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P.S. 107 John W. Kimball School

 
1301 8 Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11215
Phone: (718) 330-9340  Fax: (718) 965-6479
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Principal: Cynthia Holton
Parent Coordinator: Patricia Mannino (347) 563-5390

WHAT'S SPECIAL: Excellent arts programs & parent involvement.
DOWNSIDE: Building constraints: no gym or auditorium.
 
Grade levels: PK to 5
Class size: K, 17; 5: 30
Enrollment: 472
Ethnicity %:
  53 W; 9 B; 30 H; 7 A
Reading scores:
Math scores:
District 15

Admissions: neighborhood
Neighborhood: Park Slope
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Located on a prime piece of real estate on elegant 8th Avenue in Park Slope, little PS 107 used to be considered a poor stepchild to its bigger, popular neighbor PS 321. But a change of leadership, burgeoning relationships with arts groups and a return to the school by neighborhood parents, have transformed PS 107 into the "little engine that could" and a school that Park Slope newcomers, as well as longtime neighborhood residents, seek out.

 

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(parent)
Nov 8, 2009

PS 107 has a 3rd grade dance residency with Mark Morris, the 4th grade does Ballroom Dancing, the 5th grade does Shakespeare with Stages of Learning. These are organized by the principal and... read more

(parent)
Nov 8, 2009

I am dismayed by how dated the description is-virtually everything has changed- and by how whiny and off-target the one current comment is. That "first grade parent" who runs the book club for... read more

(parent)
Sep 30, 2009

Unfortunately it seems that PS 107 is in a period of "resting on its laurels". The curriculum becomes more and more standardized with an overemphasis on literacy to the exclusion of so much... read more



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