Stretching Mind and Body
Each Friday Chloe Tupper, a Bent on Learning yoga instructor, visits the Children’s Workshop School to teach yoga to a class of preschoolers, and then, to the third and fourth …
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Facebook Money Funds Chinese in Newark School
The Chinese language is being taught for the first time in a new public high school in Newark, and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s high-profile $100 million donation two years ago …
Read MoreFirst Graders Have 40 Minutes to Get Fit
At P.S. 24 in Sunset Park Brooklyn, 54 percent of students are overweight or obese and P.E. classes are a weekly activity. Limited space means that only half of the …
Read MoreGiving a Voice to the Voiceless with iPads
With 1 in 88 American children on the autism spectrum, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there’s a growing need for advanced teaching methods. The Manhattan …
Read MoreA Harlem Teacher Makes iPad Lessons Personal
Fifth grade students in Monica Burns’ social studies class at the Alain L. Locke Elementary School for Environmental Leadership in Harlem use iPads in their daily classes. On May 2, …
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Facebook Money Funds Chinese in Newark School
The Chinese language is being taught for the first time in a new public high school in Newark, and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s high-profile $100 million donation two years ago …
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Prepping for Tests with the iPad and the iPod
Myrlene Michel, an instructional technology specialist at P.S. 205 in the Bronx, uses iPad and iPod Touch apps to help her students review math for the state test.
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Maya Burns: High School Props Intern
The Academy for Careers in Television and Film, a Long Island City, Queens career and technical education high school, places its students in movie and tv production internships. Senior Maya Burns, 17, interns once a week at Eclectic/Encore Props, a prop rental warehouse in Manhattan.
Read MoreBrooklyn Chess Team Heading to Nationals
[audio:http://school-stories.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Mader_Chess_Final_BNC.R.mp3|titles=Brooklyn Chess Team Heading to Nationals] Each year, the National Elementary Scholastic Chess tournament attracts students from across the nation–this year, …
Read MoreVacation Cram Class
On Monday, April 9, most New York City students were enjoying a relaxing day on spring break. For students in the college readiness program Sponsors for Educational Opportunity, however, it …
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