Community School District30

PS 122 Q TheMamieFaySchool

21-21 Ditmars Blvd. Astoria, NY 11105 (718)721-6410

schools.nyc.gov/SchoolPortals/30/Q122

Dr. P. Composto, Superintendent Ms. A. Aprea, Principal Mr. M. Pascarelli, Assistant Principal Ms. C. Hametz, Assistant Principal Ms. T. Martin, Assistant Principal Mr. M. Pascarelli, Assistant Principal

Gifted and Talented Program Philosophy

ThemissionoftheCommunitySchoolDistrict30GiftedandTalentedprogramistoprovidechildrenwitha“worldclass”education.Theprogramwascreatedtomeettheuniqueneedsofcommunitychildrenwhohavemetthecriteriaforgiftedness.Thesearechildrenwhoarecreativethinkersandproblemsolvers.Theeducationalprogramisdesignedtosupportandenhancetheirabilities.Theyareprovidedwithadifferentiatedcurriculumwhichisadvanced,enriched,anddesignedtochallengetheircritical,creative,andproductivethinkingprocesses.

Admissiontotheprogramisbasedonacomprehensivescreeningprocess.Studentsmustcontinuetodemonstratehighstandardsbothacademicallyandsociallytomaintaineligibilityfortheprogram.

o AcceleratedAcademicProgramo ClubPrograms-StudentCouncil

Yearbook,CommunityService,Chess,LatinDance,Chorus,Band,CinemaClub,&Robotics.

o ProjectCitizen-CenterforCivicEd.o NationalJuniorHonorSocietyo HydroponicsLabso ComputerLabso TalentShowo SchoolDanceso ShakespeareatLincolnCentero CollegeAccessforAllo SchoolSpiritWeeko ElevateProgramo FieldTrips

AcademyfortheIntellectuallyGifted

Thestudentsareofferedadifferentiated,accelerated,andenrichedprogramofinstruction.Challengingprojectsengagestudentsinproblemsolvingactivitiestodevelophigher-levelthinkingandcreativecriticalanalysisskills.Activitiesinclude:

In8thgrade,studentsareofferedtheacceleratedprogramforhighschoolcreditwithpassingexamscores.

o AlgebraIRegentso LivingEnvironment-Regentso SpanishLanguage-Proficiency

SpecializedHighSchoolsAtleast90%ofAcademystudentsareacceptedtospecializedandtoptierpublicandprivatehighschoolsannually.

FamilyEngagement

ActivitiesWeareanurturinglearningcommunitywheretheschoolandhomearepartnerscommittedtopromotingacademic,social,andemotionalgrowth.Activitiesinclude:o Parent-TeacherOrganizationo ClassroomPublishingCelebrationso CommunityPlaygroundo LearningLeadersParentVolunteer

Programo ParentInvolvementWorkshopso CultureNighto FamilyNightso HobbyNighto Spring/WinterConcertso SchoolLeadershipTeamo AnnualSchoolWideRead-Aloudo SpiritWeeko NYKidsRise529Plano BlackboardConnecto PupilPath

SchoolMissionStatementThroughacollaborativeschoolcommunity,wewillprovidevigorousstandards-drivencurriculatoallstudentsinanurturingenvironment.Studentswillachievetheirfullpotentialtobecomelifelonglearners,critical,creativethinkers,andproductivecitizens.Ourdiversecollaborativeschoolcommunityisdedicatedtoachievinghighlevelsofacademicexcellenceforall.WeservegradesPre-K-5studentsingeneraleducation,Englishlanguagelearners,studentswithspecialneeds,andgiftedandtalentedprograms.Thereisastronginterdisciplinarylinkbetweenthelearningstandards,thearts,andtechnology.NationalBlueRibbonSchoolOurschoolisrecognizedbytheU.S.DepartmentofEducationforachievingsuperiorstandardsofacademicexcellence.

OurMission

Curriculumo Differentiatedinstructiono Sharedcurriculumforallstudentso NextGenerationLearningStandardso BalancedandAdvancedLiteracyo Amplifyscienceo ReadyGeno TCWriter’sWorkshopo GoMatho FundationsPhonicso PassportforSocialStudieso TwoFullyEquippedHydroponicsLabsArts&ArtsPartnerso VocalMusico InstrumentalMusico FullyEquippedArtStudioo NoguchiMuseumo LittleOrchestraSocietyo AmericanBallroomTheatero MagicBoxProductionso ReadersandWritersCollaborativeTechnologyo Multimediafacilities:Internet,Interactive

Smartboards,TwoComputerLabs,MultimediaLibraryServices,&MobileLaptopCartsoneveryfloor.

o MyONReadingprogramo TurnItIno GoogleClassroomAfterschoolActivitieso NYEdgeAfterschoolProgramo ENLEnrichmento TestPrepforNYSELAandMathExams,

RegentsExams,andSHSAT.

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ProgramDescription

Asaschoolfamily,ourchildrenlearncompassionthroughhumanitariancontributionslocallyandglobally.WehaveparticipatedinPenniesforPatients,CityHarvest,JumpRopeforHeart,anddisasterreliefthroughvariousorganizations.