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November 21, 2009

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P.S. 59 Beekman Hill School
213 East 63rd Street New York, NY 10065 Phone: (212) 888-7870 Fax: (212) 888-7872 Map	Principal: Adele Schroeter Parent Coordinator: Kathleen King (347) 563-5226
WHAT'S SPECIAL: Small school with lots of extra grown-ups to help out. DOWNSIDE: No gym. The school has moved, see our update

Grade levels: PK to 5
Class size: K: 24; 5: 28
Enrollment: 447
Ethnicity %:
54 W; 9 B; 19 H; 17 A

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District 2

Admissions: Neighborhood school
Neighborhood: East Side
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Housed in a three-story, 1960s modern-style building, PS 59 has fewer than 400 children. The school has just two straight corridors (one on each floor, plus the cafeteria on the ground floor) so even the littlest kids can find their way around in their first days of school. Classes have rugs, rich classroom libraries, and cozy reading areas; a few even have sofas. As the school has grown, it has taken over a few classrooms in the adjacent High School of Art and Design, separated from the main PS 59 building by a playground.

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(other) Oct 29, 2008	The DOE reports that PS 59 is the city's first green school.
Oct 6, 2005	"The staff is the best," writes parent Josselyne Saccio. "The teachers are like family and provide a passion for learning that is contagious." (October 2005)
Jul 20, 2005	Parents say the children from different countries bring a richness to the school community. "My kids don't think Omar and Fatma and Mohammed are weird names," says Miriam Schneider, whose twin... read more

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