Posts Tagged ‘Special Sections’

Leap into a New You

Written by Vatisha Smith on . Posted in Lifestyle, Our Town, Special Sections, Style, West Side Spirit

Shopping-Gracies Wines The holidays are over and Valentine’s Day has come and gone. What’s an avid shopper to do? With Leap Year coming up on Feb. 29, we’ve decided to examine some deals that focus on building a better you. Send your shopping suggestions to editorial@manhattanmedia.com. The Running Company, 1059 3rd Ave. (at 63rd St.), www.therunningcompany.net, 212-223-8109.
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Seniors: Never Too Late to Renew

Written by Our Town on . Posted in Breaking News, Our Town, Special Sections, West Side Spirit

Senior-Goddard Riverside Couple(as) After decades of marriage, romantic couples say “I Do” again The back room of the Goddard Riverside Senior Center was decorated with hearts, pictures of cupids and streamers. There, a crowd of 150 people watched Feb. 14 as a woman tossed red rose petals from a wicker basket. Then, five couples with more than 200
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Immigrant Principal Sees Herself in Students

Written by admin on . Posted in Education, Special Sections

Raised in a Chinatown tenement, she’s now a neighborhood principal By Gavin Aronsen Twenty-one years ago, when Lily Woo first arrived at P.S. 130 Hernando de Soto, she was seen as an outsider and greeted with suspicion. The previous principal had retired, and the district superintendent had just finished the search for a replacement who
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Learning Two Languages Equally

Written by admin on . Posted in Education, Special Sections

English speakers welcome in this bilingual program By Isha Dandavate Most schools help recently immigrated students transition into an English-based education system. P.S. 75 promotes a bilingual learning environment instead. The dual language program integrates both native English-speakers and native Spanish-speakers into one classroom so both groups of students can learn from each other
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Harlem Says ‘Oui’ to French Charter

Written by admin on . Posted in Education, Special Sections

Many students are West African immigrants By Max Sarinsky On one side of a 2nd-grade classroom hangs a collection of students’ writing assignments in English; on the other side, a world map in French. Some bathrooms are marked “Bathroom” while others are marked “Toilettes.” A copy of the minutes in the main lobby from the
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A School Where Homework Is Optional

Written by admin on . Posted in Education, Special Sections

School of Inquiry emphasizes the arts to gifted students By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke The Brooklyn School of Inquiry held an open house in 2009 at the Brooklyn Historical Society because its own building was not ready yet. “We moved into our building two days before school started,” said Principal Donna Taylor. “I brought a picture of
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Winning Converts After a Year

Written by admin on . Posted in Education, Special Sections

New school kept almost all students who were given a chance to transfer By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke P.S. 452 opened last fall in order to alleviate overcrowding at P.S. 87 and P.S. 199. Both Upper West Side schools had waiting lists. Located in the M.S. 44 building on West 77th Street, the school currently has three
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New Green Building to Match the Curriculum

Written by admin on . Posted in Education, Special Sections

P.S./I.S. 276 a convenient truth for Downtown By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke Even before P.S./I.S. 276 Battery Park City School moved into a new green building this past fall, residents were excited about the school. “Before we moved into the building, people in the neighborhood would send me pictures of the progress,” said Terri Ruyter, the school’s
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