489 3rd Ave #5
Brooklyn, NY 11215

My child went here for two years. The end of her second year she was bullied, threatened, attempted assaulted. It continued into the beginning of her third and last year. The school did absolutely nothing about it. The school doesn't care. They don't properly report incidents that happen in the DOE oors system, so they can maintain the schools reputation. They don't want people to know what's really going on in there. They will protect the attacker all the time. Staff was removed from the school for not properly doing their job per the chancellor regulations. They won't notify you of any incidents either. Their lack of communication period is bad. There is absolutely none. The principal Mr Chan puts on a fake smile to draw you in and he's part of the problem. Things definitely gets swept under the rug here. They have a motive and only want certain students in that school because they test high. They make the school look great. Teaching wise, the school is great. They offer a lot because they have to please certain students. So your child can take advantage of that. But SAFETY wise the school is horrible and your child can get seriously hurt. I removed my child her final year, because they wouldn't protect her and just let her attacker continue to harass her. I wasn't taking a chance of her attacker ( a male student) bringing another weapon to school to attack my child.

I have 3 children in the school, the teachers who know my kids so well, and appreciate the robust social emotional learning team.SEL team includes counseling in schools and restorative justice as well as dual language program and the small and intimate class sizes. The school is a title 1 school that has welcomed folks particularly asylees and folks temporarily housed with open arms. There are many activities and community building events as well as a strong and active PTA.This school is a warm environment for those in park slope that truly are open to their child learning and growing in a diverse community.

incredible staff. extremely caring and supportive small school environment with a focus on social emotional learning.