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SUMMARY:Middle School Information Session in Jersey City
DESCRIPTION:Middle School Information Session in Jersey City\nAs Jersey City grows and families decide to stay in the area as their children get older\, parents have requested more information about the Middle School options in Jersey City and Hoboken. \n \nJCFamilies are organizing a Middle School Information Session on December 10th from 5:30 pm-7:30 pm. The idea for this event is to provide options for parents and give them information about the local middle schools in the area. Do you want to know the process of applying for Middle Schools like Academy 1\, MS 4\, Explore Middle School\, or Infinity Institute? Then this session will be perfect for you! \n \nMiddle Schools participating in this information session are below: \nFranklin High School(Confirmed)\nFranklin engages students actively in their learning through a flexible\, cutting-edge curriculum designed to educate innovators and socially responsible global leaders with a unique approach. \nGrounded in an applied-learning philosophy\, Franklin was created for today’s learners: technologically adept\, focused on the future\, and eager to make a difference in the world. Additionally\, their school was founded by the same family of expert educators who created the global network of Dwight Schools\, which began in Manhattan in 1872. \nAddress: 88 Town Square Place \nPhone: 201-234-4781 \nInfinity Institute\nInfinity Institute is a highly rated public school located in Jersey City\, NJ. It has  500 + students in grades 6-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 10 to 1. According to state test scores\, 82% of students are proficient in math and 95% in reading. \n\n\n\n\n\nAddress: 193 Old Bergen Rd\, Jersey City\, NJ 07305 \n\nPhone: (201) 915-1404 \nCommon Questions Answered: \n\n\n1. The school does not provide bussing.  The school district provides bus ticket applications to all students to determine if they qualify for public bus tickets.  Middle school students must live at least 2.0 miles from the school.\n2. Information about the process will be posted on the district website (www.jcboe.org). At this time\, the district has not finalized the admissions process for the 2022-2023 school year.  Once it has been finalized\, the district will be sharing with both public and non-public school counselors and administrators.  Last year\, the application process was online.  At this time\, I do not know if it will be online or paper-based.  We based the number admitted on the number of available open seats for the year.  For next year’s 6th grade class\, we look to admit 40- 50 students.\n3. Our school’s curriculum is a blended curriculum of Cambridge University and the district’s approved ELA\, Math\, and Science curricula).  Our 6th-grade students follow a 6th grade blended curriculum.  They do not follow a 7th-grade curriculum as in AEP.\n4. Students are expected to receive homework assignments every night and possibly in all subjects each night.\n\n\n\nWorld of ABC\, The Waldo School(Confirmed)\nThe Waldo School has set the standard for leading private education since 2010 for children ages 2 through 13 across two locations. PreK 2 through PreK 4 students are housed in our Waldo Preschool location at 125 1st Street\, Jersey City\, and Kindergarten through 8th Grade students are housed in our Waldo School location at 110 1st Street\, Jersey City. \nAddress: 110 1st St. Jersey City\, NJ 07302\nPhone: 201-721-6000 \n\n\n\n\n\n\nExplore Middle School (Not Confirmed)\nExplore Middle School\, the only career and technical middle school in New Jersey is a rigorous\, project-based school. Our curriculum is developed around thematic units that integrate interdisciplinary studies\, meet the standards\, and engage students in a hands-on approach. We focus not only on the core subjects but also on career and technical studies\, character development\, team building\, and critical thinking. \nAddress: 180 9th Street\, Jersey City\, NJ 07302 \nPhone: 201.631.6396 \nFranklin L. Williams School (MS 7) (Confirmed)\nFranklin L. Williams School is a public school located in Jersey City\, NJ. It has 787 students in grades 6-8 with a student-teacher ratio of 11 to 1. According to state test scores\, 26% of students are at least proficient in math and 39% in reading. \n\n\n\n\n\nAddress: 222 Laidlaw Ave\, Jersey City\, NJ 07306 \nPhone: (201) 714-8340\n\n\n\n\n\nTECCS (Confirmed)\n \nThe Ethical Community Charter School is a safe and caring community where ethics\, service\, and social justice are the principles that inform every aspect of school life; where teachers lead and collaborate with students in a culture of rigorous academics and mutual respect; where analytical thinking and creativity are prized over rote learning; where children become individuals of integrity\, insight\, autonomy—and socially productive citizens\, workers\, leaders. \nAddress: 95 Broadway\, Jersey City NJ 07306 \nPhone: (201) 984-4151 \nCordero Community School (PS 37)(Confirmed)\n \nCordero School is a healthy school and we earned a national bronze healthy school award medal last year from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation. Rafael de J. Cordero School – P.S. 37 is a public school located in Jersey City\, NJ. It has 747 students in grades PK\, K-8 with a student-teacher ratio of 10 to 1. According to state test scores\, 23% of students are at least proficient in math and 44% in reading. \n\n\n\n\n\nAddress: 158 Erie St\, Jersey City\, NJ 07302 \nPhone: (201) 714-4390\n\n\n\n\n\nWaterfront Montessori( Confirmed)\n \nWaterfront Montessori is an International Baccalaureate World School whose Middle School Program blends our dynamic Montessori curriculum into the IB Middle Years Program (IB MYP). The IB Middle Years Program provides a structure of academic challenge that encourages our Middle School students to embrace and understand the connections between traditional subjects and the real world. \n\n\n\n\n\nAddress: 150 Warren St #108\, Jersey City\, NJ 07302 \nPhone: (201) 333-5600\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrank R Conwell School(MS4)(Confirmed)\nFrank R. Conwell School – P.S. 3 is a public school located in Jersey City\, NJ. It has 632 students in grades PK\, K-5 with a student-teacher ratio of 12 to 1. According to state test scores\, 29% of students are at least proficient in math and 47% in reading. \nAddress: 111 Bright St\, Jersey City\, NJ 07302 \nPhone: (201) 915-6100 \nThe Academy I(Not Confirmed)\nThe Academy I Middle School is a highly rated\, public school located in Jersey City\, NJ. It has 453 students in grades 6-8 with a student-teacher ratio of 13 to 1. According to state test scores\, 78% of students are at least proficient in math and 84% in reading. \n\n\n\n\n\nAddress: 209 Bergen Ave\, Jersey City\, NJ 07305 \nPhone: (201) 915-6500\n\nFrench American Academy of Jersey City(Confirmed)\nThe French American Academy strives to provide the highest educational standards with a bilingual\, comprehensive curriculum in a safe and creative environment.  \nAddress: 209 3rd St\, Jersey City\, NJ 07302 \nPhone: (201) 338-8320 \nHudson Montessori School(Confirmed)\nPromoting a love of learning in each child from toddlers through 8th-grade guides the thoughts and actions at Hudson Montessori. We focus on the individual interest and needs of each child allowing the child to learn in a hands-on setting. They also work with the children in areas of Practical Life\, Sensorial\, Language\, Math\, Cultural\, Science\, and Motor Skills. For tuition information\, click here. \nAddress: 10 Regent Street\, Jersey City NJ 07302  \nPhone: 201.516.0700 \nHudson School(Confirmed)\nThe Hudson School has 190 students in grades 5-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 4 to 1. Additionally\, the school’s goal is to develop compassionate and responsible\, citizens. The student-teacher ratio is 5:1\, the lowest among local schools. The school offers AP classes in biology\, calculus\, chemistry\, English literature and composition\, French\, German\, Japanese\, and more. The school’s small size and receptive staff provide opportunities for teachers to be creative\, to collaborate\, and experiment with curriculum design. It constantly seeks to challenge ethnocentric views. \nAddress: 601 Park Ave\, Hoboken\, NJ \n\n  \n  \n  \nJersey City Global Charter School (Confirmed)\nWhat makes JCGCS unique? \nJersey City Global Charter School is located in the Heights and opened its doors in 2013. Jersey City Global Charter School is a MicroSociety School\, in which students participate in MicroSociety daily where they are able to create and manage real-world systems such as businesses and government creating a miniature society within the school. \nJCGCS Middle School has small classes with no more than 22 children in each classroom and has a Personalized Learning Plan for each student which will identify annual goals\, academic strengths\, and weaknesses\, students\, teachers\, and families will be jointly vested in ensuring that goals are successfully achieved and meet regularly to review progress and next steps. There is a focus on inquiry-based learning\, differentiated instruction\, and student empowerment to encourage the development of high-level reasoning and critical thinking skills. Students participate in Art\, Music\, World Language\, and Physical Education classes. JCGCS has a one-to-one device program for all citizens along with the integration of technology to support classroom instruction supplemented by a web-based system that enables parents to track their child’s progress and communicate with the school. \nAll Saints Episcopal Day School(Confirmed)\nAll Saints Episcopal Day School is an independent school of approximately 200 students in Nursery through Eighth Grade\, serving children of all faiths since 1985. They are located in Hoboken on the corner of 7th and Washington Streets (Grades 1-8)\, and the corner of Sixth and Clinton Streets (Nursery\, Pre-K\, and Kindergarten). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMake sure to check out our blog post on Middle Schools in Jersey City and Hoboken: http://jcfamilies.com/middle-schools-hoboken-jersey-city/
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