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Time Traveling to Quaker New Amsterdam

    In early May, six fourth grade teachers, led by Head Teacher Bea Bartolotta and 4C Head Teacher Amy Hertz,  journeyed with their 66 students to New York State’s oldest house of worship, the Old Quaker Meeting House in Flushing.  The structure, built in 1694 is the second oldest house of worship in the […]

Stop Motion Animation in Fourth Grade

In social studies, fourth grade students learned about New Amsterdam and how New York City evolved over time. As part of their unit, they built a model of what the Dutch settlement in today’s Lower Manhattan would look during the 17th century. We used the iPad app iMotion HD Pro to add animation to their […]