Christodora

Nature, Learning, Leadership

Transforming lives for New York City youth

Explore Our Year-Round Activities

Building leadership and learning through an awareness and understanding
of the natural environment — all year long!

Summer Sessions
at Manice

NYC Ecology
Program

Community of Rising Environmentalists

School Field Trips
at Manice

From our students:

“What’s the biggest impact? Very simple - I know I can learn. I can make a difference on this planet.”

Watch a 5-minute video about how Christodora inspires students to grow through experiences with the natural world.

 

What’s New at Christodora?

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Grounds &Garden Day: Wildflower Edition
Grounds &Garden Day: Wildflower Edition

This year’s Grounds and Garden Day celebrated wildflowers as we planted up our new wildflower garden!

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5 Boro Triumphant 2025!
5 Boro Triumphant 2025!

On a grey Sunday, May 4, 2025, a group of 29 riders assembled in lower Manhattan as part of the TD 5 Boro Bike Tour. Everyone was pumped to bike for a cause — through city streets, across bridges and overpasses — all to raise resources for Christodora’s nature, learning, and leadership programs.

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Spring Stewardship & Learning Volunteer Days
Spring Stewardship & Learning Volunteer Days

Spring 2025 featured two public volunteer days where Christodora friends and students helped to support our local parks.

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Serving New Yorkers since 1897

From the Skyscraper Settlement
to taking our students above the clouds!