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IPS Milestone Recipients for 2020-2021

Ms. Grace (left) and Ms. Babette (right), pictured with Ms. Rumana and their Red Room class, are each celebrating 20 years of employment at The International Preschools.

Each year, The International Preschools commemorates those faculty and staff members who have achieved a milestone; that is, completing five, ten, fifteen, twenty years and beyond at five-year increments.

Donna Cohen (right, with 86th Street Location Director Monique Tabbs) is celebrating ten years of employment at The International Preschools.

This year, IPS is celebrating sixteen staff members across both locations who have reached milestone status! Here are the awardees for the 2020-2021 school year:

Klara Reisinger, 76th Street Head Teacher – 35 Years

Anja Loefken, Library Aide – 30 Years

Judith McIntyre, 86th Street Teacher’s Aide – 30 Years

Mayu Cavior, 86th Street Office Aide – 30 Years

MacKerrow Talcott, Librarian – 30 Years

Charlene Sison, Finance Department – 25 Years

Babette Ayassamy, 86th Street Assistant Teacher – 20 Years

Doug DaSilva, Music Teacher – 20 Years

Grace Zukowska, 86th Street Head Teacher – 20 Years

Jerilyn Rubenstein, 76th Street Floater – 15 Years

Deborah Matlovsky, 86th Street Assistant Teacher – 10 Years

Donna Cohen, IPS Director – 10 Years

Chelsea Mayorga, 76th Street Head Teacher – 5 Years

Jamie Raboy, 76th Street Head Teacher – 5 Years

Jaya Misra, 86th Street Assistant Location Director – 5 Years

Margarit Santiago, 76th Street Head Teacher – 5 Years

Ms. Talcott, librarian, is celebrating 30 years of employment at The International Preschools.

Congratulations to all of our milestone recipients!

To learn more about the outstanding IPS faculty and staff, click here.

Ready to join the IPS community? Apply online on our website!

Books to Promote Diversity for Young Children: Part 2

The IPS blog will highlight books on diversity that are age-appropriate for toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners over the next few weeks.   The following post is #2 in the series.

At The International Preschools, celebrating diversity and an awareness of how we are all different, yet we are all alike, is the cornerstone of our play-based learning philosophy.  Children as young as age 2 are able to pick up on differences…and the acceptance and reactions of adults around them.

Books are an instrumental way to foster learning and to use as a springboard for discussions, in even our smallest students.  Here are a few books, appropriate for preschoolers, that promote diversity in a tangible, understandable way.  These books also celebrate traditions and everyday activities that look different, yet alike, in each family’s household.

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Celebrating the Spring Benefit at The International Preschools

Parents and teachers dressed for last year's Bollywood-themed Spring Benefit.
Parents and teachers dressed for last year’s Bollywood-themed Spring Benefit.

Every spring, The International Preschools hosts a Spring Benefit here in New York City. Faculty, administration, current and former IPS parents, and friends gather to support our school in a variety of ways.

Each year, the benefit has a special theme, usually with a multicultural motif.  Cuisine, clothing, and music at the event represent the chosen theme (much like the teachers facilitate with each month’s classroom subjects!). During the first part of the evening, the IPS community enjoys great food and drink and mingle with each other.

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Celebrating Milestone Recipients at The International Preschools


Each year, The International Preschools’ community celebrates the milestone recipients of the school’s faculty and administration.  Staff members who have worked at The International Preschools for five, ten, fifteen, twenty years and beyond are honored at our annual Spring Benefit in April.  They are also recognized with a special luncheon and gift to commemorate their commitment and dedication to our school and its community. Continue reading →