Our award-winning Millennium Pearl Initiative (MPI) is a unique intergenerational program that involves students and elders bonding symbiotically for the following purposes: eradicating social stereotypes, forming life-long bonds, and obtaining oral histories for the purposes of learning American history and seeing the universal human condition. By the end of the journey, students will have produced a complete project with their 'elders'. Our first project was a published book and audio CD (with an ISBN#) entitled, "Back in the Day." The book was published by Columbia Teachers College SPI (Student Press Initiative) and professors from TC and Parsons taught the graphic design portion of book production while visiting writers/dramatists from Elders Share the Arts taught students about the oral history process. 

The MPI program is gaining national recognition.

The Intergenerational Work Study Program (IWSP) provides students with the opportunity to participate in work internships at Bronx nursing homes and senior centers and are often offered full-time summer employment at these locations. 

DreamYard, our lead CBO, provides very exciting visual art and drama programs for MAA students. Students have exhibited their art work at Sotheby's in NYC, as well as created original drama pieces during ELA courses.