Center for Educational Innovation

What we do

The BOOST 6+2: eight programs, one mission.

Project BOOST® is CEI's flagship — six core enrichment programs that build a complete experience for students. Add Professional Learning and Academic Tutoring, and CEI supports an entire school community: students, teachers, leaders, and families.

Project BOOST® — CEI program
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Project BOOST®

Students show measurable gains in academic confidence and college aspiration.

Building Options and Opportunities for Students

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Arts Education — CEI program
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Arts Education

Students publish and perform real work — murals in NYC parks, citywide stages, family showcases.

Inspiring confidence through creativity.

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CEI Esports — CEI program
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CEI Esports

Esports rooms become the highest-attendance program in the building.

Leveling Up Learning Through Gaming

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STEM, Coding & Robotics — CEI program
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STEM, Coding & Robotics

Students ship working code, robots, and AI projects they can show families and funders.

Where Curiosity Becomes Code

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Academic Tutoring — CEI program
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Academic Tutoring

Test-prep and core-subject gains, delivered where the students already are.

Personalized Support That Goes Beyond the Classroom

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College & Career Readiness — CEI program
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College & Career Readiness

Personalized guidance connects academic planning with college access and meaningful careers.

Empowering Possibility Development

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CEI Early Stages — CEI program
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CEI Early Stages

First-time access to Broadway, Off-Broadway, music, and dance — paired with reflection.

Opening Minds Through the Arts

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Professional Learning — CEI program
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Professional Learning

School leaders and teachers leave with frameworks they use on Monday.

Empowering Leaders. Equipping Teachers. Engaging Families.

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SEL & School Culture Transformation — CEI program
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SEL & School Culture Transformation

Staff leave with a shared DEIA/SEL language, trauma-responsive tools, and a plan for school culture.

Courageous conversations. Culturally responsive schools.

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Partner with CEI

Bring CEI programs to your school.

Your gift funds tutoring, mentorship, the arts, esports, robotics, and the coaching that helps schools transform. Every dollar goes back into classrooms.