 Students are instructed about how to use the Brooklyn Collection's resources
 A student studies a historical
map of Brooklyn
 A student presents her Exit Project at our end of year assembly
 Students, parents, and teachers come together to celebrate a year of hard work
 Thanks to the generous support of the New York Life Foundation, hundreds of 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.
Brooklyn Connections strives to help students and teachers undertake the required Social Studies Exit Project through an enjoyable and efficient process. Over the course of the year, students tour the collection, participate in primary source workshops at school, and attend after school hours. With the help of library staff, each student will be able to complete a project using the resources available at the Brooklyn Collection. In the process, they will learn about the history of their borough and develop life-long research and document analysis skills.
The following schools have 8th graders that will participate in Brooklyn Connections this 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
- MS 334 Middle School for Academic and Social Excellence
- MS 57 Whitelaw Reid
- JHS 113 Edmonds Center
- MS 35 Stephen Decatur
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
Brooklyn Connections is a free year-long education program available to all public middle schools in Brooklyn. The program accepts 8 to 12 schools per year. If you are an 8th grade teacher, school librarian or administrator, 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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