 Students are instructed about how to use the Brooklyn Collection's resources
 A student studies a historical
map of Brooklyn
 A class at the Brooklyn Collection
 Thanks to the generous support of the New York Life Foundation,
8th graders across Brooklyn will have special access to the Brooklyn Collection, an archive of more than a million items, including original photographs, newspapers, maps and manuscripts.
Over the course of the school year, the 8th graders will visit the collection and attend workshops at their school. In the process they'll learn about
the neighborhoods of Brooklyn, a lot of local history, and develop life-long research and analysis skills. They'll choose a topic for their Exit
Project and put these skills to work right away.
The following schools have 8th graders that will participate in Brooklyn Connections during the 2008-9 school year:
- I.S. 30 Mary White Ovington
- MS 103 Satellite III
- I.S. 109 The Jean Nuzzi School
- MS 136 Charles O. Dewey
- JHS 240 Andries Hudde
- The School for International Studies
- Teachers Preparatory School
- IS 165 Ida Posner
- IS 187 Christa McAuliffe
- IS 447 The Math & Science Exploratory School
- MS 334 Middle School for Academic and Social Excellence
- MS 57 Whitelaw Reid
- JHS 113 Edmonds Center
The following schools participated in Brooklyn Connections during the 2007-8 school year:
- I.S. 30 Mary White Ovington
- M.S. 51 William Alexander School
- MS 103 Satellite III
- I.S. 109 The Jean Nuzzi School
- MS 136 Charles O. Dewey
- JHS 240 Andries Hudde
- I.S. 292 Margaret S. Douglas School
- I.S./H.S. 429 Brooklyn School for Global Studies
- The School for International Studies
- Teachers Preparatory School
The program runs through the 2008-2009 school year, and accepts 8 to 12 8th grade classes a year. If you are an 8th grade teacher, school librarian or
principal, and are interested in having your class participate in this exciting program, please contact:
Leslie Shope
Project Coordinator
Brooklyn Connections
Phone: 718-230-2706
Brooklyn Connections is made possible by a generous grant from the New York Life Foundation.
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