Brooklyn School of Inquiry

Malliotakis, Southern Pols Say No To Scrapping G&T Programs

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBENSONHURST – After Mayor Bill de Blasio’s panel announced its recommendation to eliminate most selective admissions and gifted and talented programs in NYC schools [https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2019/08/26/gifted-and-talented-programs-nyc-public-schools-panel-recommends-ending-them] and replace them with school-based enrichment programs, Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis expressed her

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Brooklyn School Of Inquiry Principal Resigns For New DOE Job

Donna Taylor with Council Member David Greenfield and kids at BSI on April 27. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)The charismatic founding principal of the ultra-selective Brooklyn School of Inquiry announced her resignation in a letter to parents on Monday. “I am proud of our collective effort; together, we created

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Roads, Seniors & STEM Labs: Bensonhurst, Midwood, Boro Park: Participatory Budgeting Results Are In

Council Member David Greenfield answering hard-hitting questions at the Brooklyn School of Inquiry on Avenue P, April 27. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)If you live in City Council District 44 (Bensonhurst, Borough Park, Midwood, and Ocean Parkway), get excited — the results for Participatory Budgeting cycle six are in! Councilmember

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Watch B’Hurst Middle School Kids Ask The Tough Questions At Mayor’s Town Hall [Video]

Last night hundreds filled the auditorium at Fort Hamilton High School [http://schools.nyc.gov/SchoolPortals/20/K490/default.htm] in Bay Ridge for Mayor Bill de Blasio’s first-ever town hall in southern Brooklyn. As the mayor fielded questions from community members for two hours, he addressed many important

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Local Schools Infused With $1.2 Million In STEM Funding From BP

Photo by Stefan Ringel/Brooklyn Borough President’s Office.Seventy Brooklyn schools — from elementary and middle to high school and college institutions — and their students are the beneficiaries of a $13.3 million allocation of funds from Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams’ office, designated specifically for STEM education programs. Pretty

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BSI’s ‘Mighty Milers’ Compete In Coney Island Boardwalk Run At Brooklyn Half

Courtesy of NYRR. (At the finish line of the 2015 Airbnb Brooklyn Half Marathon, Brooklyn School of Inquiry’s 2nd graders, teachers, and parents are joined by incoming NYRR Co-Presidents Peter Ciaccia [far-left in blue polo shirt] and Michael Capiraso [far-right in jeans] along with NYRR staff).The first-ever New

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Tell Us About The PTA Culture At Your Child’s School

The Brooklyn School of Inquiry located at 50 Avenue P in Bensonhurst (Source: Google Maps)Not only does Brooklyn School of Inquiry (BSI) top the city in test scores, but the Gifted & Talented elementary school’s Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is raking it in when it comes to fundraising dollars.

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Brooklyn School Of Inquiry Principal Apologizes For Disparaging Comments About Spanish Speakers

The Brooklyn School of Inquiry, located at 50 Avenue P (Source: Google Maps)The principal of Brooklyn School of Inquiry [/tag/brooklyn-school-of-inquiry/] is under fire for disparaging comments she made about Spanish speakers to an audience of prospective students and parents this week. The Bensonhurst middle school, which is known

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Several Brooklyn Schools Among State’s Highest Scoring

The Brooklyn School of Inquiry located at 50 Avenue P in Bensonhurst (Source: Google Maps)Several of Brooklyn’s schools scored the highest on state-level exams, including several located in Southern Brooklyn. News 12 is reporting [http://brooklyn.news12.com/news/7-brooklyn-schools-earn-top-25-honors-on-state-exams-1.6083236] that schools in Bath Beach, Bensonhurst, Dyker

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Resurfaced Fort Greene Park Tennis Courts Re-open; Players Donate to Future Projects

[SlideDeck2 id=793 ress=1] The Fort Greene Park Tennis Courts re-opened on Sunday afternoon following a month-long resurfacing project [http://www.thenabe.me/blog/2013/05/30/fort-greene-park-tennis-courts-expected-to-re-open-on-sunday/] , attracting 44 tennis players for the first fundraising groundstroke tournament of the season. “Everyone was thrilled,” said Michael Brownstein, the president

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October 13: Fall Harvest Festival Hosted by Brooklyn School of Inquiry

The Brooklyn School of Inquiry Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Brooklyn-School-of-Inquiry-PTO/355343488327] is hosting a Fall Harvest Festival this Saturday October 13, from noon until 4 p.m. The event will take place in the schoolyard at 50 Avenue P, across the street from Seth Low

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Online Auction For The Brooklyn School of Inquiry

Source: Brooklynschoolofinquiry.orgP.S. 686, the Brooklyn School of Inquiry [http://brooklynschoolofinquiry.org/] at 50 Avenue P and Stillwell Avenue, is hosting an online auction to benefit the school’s teaching assistants and the enrichment programs like arts, chess and music. The online auction runs through June 15th and can