The Brooklyn Free Space Community Series Presents

Brooklyn Free Space

Early Childhood focused workshops designed with our community’s needs in mind.

The BFS Community Series Presents:

Join us for a discussion with experienced educators from Brooklyn New School, principal Anna Allanbrook and third grade teacher Diane Castelucci, for a presentation and discussion of the tests and their uses (and misuses). Learn more about what these tests mean for our children, teachers and schools, and what it means to refuse the tests.

See actual test questions
Unpack the guides used to score the tests
Understand how the tests fit into the larger picture of teacher evaluations, admissions and other education issues

When: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 - 6:30 pm

Where: Brooklyn Free Space

$5 suggested donation

In Testing, a Principal Leans on Her Experience. Winerip, Michael. The New York Times. Aug. 2013.
The Teachers of the New York City Public Schools Need Your Help. Cora Sangree. The Huffington Post. Cora Sangree. TheHuffingtonPost.com. 23 Mar. 2015.
Brooklyn Educators Speak Out. Mar. 20, 2015
Refuse the Tests - NY Parents Speak Out Against Testing

Anna Allanbrook
Anna has been the leader of the Brooklyn New School (a.k.a P.S 146) since 1997 - a school known for offering experiential instruction through inquiry. Collaboration among parents, staff, and administration is at the heart of the school's mission. In a time when developmentally appropriate practice is under siege, Anna continues to explore ways of making learning more child centered and meaningful, believing that this type of education is necessary if we truly want to prepare our youngsters for the road ahead.

Diane Castelucci
Diane is currently in her 7th year of teaching at The Brooklyn New School. She is a product of New York City Public Schools, and a graduate of New York University and Hunter College. She believes in the power and possibility of public education, and she considers herself a vocal advocate for the preservation of childhood.

Forward

Brooklyn Free Space is a non-profit cooperative preschool for children ages 2.6–4.8 years located in Park Slope. Based in our belief in life-long learning, the Brooklyn Free Space Community Series is designed with our community’s needs in mind. Each workshop, forum and presentation has the common goal of fostering deeper understandings of child development and developmentally appropriate practices in early childhood education and child-rearing.

Previous Workshops

The BFS Community Series Presents: Teaching & Talking About Race - January 23, 2015
BFS Community Series Presents: An Introduction to Public Elementary School - November 20, 2014
Community Workshop Series: I Refuse to be Late Again! - September 9, 2014