Category: End of School

End-Of-Year Memories from The International Preschools

Last week’s blog spoke about the end-of-the-year celebrations that were occurring (or about to occur) at The International Preschools. Many classrooms initiated the first (and only!) in-person celebrations to happen all year long, all of which took place outdoors at nearby Central Park or Carl Schurz Park. Please enjoy some photos from the end-of-school festivities!

  • Congratulations IPS Class of 2021!
  • Parents, caregivers, and children unite for the Red Room’s end-of-year celebration!
  • The Red Room at 76th Street gathers for a photo op on the last day of school.
  • 76 Pre-K 3 at their in-school Zoom graduation ceremony.
  • Green 1 teachers at 76th Street celebrate their students at Central Park.
  • Parents and caregivers picnicked at Central Park with special snacks and blankets.
  • Green 1 students at 86th Street spend time with their beloved teacher on the last day of school.
  • Lunching together with 76 Green 2 at Central Park.
  • Current and former IPS students (and brothers!) commemorate a great year!
  • Spending time with good friends at Central Park.
  • 86th Street’s Red Room gathers on a parachute in the park for their end-of-year festivities.
  • 86 Green 3 says cheers to a job well done with a pizza party!
  • Park time for the Green 2 class at 86th Street!
  • The Red Room’s students and teachers play “Guess Who?” with baby photos at Central Park.

Thank you for a great year!

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Celebrating the 2020-2021 School Year

What a year! Nine months ago, in September 2020, the teachers, students, and administration of The International Preschools entered the school year with a mixture of feelings, from hope to excitement to uncertainty. A lengthy list of protocols allowed for our school to remain open five days a week, for the entire school year.

The 76th Street Red Room’s “butterflies” enjoy some time together in Central Park before “flying off” to the Green Room!

And what a success it has been! With copious amounts of hand washing, sanitizing of materials, and the wearing of masks, IPS students were able to come to school safely to play, learn, and socialize. With support and trust from the IPS parent community, we were able to remain open during an uncertain time. With hard work and dedication from the IPS teachers and staff, an environment as similar as possible to the one that IPS children had known pre-pandemic came to be.

The Junior Kindergarten class at 86th Street strolls through nearby Carl Schurz Park, enjoying the time together…and the great outdoors of NYC!

As the last days of school come and go, many classes are commemorating the end of school with something that hasn’t happened all year: an in-person picnic for families, students, and teachers at Central Park (for the West 76th Street location) and Carl Schurz Park (for the East 86th Street location). For other classes, “Zoom parties” have been scheduled, so that parents, families, teachers, and students can come together to mark the end of a wonderful (albeit different) school year.

Thank you to all of the members of the IPS community for your dedication and support of our school!

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