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06.17.08, 16:33 PM NY Schools
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Current PS 11 G&T parents - please tell us your/your DC's expereince there. Are you happy? TIA. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
NY Schools 06.17.08, 04:33 PM Flag

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I am curious to know, too. How are teachers, perentsbody, DCs in the class and curriculum? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.17.08, 04:55 PM Flag

Anybody? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.17.08, 05:30 PM Flag

DC is in 1st grade there (G&T) and it's been a wonderful experience. We have had fabulous teachers and I the smaller class size is a great bonus- We had 18 last year in K and 20 this year. I am floored with the turn around that this school has made since we started 2 years ago. I tried getting info on 11 back then and all I heard were negative comments about the students there (that they were 'rough project kids' etc). We haven't experienced any of this and the school has really made an effort to have each child in a grade get to know everybody in that grade. I can't believe people this year were actually hoping to get in when in years past they struggled to fill their seats. The parent body is super down to earth but very committed to the school. Couldn't be happier there [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.17.08, 06:23 PM Flag

What about curriculums? Do they have strong art program? What about chess? They don't teach anymore( I couldn't find inf. in the website)? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.17.08, 06:33 PM Flag

My child is sufficeintly challenged, I'm not 100% happy with th TERC math but I'll supplement at home (I think they start doing more 'traditional' math mixed in in 2nd grade). They have art once a week, music once a week, they have an afterschool chess team, the older kids do ballroom dance, they swim starting in 2nd grade. I think my dc has a great time there but he says he hates school except for recess (and I don't believe he'd say he like any school)- when I ask him what he did at school he always says "nothing" [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.17.08, 06:46 PM Flag

Does PS 11 have science, theater, movement classes? Or what kind of enrichment program do they have? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.17.08, 08:20 PM Flag

my understanding is that in grades 3-5 they have science 2x a week. In K-2, they get Science Teacher Sarah about 10 times during the year. They took out science in the younger grades and doubled up the older grades I think since the older kids maybe have some ELA science testing so they figured it mattered more then. (not 100% sure if this is the reason- ask the parent coord. They have theater 1x a week, earlier in the year they had some dance company doing a movement class as an extra special. They have 1 special a day (gym, art, music, computers, theater) [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.17.08, 08:29 PM Flag

Try asking your child what happened at recess. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.17.08, 08:23 PM Flag

oh, well he gets beat up by the project kids, I already know that. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.17.08, 08:30 PM Flag

It's a serious suggestion. Kids who don't talk about what happens in school will often open up about what happens during recess. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.17.08, 08:32 PM Flag