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November 20, 2009

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P.S. 165 Edith K. Bergtraum Elementary School
70-35 150 Street Queens, NY 11367 Phone: (718) 263-4004 Fax: (718) 793-9812 Map	Principal: Raquel Victoria Demillio Parent Coordinator: Susan Friedman (347) 563-4438
WHAT'S SPECIAL: A vibrant dance and music program; district-wide gifted program. DOWNSIDE: No after school programs; dimly lit hallways.

Grade levels: PK to 5
Class size: K: 20; 5: 32
Enrollment: 588
Ethnicity %:
19 W; 18 B; 22 H; 41 A

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District 25

Admissions: neighborhood school/gifted program
Neighborhood: Kew Gardens Hills
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Kids learn to love to dance at PS 165, where older kids mentor younger ones and choreograph dances based on the little ones' interests. There is a band and chorus, and a third grade class was chosen to play the recorder at Carnegie Hall. The arts are one of the ways the administration builds community among the disparate groups served by PS 165, including new immigrants, children in a district-wide gifted program called Alpha, and children receiving special education services.

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PTAMom (parent) Mar 24, 2009	"As a parent of a third grade alpha student, I feel very fortunate not only to be in alpha, but to be in this school. Two new Alpha programs opened in Flushing last September, but new Alpha... read more
ree1064 (other) Nov 14, 2008	"Things have changed a bit here we used to be EMPOWERED. Now we have NO POWER anymore here! It is a dictatorship!"
Sep 12, 2007	Disputing comments from parents who in the past said there was somewhat of a "disconnect" between the students and families in the gifted and those from the neighborhood, Principal Sonya Lupion... read more

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