As founder and leader of PS 971 School of Math, Science and Healthy Living, we pride ourselves not only on creating an environment for all children to thrive and grow into future young people that will take care of us and our earth, but on leading our students to be problem-solvers and solution finders of complex and real world challenges. Located in the South Brooklyn neighborhood of Sunset Park and Bay Ridge, we are one of four vegan / vegetarian elementary schools. We believe in taking care of our students academically, social-emotionally AND physically! Everyone plays an important role in our learning community, from my role as leader, to our teachers, paraprofessional and related-service providers. our office, custodial and kitchen teams. Most of all, YOU! our parent body and community, who without you and your children, we would have no school!
PARENTS! JOIN US IN THE JOURNEY TO ENSURE "OUR" CHILDREN GROW IN A HEALTHY WAY
PARENTS! JOIN US IN THE JOURNEY TO ENSURE "OUR" CHILDREN GROW IN A HEALTHY WAY
THIS IS PS 971 School of Math, Science and Healthy Living
ACADEMICSOur school is ONE of four public schools in the city of New York to have a full VEGETARIAN/VEGAN lunch menu? This includes items such as veggie nuggets, Mediterranean chickpea pasta and vegan veggie burgers with vegan cheese! Most parents do not send their children to our school with a home lunch because they know our vegetarian/vegan school lunch is filled with healthy nutrients, which is USDA and FDA approved!
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Literacy
Our K-5 literacy program is lead by Teacher's College Reading and Writing program (TCRWP). Within the balanced workshop model. All students experience a balance of literature and informational texts. Teachers create opportunities for children to engage and talk about a variety of topics and texts, to support language development and knowledge building. This learning includes read-alouds, shared readings, paired readings, learning activities that incorporate literacy materials, talking, writing and other literacy activities. Our focus is on using texts, printed and visual, to develop readers’ concepts and understanding of complex text through reading and writing. Much of this work is done through talk-reading and reading-writing connections. We also understand the importance of exposing our students to loving reading and writing well into adulthood. It is through exposing students to a variety of text that are meaningful and connected to who they are as people, our students will always want to read and write for their lifetime! |
MATHEMATICS As a learning community, we use Investigations 3 from TERC (Technical Education Research Center) as a focused, coherent, and rigorous K-5 mathematics curriculum. Our K-5 mathematics instruction encompasses careful attention to mathematical content and student thinking and understanding. With a focus on a constructivist approach, making sense of mathematics is the heart of the work, for students and teachers. A supplemental component to our mathematics curriculum is the implementation of the Math in the City's "Context for Learning" Investigations. Contexts for Learning Mathematics provides carefully crafted units designed to foster deep understanding in a math workshop environment. By setting each unit in the context of students' lives, teaching and learning immediately becomes engaging and meaningful in your classroom. |