center?
What is:
Elementary and middle school programming
High school sites (RHHS, CTEA, Hillcrest, Epic, Goddard High)
What was unique about SAYA as an organization when it was founded?
What is: being one of the first South Asian organizations created in the US
Who is on the Postsecondary team?
Who is:
Marwa
Ahladini
Raymond
Priya
Aaron
What motivates you? How is motivation connected to your future success?
What is:
Internal motivation (interest and curiosity in what we are doing) is one of the only long term factors that sustains our ability to work, persevere, and remain engaged in an activity or endeavor. it is important to like what you do!
Queens is known as the most ethnically diverse urban area in the world, with over this many languages spoken.
What is over 160
Which trains take you to SAYA (Center)?
R, M
Who is SAYA's executive director?
Who is Sonia Sisodia?
Which staff member is 60 years old?
Who is Raymond?
What is FAFSA?
What is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid?
Which train lines run through Queens?
7, E, F, N, Q, R, W, and the M trains