bugs: brooklyn urban garden school
MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2012 AT 11:33AM
Big news for 5th graders! BUGS is opening in District 15 in fall of 2013.Why are they opening this school?
"BUGS initially grew out of street corner and on-going kitchen table conversations between local parents and educators concerned about the number of middle school options in District 15. Once we began taking seriously the possibility of creating a new school, we assembled our academic team and realized the potential we have to not just add needed middle school seats, but to create a cutting edge, developmentally appropriate educational model for the middle years. The selection of an environmental sustainability focused curriculum allows us to offer educational programming that will not only engage the hearts and minds of students, but is a perfect vehicle for teaching Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). We feel strongly that our model will offer this community not just much needed additional middle school seats, but a rich, engaging, rigoruous and meaningful educational experience for our students that can launch them not just to excel in high school, but to seize opportunities for all of their lives.
"BUGS initially grew out of street corner and on-going kitchen table conversations between local parents and educators concerned about the number of middle school options in District 15. Once we began taking seriously the possibility of creating a new school, we assembled our academic team and realized the potential we have to not just add needed middle school seats, but to create a cutting edge, developmentally appropriate educational model for the middle years. The selection of an environmental sustainability focused curriculum allows us to offer educational programming that will not only engage the hearts and minds of students, but is a perfect vehicle for teaching Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). We feel strongly that our model will offer this community not just much needed additional middle school seats, but a rich, engaging, rigoruous and meaningful educational experience for our students that can launch them not just to excel in high school, but to seize opportunities for all of their lives.
Where:
They have just announced their location: 500 19th St. in the Bishop Ford HS building, at the end of Prospect Park SW and two blocks from Greenwood Cemetery. Many of you may know that Brooklyn Prospect Charter School had been in that building until they recently moved to the former Immaculate Heart of Mary Building in Windsor Terrace/Kensington. Brooklyn Prospect is a 6-12th grade program and ultimately needed much more space for their program. BUGS is a stand alone middle school so this space is more appropriate for them long term.
They have just announced their location: 500 19th St. in the Bishop Ford HS building, at the end of Prospect Park SW and two blocks from Greenwood Cemetery. Many of you may know that Brooklyn Prospect Charter School had been in that building until they recently moved to the former Immaculate Heart of Mary Building in Windsor Terrace/Kensington. Brooklyn Prospect is a 6-12th grade program and ultimately needed much more space for their program. BUGS is a stand alone middle school so this space is more appropriate for them long term.
From BUGS:
"We are very excited about our co-location with Bishop Ford. We will occupy our own two
"We are very excited about our co-location with Bishop Ford. We will occupy our own two