Summer is fast approaching and after the year we just had, want to do more than thank your favorite first responder? How about handing them 1000 big ones? Take the PALNYC Hindsight is 20/20 Survey, and maybe you can. With the ten year anniversary of PALNYC and the PAL Workshop Series aimed at finding ‘right fit’ learning environments for precocious…
Coping with Stressful Events
PALNYC is happy to support the work of researchers focused on supporting the social and emotional needs of kids. Given all that families are dealing with during COVID, we wanted to share the following research study for those who are interested in participating: The “Child Coping” Study is interested in learning more about how New York City children cope…
Writing High School Application Essays
By PALNYC Guest Writer Nicole C. Kear Part of what binds us New Yorkers together is shared dread. We dread the train being re-routed when we’re in a rush. We dread the traffic disaster that is the Five Borough Bike Tour. And we dread the NYC high school application process. I’m not here to tell you not to dread it.…
Remembering Our Friends
Sadly, PALNYC has lost three people who were not only dear to us, but who made us better as an organization: Executive Director of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation and former PALNYC Advisory Board Member Harold Levy, Childrens Aid Society‘s Juan Carlos Gonzalez and School Search Solutions Jeryss Haynes. Our thoughts and prayers go out to their family and friends.…
PALNYC Sponsored Content: IdeaMath Contest Prep Program
PALNYC Sponsored Content IdeaMath offers AMC8 Contest Prep Programs starting Sunday, September 30, 2018 at the Speyer Legacy School near Columbus Circle. Focused, tailored preparation, unique materials, problems targeted at the most challenging part of the test and independent sessions provide a strong practice for the AMC8. The American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) are a series of examinations and curriculum materials…
NYC AMC8 for High Fliers in Math
The AMC 8 is a 25-question, 40-minute, multiple choice examination in middle school mathematics designed to promote the development of problem-solving skills. The AMC 8 provides an opportunity for middle school students to develop positive attitudes towards analytical thinking and mathematics that can assist in future careers. Students apply classroom skills to unique problem-solving challenges in a low-stress and friendly…
Getting Back to Basics: Learning How to Learn with Summer Study at Riverdale
PALNYC Sponsored Content Despite the focus on executive function, metacognition and neuroscience and the teen brain, many teens are still reaching 8th grade without the tools they need to be great students. Quality academic instruction, self-advocacy, developing good study habits, understanding one’s own learning style, improving time-management skills, getting plenty of sleep, and healthy eating all contribute to academic success,…
Practical Tips for Applying to NYC High Schools
Practical Tips for Applying to NYC High Schools by PALNYC Guest Writer Jennifer Elk (Parent, 8th grader Speyer Legacy School) I hope to share some practical tips for applying to NYC area high schools. I was a “first timer” in the fall of 2017, applying to NYC specialized, NYC public, and private day schools. As I write this my family…
Your Checklist for College Begins in 9th Grade
College Steps for High School Students, by PALNYC Guest Writer Franca Rawitz, founder of ReadySetCollegeNYC While high school juniors are now in full swing with their college search (and seniors have submitted applications), many freshmen and sophomore parents are also thinking about college steps. In fact, with the ever-increasing competition for college seats, more and more families are beginning the…
The 30,000 Ft View
As my kiddo prepares to take the ISEE and SHSAT and consider her high school options, I find myself realizing that rather than stress her out, I need a solid lay of the land. So who better to reach out to than experts and parents who’ve traveled this road before us. We are launching the ROADMAP to High School to…
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