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From Ms. Halton: The Billion Oyster Project (BOP) is restoring oyster reefs to New York Harbor in collaboration with schools and other community organizations. Oyster reefs provide habitat for hundreds of species, and can protect our city from storm damage — softening the blow of large waves, reducing flooding, and preventing erosion along the shorelines. This …
On June 1st and June 2nd, 601, 602 and 603 (split into two groups) visited the Egyptian Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art as a part of their study of Egyptian society. They completed a scavenger hunt while exploring the mummies, tombs, statues and all the glory of the Egyptians!
From May 23 to May 25, M.S.131 school team and 8th graders visited the capital city, Washington, D.C. This two nights special school trip features the U.S.Capitol, Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, National Gallery of Art, Independence Hall in Philadelphia, the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, …
Spring Festival is one of the most important traditional holidays Chinese people celebrate. This year, our Dual Language Program students hosted the celebration event with various culturally relevant games to share skills and knowledge they have acquired to people with or without any knowledge of the culture. Games included, but are not limited to, Gobang, …
On Community Day M.S.131 students’ groups had great fun exploring New York City’s most iconic places including the Time Square, OCulus at the World Trade Center, Central Park in Manhattan, South Street Seaport Museum, Korean Town, and Chinatown. 📸🍦🍱🎨
As a part of their first photography project, the Photo Enrichment students (6th grade) visited the “Hands” exhibition at Carriage Trade, a gallery located on Grand Street. Gallery owner Peter Scott, gave them a tour and spoke to them about the photos and the power of gesture in photography.