Tag: ‘International School of Brooklyn’
Weekend Events: Holiday Fun and Lots More!
by Alicia on 12/02/11 | 4 Comment(s)
Happy December everyone! As you’re gearing up to rock around the Christmas tree or Menorah, we’ve got tons of events to have you ho, ho, ho-ing all around town. The Galli Children’s Theater Company is coming to Brooklyn on Sunday with an interactive, fun, and free performance of “The Frog Prince.” Santa Claus is coming to [...]
Fantastic Weekend Events: Stoop Sales, Drive-In Movies, the Mermaid Parade and Much More!
by Serena on 6/16/11 | 1 Comment(s)
This weekend is packed with tons of fun activities events. From the Mermaid Parade to taking a free ferry ride Governor’s Island to enjoying a drive-in movie – there is certainly no shortage of exciting things to do in Brooklyn. Check out some of our top picks for a fun and action-packed weekend! Friday, June [...]
A popular Summer Camp- powered by girls! Curious Jane
by Karen on 4/27/11 | 3 Comment(s)
Did you know that girls fall behind boys in both science and math as they progress through school? We need girl power! What’s girl power? Simply put, it’s giving girls the tools to achieve. One Brooklyn mom has found a successful way to do that with Curious Jane Camps. For the last three years she [...]
Slackers Alert: Summer Camp Expo this weekend
by Karen on 4/07/11 | 0 Comment(s)
If you think it’s too early to think about summer camp- think again. I called one camp 3 weeks ago to register and was told they had been sold out for weeks. So much for us slackers! Don’t despair, there is a Summer Camp Expo this weekend where you can meet directors and you can [...]
Winter Break Presidents Week Camps 2011
by Karen on 2/10/11 | 1 Comment(s)
Those holiday breaks! What’s a parent to do?! It’s hard not to view these school holidays as anything but a lot of juggling schedules and expenses, but there is an upside: your child can try something new and have a great time! This year there is almost double the amount of Presidents Week camps from [...]
Be prepared to blow your budget: book fairs
by Karen on 11/30/10 | 1 Comment(s)
I have been known to blow my whole monthly budget at book fairs- which is why I am particularly concerned that 3 good ones are all coming up around holiday time. I’ll have to hold myself back…. The International School of Brooklyn’s French and Spanish Children’s Book Fair (Friday, Dec. 3rd and Saturday, Dec. 4th) [...]
Event Picks: Oct. 2nd and 3rd: Parades, Pumpkins and Fall Fests
by Karen on 9/30/10 | 0 Comment(s)
What a wonderful weekend of choices we have in front of us. The sweet and fun Ragamuffin Parade in Bay Ridge is a special treat this weekend- a fun precursor to Halloween. There are some pumpkin fests, Dr. Nebula’s Science Show, a serious kids’ music jam on Saturday for a Brooklyn school, the Hoboken Arts [...]
ISB to end immersion playgroups and new group to start ones up
by Karen on 6/07/10 | 0 Comment(s)
A tipster sent in this surprising news: The International School of Brooklyn will end its long-running French & Spanish Language Immersion Playgroups program in June 2010. The program was started in 2004 and ran playgroups in six Brooklyn neighborhoods. The ISB release states, “Two ISB French Enrichment Program teachers, who have been with the program [...]
Event Picks for March 20th and on….
by Karen on 3/19/10 | 2 Comment(s)
What to go to this weekend? How about: Ride Brooklyn (fix a flat and learn tips) Tribeca Cinemas Kids Club Go Green Expo and Architectural Digest’s Home Design Show Lizards and Snakes: Alive! and Butterflies and Journey to the Stars at the American Museum of Natural History Children’s Museum of Manhattan free admission day Brooklyn [...]
Montessori Day School is moving!
by Karen on 3/11/10 | 0 Comment(s)
The Montessori Day School, located in Prospect Heights and Park Slope is moving to a new location this fall. Having visited their former and new locations myself, I can assuredly say that their new digs are a great improvement! Their new site will be at 237 Park Place (corner of Vanderbilt & Park Place) where [...]
Event Picks Jan 15 and on….
by Karen on 1/14/10 | 2 Comment(s)
If you are looking for something fun to do this cold Friday night, look no further than Moxie Spot. Have dinner and a movie (or 2). What’s better than that? No cooking, cleaning and total entertainment! This weekend you can visit the Brooklyn Flea’s fantabulistic new winter location, dance in Spanish and English or watch [...]
New School Openings: Clinton Hill, Prospect Lefferts, Carroll Gardens
by Karen on 1/06/10 | 2 Comment(s)
Clinton Hill: I was walking through Clinton Hill this morning and saw that the The Brooklyn Free School has a sidewalk chalkboard (how appropriate!) announcing the location of their new space at 372 Clinton Avenue (between Greene and Lafayette). There were piles of garbage going out and new furniture going in. (This school won our [...]
