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Education Advice ( The Process)

Tips for the First Day Of School - Are you more nervous than your child?

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The first day of school is coming up in the next few weeks. With that comes first Day of School jitters. Your child may be nervous. You may be nervous. Big Changes are afoot and they can be scary.

2012-2013 Pre-Kindergarten Directory & Info Sessions

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2012-2013 Pre-Kindergarten Directory

The 2012-2013 Pre-Kindergarten Directory is now available online. The Directory includes a list of all public school and community-based organization (CBO) pre-kindergarten programs, and information about how to apply.

Elementary School Admissions

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The kindergarten admissions process is school-based, but there is a standard timeline for all schools and there are citywide guidelines for eligibility and admissions priorities. You must submit an application for kindergarten admission, even if you are applying to your zoned school. Find important dates in the kindergarten admissions process for the 2012–2013 school year on our Calendar and Events page.

How to ease the transition for a child with special needs

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Tips for transitioning your special needs child into a less (or more) restrictive setting.

Ready or Not: Thinking About Middle School

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Tips and website relevant for your application to Middle School.

Rezoning & Other News From District 15

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Joyce Szuflita, our own "Brooklyn School Lady" has important new information about the zoning of District 15

Let's (Re)Do School Lunch

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More ideas on what to give your kid to take for their school lunch.

New (school) Year’s Resolutions

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Some resolutions to keep for the new school year... or at any time of the year for that matter!

Greener Alternatives for Back to School

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An eco-friendly shopping list of all those back to school must haves.

Back to School Serenely

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Tips for going back to school and how to combat that crazy feeling.

Too Early For Back-to-School? Think again.

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Here are Eleanor Traubman’s top ten tips for staying cool and collected when the lazy days of summer give way to the panic of the new School year.

Ready to Apply to High School?

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Joyce Szuflita, our own "Brooklyn School Lady" has important new information about starting the application process to High School.

Holding off on Kindergarten?

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School districts outside of NYC have earlier age cutoffs for kindergarten. Why can't NYC parents whose children have late fall birthdays request that their children wait a year to start school if they feel that their children aren't ready and they will be the youngest in the class?