Category Archives: Schools

Upcoming Rally to Promote Peace and Empower Young People

Posted on June 16, 2011 by The Changeling

[ June 25, 2011; 12:00 pm to 4:30 pm. ] The New York City Domestic Violence Hotline receives an average of a thousand calls from teenagers every month.

Columbia University’s Center for Youth Violence and Prevention has recently discovered that sexual and dating violence are extremely common among NYC youth. In their study, more than one in six young people reported experiencing sexual violence at some [...]

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Links for Boys and Girls High School Alumni

Posted on February 1, 2010 by The Changeling

Did you graduate from Boys and Girls High School? If so, there are several websites where you can connect with fellow alumni and find out about upcoming reunion events:
Boys and Girls High School Alumni Facebook Page
Boys and Girls High School Alumni Network Page
2010 Boys and Girls High School ’70s and ’80s Reunion Page

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Brooklyn’s Big Read

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Alexa11221

[ October 7, 2009; 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm. October 10, 2009; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] On reading this press release (excerpted below) I certainly hope that Brownstone Books is stocking up on copies of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451! If not, you can get it at Amazon.com. Please don’t confuse it with the film of the same name by François Truffaut or the one by Michael Moore (that one’s Fahrenheit 911.) [...]

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The Word of Mom Series: The School Search Process

Posted on September 10, 2009 by The Changeling

[ September 12, 2009; 4:00 pm; ]
On Saturday, September 12th at 4:00 p.m., Brownstone Books presents The Word of Mom Series: The School Search Process. Mom-experts, Allison Bonner-Shillingford and Crystal Isom have obsessed over public/private school testing, tutoring and the admissions process so you don’t have to. Let these women help you navigate the process from application to admissions to [...]

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Upcoming Events

Posted on June 10, 2009 by The Changeling

[ June 10, 2009; 6:00 pm; June 11, 2009; 7:00 pm; ]
The Lewis Avenue market takes place every Saturday on the corner of Lewis and Decatur.

Just in case you missed it, here are a couple of events happening tonight and tomorrow. Click on the links for more information:

John Forte concert at Restoration Plaza tonight at 6:00 p.m. It’s free!

Spoken word performance at the Urban [...]

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NYC Parents Make History by Voting in First Public Internet Election in U.S.

Posted on April 8, 2009 by The Changeling

Grassroots Initiative, the NYC Department of Education and Election-America Team Up to Revitalize Participation with Landmark Community & Citywide Education Council Elections
In a bold step forward to increase access and to encourage parent participation in this year’s Community and Citywide Education Council (CEC) elections, the New York City Department of Education (DOE) has moved voting [...]

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Fantastic Opportunity for Middle School Students

Posted on March 24, 2009 by The Changeling

Bedford Stuyvesant Collegiate (BSC) is a free, public middle school located at 800 Gates Avenue, between Stuyvesant Avenue and Malcolm X Boulevard. BSC opened its doors to its first 5th grade class in August 2008. The school’s mission is to send every one of their students to college, and to this end, they [...]

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Bed-Stuy Public School Parents: Deadline to Run for CEC is Tomorrow

Posted on March 18, 2009 by The Changeling

Only 24 Hours Left for Public School Parents to Register to Represent Their Kids, Community
Bed-Stuy public school parents, your kids need you now! Midnight, March 19th, is the deadline for public school parents to register to represent their children and local school district on NYC’s Community and Citywide Education Councils (CECs).
Although many parents have [...]

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STUYVESANT HEIGHTS PARENTS ASSOCIATION GENERAL MEETING

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Alexa11221

[ March 7, 2009; 9:00 am to 11:00 am. ] All,

Come out of your house and meet your fellow neighbors! Please join us for the first General Body Meeting of the new administration of the Stuyvesant Heights Parents Association. We have an exciting agenda and look forward to seeing you all there. Please bring a friend!

Date: Saturday, March 7 at 9 am
Location: The Brooklyn Brownstone School at Lewis and MacDonough
Please [...]

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Bed-Stuy Parents Encouraged To Run for Community and Citywide Education Councils

Posted on March 2, 2009 by The Changeling

I just received this important information from powertotheparents.org. The Department of Education is aggressively recruiting parents to sign up online to represent their kids and community. If you have a child attending a public school in Bed-Stuy or the surrounding neighborhoods, then this is your chance to have a voice as a member of these [...]

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