Creating a Home for Our Families

In recognition of the extraordinary leadership of LION’s

founding Board Chair, Herb Fixler, we are excited to announce the creation of the new Herb Fixler Family Engagement Center and the development of the Herb Fixler Scholarship. This space seeks to recognize and amplify how character education and family engagement positively affect a student’s success. Herb has seen that impact firsthand, and it continues to drive his commitment to and leadership at LION. He affirms that LION’s Family Engagement Program “is a core element of LION’s school culture” that “can and has changed the lives of those who have experienced it.”

Other LION News & Events...

Summer Rising

Although the 2022-2023 school year may have ended, our students are always excited to learn and grow! This year LION was proud to offer our full-day Summer Rising program once again to students entering Grades 1-9 in the fall. The over 200 students enrolled were able to benefit from additional English Language Arts and mathematics learning opportunities to ensure they are prepared for the rigors of their upcoming grade. Students also engaged in enrichment courses, including art and dance, special events, and field trips, such as a Circle Line cruise around the Hudson River and a visit to local, Black-owned businesses, the Lit Bar and Playa Gelato. Elementary students ended their program with a block party for families featuring dance performances that students spent the summer working on with Performing Arts Teacher Danielle Nicolosi.

“Being a Leader in a

Male-Dominated Industry”

An Interview with Sara Luna

"I have a year left from the City College Architecture Program. After graduation, I’d like to start my own construction company. My dad has contracting experience and construction experience. So, hopefully I can find a way to get all the paperwork I would need done, start a business, and start my own construction company with the skills I’ve acquired throughout my career, being able to put my designs into play, and providing some kind of stability for my family."

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