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"The school wins
educators’ accolades and support from the likes of Tom
Brokaw, Paul Newman, and Linda Fiorentino. 'The Hagemans are
the real thing,' says The View’s Star Jones. 'Their passion
is contagious.'"
People
2/28/00
"You don’t
want to get Ivan mad. When it comes to homework or disrespecting
the class, he’s serious."
Shelby
Simpson
EHS
’01, Catherine McAuley Anchor Program ‘05
People 2/28/00
"The East Harlem
School is about erasing inequality, about giving disadvantaged
children the rigorous academic preparation that will carry them
to success…The class day runs from 7:45 to 5:30, a year-round
schedule…Lateness brings a 45-minute after-school period
of total silence. Parents are asked to sign their children’s
homework and to forbid them from watching TV on school days.”
The
New York Times, 12/25/98
"Kids of more
stable financial means have a financial safety net…Our
kids have to create their own net…[we] try to impart intangibles…the
importance of manners, issues of self-discipline…and the
importance of developing a passion."
Ivan
Hageman
Columbia
Community Affairs Newsletter, 5/00
" A lot of our kids come here with emotional problems…We
don’t necessarily look for the brightest kids. We look
for kids with a spark, who maybe have not done well in school
before but are simply in need of the right environment in which
to grow."
Ivan
Hageman
Forbes
Digital, 11/22/97
" You make the most decisive impact on society by teaching
kids—they’re the building blocks.”
Hans
Hageman
Details,
6/97
" The [Hageman] brothers seek out intellectually promising
kids who are dealing with such odds against them as homelessness
and AIDS-infected parents.”
Essence,
2001
"We all knew
they were destined to do something important.”
John
F. Kennedy Jr.
People
2/28/00
"Many of us at
Polo have developed relationships with the students and staff
at the East Harlem School …It's been a mutually rewarding
partnership."
Ralph
Lauren
Women's
Wear Daily, 10/13/00
"The school seeks
an integration of academics and moral awareness to instill a
sense of community responsibility in its students."
Daily News, 7/25/00
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