As we enter a new year, here are some fascinating NYC schools news articles: A Stuyvesant student scores $72 million investing in the stock market. Or not. How the $72 Million Kid Duped New York Magazine The elite Episcopal School seeks a new director. Episcopal Seeks New Head of School Some needed perspective for us … Continue reading Fascinating NYC Schools News
BASIS Independent Brooklyn Receives 2014 Blackboard Award
Abacus Mom received this today from BASIS Brooklyn: BASIS Independent Brooklyn Accepts Coveted 2014 Blackboard Award Only three months after opening, BASIS Independent Brooklyn (serving grades K-12), was honored with the “New & Noteworthy” school award, at this year’s Blackboard Awards. Blackboard honorees are nominated by parents, educators and the board of advisors at Manhattan … Continue reading BASIS Independent Brooklyn Receives 2014 Blackboard Award
BASIS Brooklyn Attracting More Brooklyn Families
Miriam Kreinin Souccar of Crain's New York profiles the new school BASIS Brooklyn: It's Academic: Families Flock to Brooklyn for School. BASIS Brooklyn features tuition that is half that of other NYC private schools, a diverse population, a rigorous science, technology, engineering and math curriculum, and Mandarin. I find that a large number of my … Continue reading BASIS Brooklyn Attracting More Brooklyn Families
NYC Private School 2015 Admissions Consulting for Kindergarten
Sorry, I am sold out for NYC private school 2015 admissions consulting for kindergarten. If you are seeking help for NYC private school kindergarten 2016, please send an email to NYC top private school consultant. For 2015 NYC private school kindergarten admission, I highly recommend Toby Glick as a consultant. Families I know who used … Continue reading NYC Private School 2015 Admissions Consulting for Kindergarten
NYC Private School Kindergarten Admission 2014: Who Requires the ERB?
ISAAGNY, the Independent Schools Association of Greater New York, has published a chart for NYC private school kindergarten admissions, confusingly titled ISAAGNY ERB Chart. What ERB test are they talking about? Is it the ECAA kindergarten test? It seems so, because the columns are titled "ECAA". ECAA stands for Early Childhood Admission Assessment (ECAA). What … Continue reading NYC Private School Kindergarten Admission 2014: Who Requires the ERB?
Brooklyn Private School Offers the International Baccalaureate
Founded in 2005 as a new Brooklyn private school, The International School of Brooklyn offers Brooklynites a unique take on education. From The International School of Brooklyn's website: International School of Brooklyn is an N-8 International Baccalaureate (IB) and language immersion school (French and Spanish) located in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. ISB is accredited by the … Continue reading Brooklyn Private School Offers the International Baccalaureate
New NYC Private School Kindergarten ERB Test Announced for 2014-2015
Big news that the old NYC private school ERB--the WPPSI--is being replaced with a new ERB--the AABL (Admission Assessment for Beginning Learners) at Horace Mann and Riverdale. As the summer approaches, we will see which other private schools will follow. From Horace Mann's site: Horace Mann School requires the Educational Records Bureau (ERB) Admission Assessment for … Continue reading New NYC Private School Kindergarten ERB Test Announced for 2014-2015
NYC Private School Kindergarten: Testing Changes–What You Need to Know
Many NYC private schools are announcing they will not accept ERB scores next year for kindergarten entry. Instead, they will step up in-school testing/interviewing, looking to evaluate students' readiness for kindergarten, both academically and socially. From one Manhattan girls' school: Hewitt, as suggested by ISAAGNY, will not be requiring, or accepting, the ERB ECAA test … Continue reading NYC Private School Kindergarten: Testing Changes–What You Need to Know
Brooklyn Private School Consultants
Brooklyn school consultants are the subject of Sophia Hollander of The Wall Street Journal's Brooklyn Sees Growth in Schools Consultants Handful of Experts Guide Parents Through Process of Finding Top Schools I entered Packer as a kindergartener in 1974. The Brooklyn private schools scene was a little different back then. My parents interviewed, but I didn't. … Continue reading Brooklyn Private School Consultants
Are NYC Private Schools Taking in Families Fleeing the Common Core?
Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Riverdale families fleeing Common Core testing are seeking out NYC private schools, according to Avi Wolfman-Arent of Uptown Radio: Courting Common Core’s Discontents Wolfman-Arent interviewed me for the story; transcript below. But private school admissions consultant Emily Glickman says just because parents oppose excessive testing doesn’t mean they’re against the kind of rigor … Continue reading Are NYC Private Schools Taking in Families Fleeing the Common Core?