Exodus House has played an important role in East Harlem for nearly 40 years. Founded in 1963 by Reverend Dr. Lynn and Mrs. Leola Hageman as a rehabilitation center for drug addiction, Exodus House has been a consistently solid part of the East Harlem community since its inception. Due to a concern for the welfare of the community's many at-risk children, Exodus House was converted in 1984 to an after school and summer program.

Following in the Hagemans’ footsteps, in the fall of 1993, the couple's sons, Hans and Ivan Hageman, opened an independent intermediate year-round school featuring an 11-month school year and an extended school day (8:00AM – 5:00PM) on the Exodus House site to better address the needs of these children and their families.

The East Harlem School is chartered by the New York State Department of Education and was recently accredited by the Commission on Elementary Schools, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The School will operate out of St. Lucy's Church (located at 104th Street in East Harlem ) until the fall of 2008. The East Harlem School is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization.

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