While August means back-to-school season is beginning, some Bronx students have been taking advantage of the city’s “Summer Rising” program.
The program does have an academic portion to it, but it also focuses on creating other opportunities through “enrichment programs”.
News 12 joined officials from the city’s education department and department of youth and community development arrived at P.S. 204 in Morris Heights on Wednesday to get a closer look at the program.