Neighborhood report
Carroll Gardens
Guess who's discovered the area celebrated in Motherless Brooklyn?
By Steven Gladstone
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Elementary school
610 Henry Street. Grades K-5.
What's special: Innovative, project-based curriculum with lots of field trips.
Downside: Crowded classrooms.
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The success and popularity of Brooklyn New School, an alternative school that serves as a model for innovative schools throughout the region, allowed the school to expand by about 50 students, filled entirely of transfer students...
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27 Huntington Street. Grades K-12.
What's special: A real sense of community.
Downside: Serious lack of space.
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Like the historic Red Hook neighborhood where it's located, PS 27 went largely unnoticed for many years. Now, thanks to new investment, new attention, and a major expansion of grade levels, it is experiencing a renaissance...
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173 Conover Street. Grades 9–12.
What's special: Lots of attention from teachers and counselors
Downside: A difficult commute for some students
For students who have dropped out of school or are on a path heading there, South Brooklyn Community High School could lead, instead, to graduation and greater focus in life...
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You can visit the Carroll Gardens Library where we have several fun programs for children all ages. Join us for Babies and Books, Toddler Time, Story Play, Movie Time, Reading is Fundamental Club, Arts & Crafts, and a special Bilingual, English/Spanish program that is starting April 6 "Para los Niños/For the Children". For further details please contact Adriana Mitchell call 718 596-6972.