I culled through the blogosphere looking for the best back to school guides and bring you the best of 2007 blogging back to school guides. Here’s where you’ll find the best of what kids going to school need in NYC and beyond.
Best Style: Cool Mom Picks wins hands down for having the coolest, well, […]

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Last year at this time you may have been wracked with anxiety about finding your child the right preschool or elementary school. Now all of that is behind you and next week or soon there after your kid or toddler will be starting school for the first time or starting at big kid school for […]

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New York can be an overwhelming place. Once you have kids the overwhelmingness multiplies exponentially. This site aims to make NYC with kids more manageable, interesting and fun, but there are loads of other resources out there too. We’ve dug up some of the best books for living in NYC with kids, covering schools, activities, […]

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How often do NYC kids get to hang out with pigs? Well, real pigs. At two New York summer camps, NYC kids can get a taste of real farm life with real animal chores and hands-on gardening experience. There are two different farm day camp experiences NYC kids can try that take them to […]

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It was not so long ago that Earth Day was just a day some tie-dyed college students sat around all day with a banner. With Laurie Berkner headlining the NYC Earth Day celebrations in Central Park there’s no question that Earth Day is now a mainstream affair with loads of great family activities.

In addition to […]

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Get all your questions about NYC private school admissions answered in helpful forums hosted by the Parents League of NY.

Early Childhood Programs:
Admissions Forums
Wednesday, April 18th 2007
6:15 - 7:30 PM
Friends Seminary
222 East 16th Street
Panel:
Jill Axthelm, The Acorn School
Wendy Donoghue, All Souls School
Ronnie Moskowitz, The Washington Market School
Thursday, April 19th 2007
9:30 - 11:00 AM
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church […]

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We’ve been talking about the best schools in NYC on this site all month, but many experts will tell you that what happens at home is much more important than what school a child goes to. You don’t have to be a homeschooler to find teachable moments during the course of your regular day. But, […]

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Families in Greenwich Village are faced with a true embarrassment of riches when it comes to schools. Forced to choose between two of the best public elementary schools in NYC, parents are often left divided and confused. Hang out at any of the downtown preschools around this time of year and you are apt to […]

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PS 6 is located in the heart of Manhattan’s Upper East Side, on 81st Street and
Madison Ave. Many of the families who live in the neighborhood have made a choice to attend PS 6 over some of the the best private schools in NYC, located in the very neighborhood of this school. That choice is […]

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PS 150, The Tribeca Learning Center, is a small, choice public elementary school located in Tribeca, just two blocks north of PS 234. A choice school means that you do not have to live in a particular catchment to be able to attend. The school is required to give preference to people who live in […]

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