SOH’s mission is to enrich the education of promising, low-income public school students in the Bronx, Washington Heights, and Harlem, prepare them for selective schools and programs, and offer guidance to their parents. SOH is a year-round, supplemental enrichment program that has served 1300 promising students since 1994. SOH: • Is certified by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. • is housed on the campus of the Horace Mann School in Riverdale and receives a gift-in-kind of the school’s facilities, but must raise funds to support its own expenses. • works with the same students and families from 3rd through 12th grade -- for ten years • helps promising students who are not being challenged in their schools and are at risk of losing their motivation to learn. • hires experienced teachers from independent, parochial, and public schools to teach small classes using a stimulating curriculum, • partners with 100 Bronx and upper Manhattan public schools to identify and recruit students. • Average annual family income of SOH students is $60,000. • Two-thirds of SOH students are the first in their families to be headed for college. • Over 90% of SOH students represent minority groups: • 41% of students are of Hispanic origin, • 34% are African-American, • 12% are Asian-American, • 8% are white, and • 6% are biracial or multiracial.