A Fond Farewell to IPS’ 45th Street Location
It’s hard to believe that we have arrived at The International Preschools’ final day of the 2018-2019 school year. It has been an exciting, event-filled nine months, filled with celebrations, curriculum, and community building.
As we do every year, goodbyes are said not only to our oldest students (and to those who are moving on to other schools), but also to faculty and staff who are also going on to new adventures. Unfortunately, this year, IPS will be saying farewell to an entire third of our school, as our 45th Street location will be closing for good this week. In honor of our 45th Street location and its beloved staff (one of which I was a part of from 2008-2012), read on to view some photos from the final 45th Street year. Wishing the best of luck and lots of love to our faculty and friends from 45th Street!
At The International Preschools, families support a variety of causes that serve our community throughout the year. Currently, IPS is hosting a drive for Ronald McDonald House New York, which houses families whose children are receiving treatment for cancer. The drive includes a collection of goods plus a special event that will take place on Saturday, May 18th. Read on to find out more!
Each year, The International Preschools hosts an event called the Fathers and Special Friends Read-Aloud. It was created ten years ago to foster a love of reading in young children. Because, in the past, mothers and female relatives had often made up the majority of guest readers, the Fathers and Special Friends Read-Aloud provided an opportunity for fathers, as well as other male relatives and friends (brothers, grandfathers, uncles, neighbors, etc.), to model positive feelings about reading to preschoolers. Currently, our Read-Aloud occurs in conjunction with the author and literary studies that take place in the Green (3s), Pre-K (4s), and Junior K (4s/5s) classrooms during the winter months. 
Congratulations to this year’s