Spring Fundraising At Local NYC Schools

By New York Family

Many schools hold online auctions at sites like BiddingForGood and Charitybuzz where parents can support a good cause.

Spring is the time when NYC schools generally kick off their biggest fundraising initiatives. PS 158, for example, is a public school on the Upper East Sides that is holding their spring benefit auction next Saturday, March 16, to raise money for important education programs and materials. This benefit is in addition to three… [more]

November 19, 2012

The 2012-2013 Ultimate Guide To Education

By New York Family

New York Family’s annual guide to school success for city children.

Issues The Loss Of Our “Secret Sauce” A Local Educator Worries That A Single-Minded Focus On Standardized Test Is Killing What’s Truly Great About An American Education The Hot Education Book For Parents A New Book Reports On The Surprising Ways That Traits Like Grit And Curiosity Can Improve Success In School And Life What Parents Can Learn From Teachers We Asked Some Of NYC’s Best… [more]

November 6, 2012

Open House Tonight!

By New York Family

A new Nursery School on the Upper West Side opens its doors to families.

A newcomer to the West Side's blooming nursery school community, The Day School at Christ & Saint Stephen's is hosting an open house on Tuesday, November 6 from 6-7pm. For parents with children soon-to-be-entering preschool, The Day School is opening its doors for all to visit, and is accepting applications for the 2013-2014 school year. The Day School is an Episcopal… [more]

October 18, 2012

The NYC DOE Implements A New Test For Gifted & Talented (G&T) Admission

By Eric Messinger

The new test for G & T programs is purported to offer a fairer approach.

The first thing I wondered when I heard that that the New York City Department of Education had announced major changes to admissions for Gifted & Talented (G &T) programs was whether the information was presented in clear way on the DOE website, or was likely to confuse parents. Good news. In my estimation, the DOE has done an excellent job… [more]

October 17, 2012

Hot Topic: The New Documentary “Brooklyn Castle” Is All About Life Lessons In Chess

By Sarah Torretta Klock

A Documentary Shows What Chess Can Teach Kids Not Just In School But Also In Life, Plus The Best NYC Chess Programs

I came away from watching "Brooklyn Castle," a documentary about the champion chess team at Brooklyn’s I.S. 318 which opens this weekend, with a strong sense of two things: one, the middle schoolers featured in the film were all kids I would like to know; and two, if these kids are to be our future leaders, than we are in… [more]

October 5, 2012

Going Bilingual

By Eric Messinger

With Advent Of A High-Profile New Private School Hailing Second Language Immersion As The Road To The Future, Parents Around The City Are Giving Bilingual Education A Lot More Consideration

I have a friend whose 8-year-old son is on his way to becoming tri-lingual: speaking English, while taking Spanish in school and Mandarin through an online course offered by Johns Hopkins. “Between those three languages he’ll be able to speak to about 92 percent of the world,” my friend said, laughing,… [more]