by Karyn Slutsky | Mar 4, 2020 | School News
Queens Paideia’s curricular goal has always been to impart to students the tools for successfully understanding and interacting with the world around them. A few years in, we began our belief systems program, through which students learned how beliefs are formed and...
by QPS | Feb 27, 2020 | Civic Engagement, Community building, School Events, School News, Special Events
Queens Paideia has many emergency preparedness plans in place, but now there is a new scenario to consider: the potential spread of COVID-19. For all of our community, and anyone else who stops by our blog, we reproduce an email we sent out today. Dear QPS Community,...
by QPS | Feb 10, 2020 | Interdisciplinary Studies, Project-based learning, School Events, School News, Social Emotional Learning, Special Events
Every day we give thought to the balance of how kids spend their time–are they moving enough? applying enough? interacting enough?. There’s plenty of desk time, but just as much hands on/interactive time. Last week, this is just some of what...
by QPS | Jan 2, 2020 | Learning Theory, Problem Solving, School News, Social Emotional Learning
Happy New Year. We are back at school, having crossed the threshold between the excitement of end-of-year celebration and the promise of a new year, if not a decade. When we see the results of our work with our students, we feel renewed commitment to that work. Call...
by Karyn Slutsky | Nov 18, 2019 | School News
Wednesdays, January 8 and 22, 2019 / 9-10:15 a.m. at QPS Sunday, January 12 / 1-5 p.m. Open House as part of Queens Learns To attend QPS events, please email us. QPS researches and reaches for the most advanced resources and methods available and implements...
by Karyn Slutsky | Nov 11, 2019 | School News
You know you’re going to have a great week when you’re already counting blessings on a Monday. Veteran’s Day. Much of NYC—and its schools—is off today for Veteran’s Day. QPS does not close on this day because a day off that students don’t know anything...
