Philippa Schuyler Middle School
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| Philippa Schuyler Middle School for the Gifted and Talented |
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| Motto | To Whom Much is Given, Much is Required |
| Type | Public Middle School |
| Principal | Barbara Sanders |
| Faculty | approx. 72 |
| Students | approx. 1,300 |
| Grades | 5-8 |
| Location | 1300 Greene Avenue Brooklyn, New York USA |
| Colors | Red and Blue |
| Athletics | Schuyler Storm
Ap grade 5 = Gail Irizarry Ap grade 6 = Sheila Studint Ap grade 7 = Charles Harrington Ap grade 8 = Mary Lawton Dean = Stuart Miller Parent Coordinator = David Grady |
| Website | http://www.philippaschuyler.org/ |
About the School IS #383 Philippa Schuyler Middle School for the Gifted and Talented is a New York City Department of Education Public Middle School. The school is located in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn. Admission to this school is by competitive examination, unlike many public Middle Schools in New York City. The school serves grades 5-8. Philippa Schuyler is noted for its academics and high scoring on standardized examinations. The school's namesake is the child prodigy and pianist Philippa Schuyler. The school is ranked among one of the best middle schools in the city,it's the #2 school on the top 3 middle schools in NYC list, and is featured in the book "New York City's Best Public Middle Schools" by Marcia Biederman. The school was also one of the 209 Successful Public Schools exempted from the citywide uniform curriculum mandated in 2003. Many of the school's graduates qualify for admission to New York City's Specialized High Schools or are accepted to private prep schools such as Phillips Andover Academy.
[edit] Entrance Examination
Students must score 64% or higher on a multiple-choice examination that tests a students' abilities in math and reading/writing. The exam is offered on four or five saturdays from December to March, and it can be taken in Spanish. Students can enter the school from grades 5-7, but most students enter in the sixth grade. The test that they use is OLSAT, which uses a gifted rating scale.
[edit] Classes
Philippa Schuyler has clases like math, language arts, Social Studies and the usual. The school also offers elective choices such as Band, Orchestra, Steel Pan, Chorus, Drama, Dance, Journalism, Computers, Health, Physical Ed., Cooking, Robotics, Art, and many more. Teachers at the school make things interesting and more exciting. Philippa Schuyler also has honors classes for students that are way above grade level for that class.
