Arts & Culture
Upcoming mural at Midwood HS connects Midwood’s past and present. (Photo via Groundswell)What is it really like to be a middle school student in Ditmas Park? This week, two neighborhood schools will unveil vibrant student murals that express their answers to that very question. Throughout the school year,
Central Brooklyn
Education Chancellor Carmen Fariña speaking with students. (Photo by Shannon Geis/KensingtonBK)Education Chancellor Carmen Fariña stopped by Ditmas IS 62 [http://ditmasis62.webs.com/] (700 Cortelyou Road) to talk to students about the importance of learning computer programming and how to code as part of the Hour of Code
Central Brooklyn
Education Chancellor Carmen Fariña speaking with students. (Photo by Shannon Geis/Ditmas Park Corner)Education Chancellor Carmen Fariña stopped by Ditmas IS 62 [http://ditmasis62.webs.com/] (700 Cortelyou Road) to talk to students about the importance of learning computer programming and how to code as part of the Hour
Alvin Berk
Cutting the ribbon on the Umma Park mural. (Photo by Shannon Geis/Ditmas Park Corner)We got our first glimpse at the beautiful mural [/blog/crime/community-leaders-artists-other-celebrate-a-new-umma-park-mural-designed-and-created-by-neighborhood-youth] in Umma Park [http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/
700 Cortelyou Road
Many thanks to Laz Rivero for sending us this gorgeous photo that he snapped of Ditmas I.S. 62 [http://ditmasis62.webs.com/] early Saturday morning! Crazy to think it’s not too far in the future that the kids will be heading back… Have a favorite photo you’ve
Ari Kiki
Photo via Lit at Lark [https://www.facebook.com/litatlark/photos/pb.528192820587606.-2207520000.1410484209./568800813193473/?type=3&the] We’re super excited for this weekend! The Q Train is at Sycamore tonight [https://www.facebook.com/events/1501394370124683/?fref=ts], you can see the newly renovated Kings Theatre
Ditmas IS 62
What are you up to this Saturday, May 3? Ditmas IS 62 [http://ditmasis62.webs.com/] (700 Cortelyou Road between E 7th and E 8th Streets) is having its first ever Friendly Neighborhood Flea Market & Fair from 10am-3pm, and neighbors are invited to take part in the festivities.
Education
[/blog/education/help-ditmas-is-62-journalism-students-win-up-to-30000-in-the-follett-challenge/attachment/anchor-1-background] “Would you have taken a bullet just to get your education?” This is the question, prompted by the story of Pakistani girls’ education advocate Malala Yousafzai [http://www.biography.com/
kensington
Ditmas IS 62 art students must have painted this mural, on the E 3rd side of Korner Pizza [http://www.yelp.com/biz/korner-pizza-brooklyn], a while back. Notice any old or new murals around Kensington? Email us your picture to editor@kensingtonbk.com and we’ll post it
Applications
Just a reminder for those of you with 5th graders, the deadline for middle school choice applications [http://schools.nyc.gov/ChoicesEnrollment/Middle/default.htm] is this Friday, December 21. Directories for the upcoming school year can be found on the DOE website [http://schools.nyc.gov/ChoicesEnrollment/Middle/Publications/