Tag: ‘joyce szuflita’
High School Rant, School Deadlines and Updates
by Karen on 12/13/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Joyce Szuflita, of NYC School Help is our School Expert and always has the scoop on what’s going on with schools. Joyce sent me a massive list of updates on schools, timelines and deadlines! She also breaks any school news on her blog here so make sure you check it out. From Joyce: Elementary School [...]
Public School 101 Talk This Week
by Karen on 10/17/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Joyce Szuflita, school consultant of NYC School Help and our School Expert, is always on top of what is going on within the NYC school system. Join her this week for an informative discussion entitled “Intro to Public School: PreK and Kindergarten” to help clear up any confusion about the public pre-k and kindergarten process [...]
School Crazed? Seminars promise to help with the pain
by Serena on 9/21/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Are you overwhelmed or just plain confused by the school admission process in NYC? Navigating the NYC application process is uniquely competitive and byzantine. But, help is on the way! The best way to get through the whole process is to be armed with information! This week, we found a few informative talks where you [...]
Weekend events: Maker Faire, Book Festival, Bryant Park Fall Festival, Student Film Festival and More
by Serena on 9/16/11 | 0 Comment(s)
We love this time of year. The weather is still gorgeous but not too hot and there are tons of fun activities going on for this kids. This weekend, we are really excited for the Maker Faire at the New York Hall of Science where kids can check out tons of crafts, cool science projects [...]
Weekly Events: FREE Parent Meetup, School Talks, Night Tours of Prospect Park and Much More!
by Serena on 8/07/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Welcome to the start of another fun week! Beginning with our own FREE event, we are inviting new and expectant parents to an informal session held at Bump to learn about the best resources in Brooklyn like doctors, midwives, nannies, kids’ classes and much more. This is also a great way to meet and mingle [...]
School News: Nursery School, PreK and Kindergarten Talks
by Serena on 7/03/11 | 1 Comment(s)
Joyce Szuflita, school consultant of NYC School Help and our School Expert, is always on top of what is going on within the NYC school system. Join her this week for an informative discussion entitled “Intro to Nursery School,” which will include a discussion about the differences between private preschools and independent schools. She also [...]
School news: Public PreK and School Openings
by Karen on 6/03/11 | 4 Comment(s)
Joyce Szuflita, of NYC School Help, is our School Expert, and always has the scoop on what’s going on with schools. She is doing her informative and popular “Intro to Nursery School” talks in July and August and her “Intro to Public Schools” talk in July, August and September. If the terms unzoned, district-wide, city-wide [...]
Free Intro to Nursery School & Public School Seminars
by Karen on 3/28/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Joyce Szuflita, of NYC School Help, is our School Expert, and always has the scoop on what’s going on with schools. She is doing her informative “Intro to Nursery School” talk in mid-April and her “Intro to Public Schools” talk in late April. If the terms unzoned, district-wide, city-wide and gifted and talented cause you [...]
Kindergarten registration is running off the rails
by Karen on 3/24/11 | 5 Comment(s)
Joyce Szuflita, of NYC School Help, is our School Expert, and always has the scoop on what’s going on with schools. She had some great information for us today: This is a crazy registration season as you may have noticed. It has come to my attention that the process is beginning to run off the [...]
Intro to Public School talks- 2 are free!
by Karen on 1/13/11 | 1 Comment(s)
Joyce Szuflita, of NYC School Help, is our School Expert, and always has the scoop on what’s going on with schools. She is doing her informative “Intro to Public School: PreK and Kindergarten” talks in the coming weeks. If the terms unzoned, district-wide, city-wide and gifted and talented cause you to start to twitch- Joyce [...]
A bit of controversy: a new high school for Brooklyn- but where?
by Karen on 11/26/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Joyce Szuflita, our School Expert, always has the scoop on what’s going on with schools. This week she broke the news on her blog here about a new Millenium II High School for Brooklyn. She is sharing it with us. *Note: The DOE is denying that the new Millenium II HS will be in John [...]
School scoop: Nursery/Preschool Openings Fall 2010
by Karen on 9/02/10 | 3 Comment(s)
Joyce Szuflita, our School Expert, always has the scoop on what’s going on with schools. Her list of “Nursery/Preschool Openings” and News just came out and gives you updated info on schools that have spaces still open and new programs. For even more of her advice you can attend her “Intro to Nursery School” on [...]
And the preschool search begins…and we have info on how to do it
by Karen on 8/12/10 | 1 Comment(s)
Are you a new parent with a nagging feeling that you are behind the curve on the preschool search? Never fear, we have information for you here. Joyce Szuflita, our School Expert, has tips and hints for helping you start your preschool search. And, yes, August is NOT too early to be thinking about this…it’s [...]
Some great schools still have seats- Round 2 for PreK!
by Karen on 7/20/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Joyce Szuflita, our School Expert on the blog wrote in to tell us about some encouraging information. The DOE Round 2 Directory is up today (7/19) and some of the most popular neighborhood schools still have some seats available. Get ready for Round 2! The Deadline for application submissions is 7/30/10 and offer letters will [...]
Need PreK and Kindergarten help? These talks can help
by Karen on 5/11/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Our School Expert, Joyce Szuflita of NYC School Help will be giving her Intro to Public School: PreK and Kindergarten Talks starting June 1st. I have found the talk incredibly helpful in finding out about the differences between charter schools, magnet schools and dual language schools, how to apply out of zone, what gifted and [...]
BIG school scoop today
by Karen on 3/23/10 | 1 Comment(s)
I had THREE emails this morning about big school scoops today! ONE: First, from Joyce Szuflita, our School Expert on the blog: “I heard a rumor and it has been confirmed by Allison Gaines Pell, Principal at the wonderful Urban Assembly Academy of Arts and Letters Middle School in Ft. Greene that they have applied [...]
Event Picks for Jan. 29 and on…..
by Karen on 1/28/10 | 0 Comment(s)
There are some awesome events this weekend: the debut of Sleeping Beauty by the New York City Ballet, a Taco competition (that comes with a free beer!), family folk dancing, family yoga and a Sesame Street celebration. This coming week, join a breastfeeding circle, attend a cloth diapering workshop, a nursery talk or hear one [...]
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 [...]
Dive in and learn the hows and whys of public schools
by Karen on 1/06/10 | 0 Comment(s)
This is something that keeps me up at night: where will my kids go to school? Finding and considering the options are intimidating and nerve-racking but I know I am not alone. However daunting the process is, it doesn’t mean I’m going to bury my head in the sand. Deep breath……exhale…..dive in! Even if your [...]
DOE PreK Info- Hot Off The Press!
by Karen on 3/04/09 | 0 Comment(s)
Our School Expert, Joyce Szuflita of NYC School Help attended the DOE meeting last night and sent in her newsy report at midnight. Hot Off The Press- as they used to say. Now, it should be Hot Off The Keyboard! Here is her report : There is a session Wednesday March 3 at 6:30 at [...]
New Schools and School Changes
by Karen on 2/26/09 | 0 Comment(s)
Our school expert, Joyce Szuflita of NYC School Help, wrote to tell me of some breaking (school) news! (If you want the full scoop, get the rest of the info on each of the schools on her blog) Williamsburg Northside is going to open Williamsburg Northside School: a K through 5th grade school in the [...]
