From the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs:
New York City is home to more than 1,400 cultural venues, many of which offer free hours or suggested admission. Click here for a list of institutions with free or low cost admission.
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Tag Archives: education
Cultural Venues with Free Hours and Suggested Admission
July 21, 2010 – 7:00 am
Use Summer Fun to Build Background Knowledge
July 9, 2010 – 7:29 am
From Reading Rockets:
You don’t need to have a book in hand to help your child become a better reader. Interesting experiences give kids a broader framework for new information they might encounter in books. When kids have lots of experiences to draw on, they have a better chance of making a connection with what they [...]
Make Music New York Day
June 20, 2010 – 7:43 am
Now in its fourth year, Make Music New York, “the largest music event ever to grace Gotham” (Metro New York), is a unique festival of free concerts in public spaces throughout the five boroughs of New York City, all on Monday, June 21st, the first day of summer. MMNY takes place simultaneously with similar festivities [...]
Junior Achievement Visits PS 208
June 16, 2010 – 7:37 am
Volunteers from Junior Achievement visited Alain L. Locke Elementary last week. Students learned about how their communities work and the importance of economics in their everyday lives.
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School Violence Prevention Through Civics
June 11, 2010 – 7:20 am
As part of a program through the Justice Resource Center, fifth grade students at Alain L. Locke Elementary participated in a mock congressional hearing. Students demonstrated their knowledge of the Constitution and organization of the United States government.
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New Exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History
June 8, 2010 – 7:39 am
Race to the End of the Earth recounts one of the most stirring tales in the annals of Antarctic exploration: The contest to reach the South Pole. This exhibition focuses on the challenges that the two leaders – Roald Amundsen on the Norwegian side and Captain Robert Falcon Scott on the British – faced as [...]
The Importance of Books at Home
June 6, 2010 – 7:41 am
From On Our Minds @Scholastic:
Children who grow up with books in the home are more likely to succeed in education than those who don’t. Well, check out the findings of this 20-year study led by a sociologist from the University of Nevada, Reno.
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Butterfly Launch
June 4, 2010 – 7:50 am
From fourth grade reporter LaAsha:
On the day we released the butterflies I was ecstatic. They were beautiful. When they came out it was like they were so happy that they were out of the pavilion. When some of them wouldn’t come out Ms.Munchez picked them out of the pavilion and put them on the flower. [...]
The History of Memorial Day
May 31, 2010 – 7:42 am
From History.com:
Memorial Day, which falls on the last Monday of May, commemorates the men and women who died while serving in the American military. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. Many Americans observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries or [...]
Totem Poles
May 30, 2010 – 7:34 am
From fifth grade reporter Luis:
The fifth grade is studying Canada. The fifth grade had to do beautiful totem poles like Eskimos from Canada. We had to pick five animals for our totem poles and the animals had to be stacked up on each other. I made a totem pole and the whole class did too. [...]
