To address the needs of local children, and to take advantage of the unique open space,
fields and facilities at Randall’s Island Park, the Randall’s Island Sports Foundation (RISF)
operates year-round Randall’s Island Kids (RIK) programs. All of these programs are offered free
of charge to more than 14,000 children, and are run in close partnership with more than 120 local
public schools and community-based organizations in Harlem and the South Bronx.
RIK Camp
Six-week free sports and nature camp at
the Park:
- Baseball; Softball; Soccer; Football;
Basketball; Volleyball; Tennis; Golf; Fitness; Horseback
Riding; Track & Field
- Nature Walks and Activities
- Run in partnership with 20 local community-based
organizations
- Annually serves nearly 5,000 under-resourced
children from Harlem and the South Bronx
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RIK Sports
Year-round free daytime and after-school
youth athletic programs:
- Soccer
- Baseball/Softball
- Football
- Tennis
- Golf
- Dance Fitness
- Jesse Owens Track & Field Club
- Sports practice and instruction with
professional coaches
- Run in partnership with dozens of public
schools and community-based organizations
- Professional training and development
for school coaches and youth counselors
- Annually serves nearly 10,000 under-resourced
children from Harlem and the South Bronx
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RIK Nature
- Semester-long comprehensive on-site
environmental studies program
- Saltwater and freshwater wetlands sites
- Woodlands site
- Annually serves 200 local public school
students
- Run in partnership with Bank Street
School of Education’s Tiorati Workshop for Environmental
Learning & Mathematics and local public schools
- Integrated science and math activities,
incorporated into school curriculum
- Teacher training and professional support
- Documented and reproducible program
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For further information on RIK programs,
contact Sabina Ellentuck, RIK Director at 212-860-1899
or email sabina.ellentuck@parks.nyc.gov.
