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Extra-Curricular Activities

Alain L. Locke-P.S. 208 offers a large variety of extra-curricular activities to students of all grade levels, further enriching their curiosity to learn and excel.

The Locke Lions’ Record

The Locke Lions Basketball Team of  Alain L. Locke Elementary School – P.S. 208 had an exemplary record in 2009!
Regular Season Results:
January 23: P.S. 208 defeats P.S. 38 by a score of 52 to 18
January 30: P.S. 208 defeats P.S. 242 by a score of 36 to 8
February 6: P.S. 208 defeats P.S. 375 by [...]

The Student Council at Alain L. Locke – P.S. 208

The Student Council is comprised of representatives from each class at Alain L. Locke – P.S. 208
They work as ambassadors for guests at A.L.L, promote student activities, and participate in school events.  The Student Council elects officers, including president and vice president.
For one event, the students were invited by Principal Green to participate in the [...]

History of the Locke Lions Basketball Team of Alain L. Locke – P.S. 208

The Locke’s Lions were born in February, 2008.
After running several weekend basketball clinics at Alain L. Locke Elementary School – P.S. 208, Coach Greer Love established a great relationship with Ms. Green and Ms. Colon. He approached them with a proposal that would introduce a dual-focused academic and athletic program for kids who had an [...]

Harlem’s Alain L. Locke Elementary School –PS 208 Celebrates Earth Week with Regional Birds of Prey, a New Logo, and Interactive On-Line Presence

Alain L. Locke Elementary School – PS 208, hosted a press conference announcing the school’s Environmental Club’s activities during Earth Week and its newly branded, interactive online platform.
On Thursday, April 23rd, we celebrated Earth Week 2009  with an on-site visit from the Harlem River Ecology Center, , hosted by the center’s founder, Luger Balan.  Our [...]

Alain L. Locke – P.S. 208’s Environmental Club Takes A Tap Water Walk

On Sunday, March 22nd, we participated in UNICEF USA’s Tap Water Walk in New York’s Battery Park.
Our goal:  To help raise awareness and support for children worldwide who suffer from a lack of readily available clean water.
We walked one mile to symbolize the distance many people, particularly children have to walk just to get water [...]

Maryland’s Gibson Island Day School Environmental Club Partners with Harlem’s Alain L. Locke-P.S.208: See Video of Their Visit to NY City

In December, Vicki Dabrowka and Tim Decker, teachers from the Gibson Island Country School in Maryland came to visit for Alain L. Locke Elementary School, PS 208.
Their school was partnered with us by CG Kidz and provided our school with  guidelines and curriculum.
See wonderful video footage of their visit here.

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Alain L. Locke – P.S. 208 Initiates Harlem’s First Environmental Club in an Elementary School

On December 3, 2008 the students at Alain L. Locke – P.S. 208 launched Harlem’s first elementary school environmental club.
With the help of an exceptional young “green-preneur” who traveled all the way from Little Rock, Arkansas with a passionate “go green” message .  The message was all the more inspiring because the young lady delivering [...]