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for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com SEPTEMBER 26, 2013 • kids & education • The Queens Courier 47 ▶kids & education Why Catholic Edu cation? “Masters” of Early Childhood Education Now enrolling 6 weeks - 5 years Educating Children from Crib to Kindergarten Affordable Tuition Allowing all families the opportunity to experience “The Ivy league Difference” FREE UPK at Bayside, Bronx, and Manhattan locations — OUR LOCATIONS — IVY LEAGUE EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY OF BAYSIDE 61-58 Spring eld Blvd., Bayside, NY 11364 718-352-8972 IVY LEAGUE EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY OF THE BRONX 4022 E. Tremont Ave, Bronx, New York 10465 718-239-5275 IVY LEAGUE EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY OF STATEN ISLAND 1779 Richmond Avenue, Staten Island, New York 10314 718-982-0202 IVY LEAGUE EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY OF DEER PARK 80 West Industry Court, Deer Park, New York 11729 631-667-3507 IVY LEAGUE EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY MANHATTAN 776 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Ave btwn 26th & 27th, New York, NY 10001 212-683-5545 Ivy League Early Learning Academy values the importance of a child’s education. We encourage children to become active learners through our curriculum program, which incorporates the latest research and takes the needs of every type of learner into account. With 5 convenient locations and extended hours, Ivy League Early Learning Academy is sure to be the right child care for your family. We are now enrolling children ages 6 weeks – 5 years into our schools and have after school care and U.P.K. available at some locations. Contact us today for more information at IvyLeagueEarlyLearning.com — OUR LOCATIONS — IVY LEAGUE EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY OF BAYSIDE 61-58 Springfi eld Blvd., Bayside, NY 11364 • 718-352-8972 IVY LEAGUE EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY OF THE BRONX 4022 E. Tremont Ave, Bronx, New York 10465 • 718-239-5275 IVY LEAGUE EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY OF STATEN ISLAND 1779 Richmond Avenue, Staten Island, New York 10314 • 718-982-0202 IVY LEAGUE EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY OF DEER PARK 80 West Industry Court, Deer Park, New York 11729 • 631-667-3507 IVY LEAGUE EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY MANHATTAN 776 Ave of the Americas, 6th Ave btwn 26th & 27th, New York, NY 10001 • 212-683-5545 by Rev. Msgr. Jamie J. Gigantiello The Catholic Schools and Academies within the Diocese of Brooklyn serve over 48,000 students and strive to offer quality Catholic education at every grade level from pre-school to high school. But what makes a Catholic education worth sending your child to? A cross in every classroom. Catholic education is grounded in the fundamentals of reading, writing and arithmetic, with an added concentration in the human person. At the elementary and high schools in Brooklyn and Queens, students are taught to work and live in a community, hold true to the value of respect for all and love thy neighbor as thy self. A Catholic education is distinctly different from other forms of education because of the very driving force which compels our teachers to teach in our schools, our churches to support our schools and our sisters, priests and bishops to believe in our schools; the call of Jesus Christ to teach all. To understand why 98% of our graduates continue onto college, versus 45% of NYC public high school students or why 99.65% of our high school students graduate in four years versus 55.4% for all NYC public high school students, one only has to know our motivation, Jesus Christ. As Catholics, we believe that all people have a great value given them by the humanity they share with Jesus. This understanding motivates our teachers to be sure that no child is left behind and every child that wants a Catholic education is afforded one. Our teachers are under-paid, over-worked and dedicated to each and every child that walks through their door, not because it is their duty or profession, but because they are called to teach by their vocation as Catholic school teachers. While parents are the first teachers of their children, the teachers of the Catholic Schools in Brooklyn and Queens know that it takes a village to raise a child, and therefore take the success and struggles of every child personally. Moreover, our teachers are allowed to do this without the bureaucratic barriers or unhealthy limitations placed upon teachers in other school systems. It is the normal situation in a Catholic school to find our teachers tutoring students after school hours, or for a parent to receive a phone call about the progress of a child from a principal that knows their name. In the Catholic schools of Brooklyn and Queens we care about what kind of student each child is and what kind of adult each child will become. We prepare students academically, technologically, physically, socially and spiritually. Our Catholic schools offer Integrated Algebra I Regents Courses, Superkids Reading/Language Arts Programs and Extended Day Programs. The classrooms in Catholic Schools are bringing the latest technology to students by incorporating SMART boards and replacing textbooks with iPads. The availability of the various sports and social programs offered by our schools, CYO and parish youth organizations in our Catholic schools ensure that there is something for everyone’s interest allowing our children to adopt healthy and well-rounded habits for life. The cross in every classroom reminds teachers and students alike of the relationships and responsibility we all share as brothers and sisters. It motivates our teachers to go the extra mile and tells are students that they are worth the sacrifice. Discover the school system that is grounded in fundamentals, offers all of the extra’s and has a proven track record of success. Visit your local Catholic school or academy and see the difference in our students, or provide the gift of a Catholic education to someone who can’t afford to do it on their own by visiting www.futuresineducation. org today. Monsignor Jamie J. Gigantiello


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