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320 Manhattan Avenue Brooklyn , NY 11211 Phone: (718) 599-7301 Fax: (718) 599-7417 Map |
Principal: Beth Lubeck-Ceffalia Parent Coordinator: Yvonne Garguilo (347) 563-5365 |
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WHAT'S SPECIAL: Strong leadership and inviting atmosphere DOWNSIDE: Tight on space |
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Grade levels: PK to 5 Class size: K: 25; 5: 28 Enrollment: 731 Ethnicity %: 33 W; 10 B; 50 H; 4 A |
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District 14 Admissions: Neighborhood school Neighborhood: Williamsburg More school data |
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Located in an area where old-time bagel shops are making way for artsy brunch spots, PS 132 in Williamsburg is changing along with its neighborhood. Whereas test prep and old-fashioned reading-lesson books had long defined instruction, classrooms now have such hallmarks of progressive-style education as libraries of children's literature, and lessons focused on group work. Hallways are wall-papered with student work and art projects. The inviting tone extends to the principal, whose office, on the day of one of our visits, displayed a sign-up sheet for children who wanted to come to read to her.  |
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(student) Oct 17, 2008 |
"I attended the school in 2001 as a forth grader for about six months and I loved it and now as a high school senior I've decided to write about it. =) I mean it wasn't the BOMB but the teachers... read more |
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| Mar 6, 2006 |
"I like the sense of community. You have that feeling of being part of a family," a parent active in the PTA said. "We watch out for each other. I stop in every day." (January 2006)
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| Mar 6, 2006 | Speaking about the separation of the middle school grades from PS 132 in 2004, a parent said, "It was a good thing for the administration, and the fact that they [the principals] are friends,... read more | |
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| This page was last updated on Nov 30, 2009. |
