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Public
Schools In Manhattan
Withing
Manhattan, there are many different types of public schools.
In the past several years, the public schools have re-evaluated
their curriculums and have raised their academic standards
and students' scores and skills have improved. The over-all
picture of New York's public education has changed and many
parents are reassessing their neighborhood schools.
- Parents
and students bring into the classroom generations of different
cultures, with the common aim of helping one another. Your
child can receive an excellent and free education within
the city's multicultural, multiracial and multilingual public
school system.
- Parents
are very active in the P.T.A. (Parent-Teachers Association).
- There
are several public high schools (for gifted and talented students)
that specialize in one field of study such as science, math,
dance, music, drama, technology etc. The teachers in these
schools are trained specialists, and students are admitted
based on test results and achievement. In these schools the
admissions process begin well in advance.
- Public
schools are tuition free.
- Manhattan
has six school districts.
Since there are many public schools in each district, students
are generally registered for the school within their zone.
(Districts are broken down into zones based on geography).
- First
priority: Children within the zone. Second
priority: Children outside of the zone but within
the district. Third priority: Children outside
of the district.
- Many
districts have "free choice", "school choice"
or "parent choice" policies (they're all synonymous),
which allow you to choose from among the many schools within
the entire district rather than being limited to the school within
your zone.
- In
order to pursue public schools that are located outside of
your designated zone, you should start the registration a
full year ahead of the school year.
- Schools
that accept students from different zones, and even districts,
go by many names: magnet schools, open zoned schools, choice, gifted-and-talented
schools and alternative schools).
- The
average classroom has thirty students.
- There
is a limited number of extra programs, such as computer programs,
science labs, orchestras, sport facilities etc.
- There
is a limited number of special teachers, such as reading specialists,
math tutors, librarians, music, art and dance instructors.
- The
curriculum is usually traditional, with a limited choice of
electives and non-academic programs.
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The
two best public elementary schools in Manhattan are located in
the Upper East Side: Public School #6 is located at Madison Avenue
and 82nd Street, and Public School #158 is located at York Avenue
and 77th Street.
Before
you do anything else, call the Board of Education Zoning Unit
to learn which zone your residence falls into:
Board
of Education (BOE) Headquarters. 110
Livingston Street. Brooklyn, NY 11201. (718) 935-3555
To
find out what school a zone a school is in, call: BOE
Zoning Unit. (718) 935-3566
Outstanding
Public high schools in Manhattan:
- Chelsea
Vocational High School. 131
Sixth Avenue. (212) 925-1080
- Fiorello
H.La Guardia High School of Performing arts. 64th Street
and Amsterdam Avenue. (212) 496-0700
- High
School of Art and Design. 1075 Second Avenue. (212) 752-4340
- Hunter
High School. Park Avenue and 94th Street. (212) 860-1267
- Juilliard
School of Music. Lincoln Center Plaza. (212) 799-5000
- High
School of Graphics. 439 West 49th Street. (212) 399-3520
- School
of Fashion Industries. 225 West 24th Street. (212) 255-1235
- Stuyvesant
High School. 345 Chambers Street. (212) 312-4800
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Private
Schools In Manhattan
There
are well over 100 private schools in and around NYC, ranging
from religious to collage preparatory in nature.
- Private
schools are privately owned and run.
- Tuition
are between $8,000-$25,000 per student per year.
- Some
schools are traditional in philosophy: students wear uniforms
and address their teachers formally. Other schools are more
liberal: students wear sneakers and jeans, choose their own
programs from a wide gamut of courses and joke with their teachers.
Some schools are all boys or all girls, etc.
- Their
are many students applying to the private schools and sometimes
the schools do not have enough spaces for all applicants.
- The
total number of students in each class is controlled. Students
get individual attention. There is a reading specialist on
staff, tutor and a wide variety of specialty teachers and teacher
assistants.
- Teachers
give regular reports to parents about students' progress. Teachers
and parents communicate often and maintain a close working
relationships.
- Students
learn a lot. There are unending facilities, exciting electives
and up-to-date equipment. During the last year of high school,
some students can take "advanced placement"
(A.P.) courses. These students earn "point credits"
which are accepted by all colleges.
- There
are after school programs, sports teams, clubs, enrichment
programs and tutorial classes.
- Schools
offer scholarships and/or financial aid to families who have
difficulty in paying the tuition.
- Students
tend to work hard and compete with one another. Sometimes the
grade becomes more important than the act of learning.
- There
are a good number of students in private schools who come from
very wealthy families.
- The
schools ask for contributions in addition to the tuition.
All
children who apply to New York private schools need to take the
uniform entrance exam administered by the E.R.B. As soon as you
receive an application for a private school, you should call
the E.R.B. office and make an appointment for your child to be
tested. Within one week you should have the results. You can
make an appointment with a consultant from the same office, for
an additional fee, to discuss the results and interpretation
of the test. At the same time they will advise you about schools
for your child based on the child's test scores.
E.R.B.
- Educational Records Bureau. 220 East 65th Street. (212)
672-9800
Colleges
& Universities in New York City
Manhattan:
- Bank
Street College of Education. 610
West 112th Street. NYC 10025. 212-875 4400.
- Barnard
College. 3009
Broadway, NYC 10027. 212-854 5262.
- Baruch
College of Adult and Continuing Education. 48
East 26th Street, NYC 10010. 212-477 3020.
- City
College, CUNY. 138th Street and
Convert Avenue, NYC 10031. 212-650 7000.
- City
University of N.Y. Graduate school and University Center. 33
West 42nd Street, NYC 10018. 212-64 21600
- Columbia
University. Broadway
at 116th Street, NYC 10027. 212-854 1754.
- Fordham
University. 113
West 60th Street, NYC 10023. 1-800-FORDHAM.
- Hebrew-Union
College-Jewish Institute of Religion. One
West 4th Street, NYC 10012. 212-674 5300.
- Hunter
College. 695
Park Avenue at 68th Street, NYC 10021. 212-772 4000.
- Jewish
Theological Seminary. 3080
Broadway, NYC 10027. 212-678 8000.
- Manhattan
College. Riverdale
10471. 1-800-MC2-XCEL.
- Marymount
Manhattan College. 221
East 71st Street, NYC 10021. 212-517 0400.
- New
School. 66
West 12th Street, NYC 10011. 212-229 5600.
- New
York University. 50
West 4th Street, NYC 10003. 1-800-771-4NYC.
- Pace
University. 1
Pace Piaza, NYC 10038. 212-346 1200.
- Parsons
School of Design. 66
Fifth Avenue, NYC 10011. 212-229 8900.
- Pratt
Manhattan. 295
Lafayette Street, NYC 10012. 212-925 8481.
- Union
Technological Seminary. Broadway
and 102th Street, nyc 10027. 212-662 7100.
- Yeshiva
University. 500
West 185th Street, NYC 10033. 212-960 5400.
Brooklyn:
- Brooklyne
College. 2900
Bedford Avenue, Brooklyne 11210. 718-951 5000.
- Pratt
Institute. 200
Willoughby Avenue. Brooklyne 11205. 718-636 3600.
- St.
Josheph's College. 245
Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn 11205. 718-636 6800.
Queens:
- Queen's
College. 65-30
Kissena Blvd., Flushing 11367. 718-997 5411.
- St. John's University. Grand
Central and Utopia Parkways, Jamaica 11439. 718-990 6161.
Staten
Island:
- College
of Staten Island, CUNY. 130
Stuyvesant Place, Staten Island 10301. 718-390 7733
- St.
John's University. 300
Howard Avenue, Staten Island 10301. 718-390 4000.
- Wagner
College. 631
Howard Avenue, Staten Island 10201. 718-390 3100.
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