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Red Hook’s Pave Academy supports migrant families, by Nathan Weiser

Pave Academy Charter School in Red Hook has been supporting its new migrant families in many different ways. There are 10 new migrant families there with kids in grades ranging from from kindergarten to eighth grade who arrived at the school in October and November. Idalia Herrera, the family and community engagement manager, is the go-to person for the migrants […]

Red Hook News, Schools

Red Hook educators aim for Imagine Schools funding

In December, two public schools in Red Hook, PS 676 and South Brooklyn Community High School (SBCHS), received word that they’d advanced to the second round of the Imagine Schools NYC competition. Out of 231 applicants, 91 survived the first cut. Imagine Schools NYC represents a public-private partnership between the New York City Department of Education (DOE) and two philanthropic […]

Arts, PS 676, Schools

Let’s give it a rest with the STEAM thing

The latest buzzword in education is the acronym “STEAM,” which refers to science, technology,engineering, art, and math. It’s grown especially popular in New York City, where the Brooklyn STEAM Center, a half-day public technical high school offering internships and professional training, opened in the Navy Yard early this year. Where did this term come from, and why does it so […]