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PS 46, Edward C. Blum School, Fort-Greene, Brooklyn, District 35

PS 46’s students and teachers are passionate about art, literacy, and language development. There are two dedicated art teachers on staff and students receive art twice a week. The school launched a Spanish-English Dual Language program in fall 2009.  It also hosts an annual spring curriculum fair. Last year’s fair featured model statues of NYC’s most popular landmarks built by a class of second graders. PS 46 truly prides itself on its flourishing art department and the work that students’ produce

2010-2011

Grade 2 Susana Pitzer, Not Afraid of Dogs: A series of workshop sessions for students to learn about fears.

Grade 3 Kam Mak, My Chinatown, One Year in Poems

Grade 4 Lauren Tarshis, I Survived Hurricane Katrina

Grade 5 Andrea Pinkney, Bird In A Box

2009-2010

Grade 2 Laura Vila, Building Manhattan, New York exploration project

Grade 3 Susanna Reich and Raul Colon, Jose! Born to Dance: The Story of Jose Limon, art workshop

Grade 3 and 4 Jacqueline Woodson, Our Gracie Aunt and Visiting Day, conversation about family


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