Mark your calendars to jump start your applications for kindergarten admissions to Hunter and NYC independent schools this year at our 4th Annual Private School Admissions Panel on Tuesday, August 26th @ 6:30 pm. Kindergarten is the main entry point for independent schools and the only time kids can enter Hunter Elementary School (entrance for […]
By Kelly Bird Pierre Kelly Bird Pierre is the former Director of Enrollment and Admissions, K–12 at The Hewitt School and current Lower School Principal at Friends’ Central School She taught in co-ed lower school classrooms for 13 years before working in admissions at a single-sex school. What is the value-added in a girls’ school? It […]
Yoga is a language spoken all over the world and means many things to different people and cultures. It even has it’s own carousel of yoga languages – Ashtanga, Vinyassa, Jivamukti, Kundalini – different ways to yoga, but all have the same positive benefits for your health. For my son and his friends, yoga has […]
Our 3rd Annual Admission Panel took place last Tuesday in Harlem. Admission Directors from Hunter College Elementary School, Convent of the Sacred Heart, The Calhoun School and St. Bernard’s School were on hand to answer questions and share some ‘words of wisdom’ on navigating the Hunter and private school admission process. Rachel Christmas Derrick, former […]
The results for the 2013 New York State tests for ELA and math in grades 3 through 8 are out and the sky is falling. This year’s test is brand new so comparisons to last year’s results can’t be done. New York is the only state in the country to use new common […]
After serving three consecutive terms in office (12 years), New York’s Mayor, Michael Bloomberg’s time in office will come to an end this year. That means that New Yorkers will be going to the polls this year to elect a new Mayor. WNYC has published an interactive map showing xanax how people voted in the […]
The NYC DOE has a new regulation that states students must attend kindergarten in the year they turn five by December 31st, according to NY1. This seems to contradict a new law enacted in 2012 that set the cut-off date for kindergarten in New York City at December 1st. According to this law it would […]
Our 3rd annual admissions panel is set for Tuesday, August 13th in Central Harlem. Once again we will have admission directors from Hunter Elementary and several independent schools on hand to speak about the admission process and to answer your questions. Flyer here This program will inform parents applying to kindergarten at Hunter Elementary […]
There is still time to apply to free community-based organizations (CBOs) pre-k programs for September but spots are limited. CBO programs are publicly funded (free) but are not in schools. All info and application are available online at the DOE Website.
