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The theme for Catholic Schools Week 2012 is “Catholic Schools: Faith. Academics. Service.” The annual observance starts the last Sunday in January and runs all week, which in 2012 is January 29 to February 5. Schools typically celebrate Catholic Schools Week with Masses, open houses and special activities for students, families, parishioners and the community [...]
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The following message was posted on Hunter’s website today: This year’s modified Stanford-Binet V testing for Kindergarten 2012 admissions has concluded. The eligibility score for progression to Round 2 (on-site assessment) has been set at a Sum of Scaled Scores (SSS) of 148. Letters will be mailed on December 19th informing eligible families of their [...]
An email on one of my parent listserves a few weeks ago said “Help! Confused about the K admissions process.” This is not uncommon feeling at this time of year as many parents are knee deep in the private school applications process. However, many are surprised to hear that, with the exception of Hunter and G&T [...]
- Continue reading Manhattan Borough President Wants to Improve NYC Kindergarten Admission Process
School admissions in New York City is not for the faint of heart. Gone are the days of just walking to your neighborhood school and signing your child up to attend. Instead, we have school choice, where parents and children get to choose from the many offerings. But sometimes too much choice is not a [...]
- Continue reading Parents Weigh In On the NYC Public High School Admissions Process
‘Tis the Season…the school application season…and everyone is talking about schools — at the playground, on anonymous online message boards, at the supermarket– but are you talking to the right people and are you getting the right information? How do you know what the right school is? What do you really need to know about tours, [...]
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Hunter College Elementary School (HCES) has announced that it has added a second weekend to its kindergarten Round 2 admission dates and has eliminated the two weekdays. HCES had originally set January 28, 29, 30, 31 as the days that parents should save for Round 2 onsite assessment. Round 2 sessions will now be held [...]
- Continue reading Hunter College Elementary Date Change For Round 2 Kindergarten Admissions
There is still time to enroll in a Pre-K program for the 2011-2012 academic year! You can still enroll your four-year-old in a Universal Pre-kindergarten (UPK) program at a public school or an early childhood community-based organization (CBO) program. Universal Pre-kindergarten programs are free for children who turn four by December 31, 2011 and live [...]
- Continue reading Pre-kindergarten registration for this school year ends on October 28, 2011!
If you are interested in learning more about school options for your kids, plan to attend a wonderful free education seminar hosted by The Metropolitan Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. Learn about the many opportunities available for children in some of New York’s top independent public schools. Meet Admissions Directors and Faculty [...]
- Continue reading Jack and Jill of America, Inc.’s 9th Annual Education Seminar is this Saturday
Parents of 4 year olds, applications for the New York City public schools gifted and talented programs for kindergarten admission in the 2012-2013 school year have begun. Deadlines for city’s program is are much earlier this year than last so now is the time to take action. There are 2 different gifted and talented (G&T) [...]
- Continue reading NYC Gifted and Talented programs Applications for the 2012/2013 School Year
We had a full house at our first ever private schools admission panel in Harlem last night. Thank you to everyone who attended. The discussion got started with tips on how to research and organize your schools and moved into testing, applications, interviews and financial aid. By all accounts the evening was filled with helpful, [...]
- Continue reading Full House at our First Ever Admissions Panel