Name
M.S. 061 Dr. Gladstone H. Atwell
Overview
M.S. 61 is a part of a culturally diverse community of students, parents and educators, dedicated to having all students achieve academic success and social emotional growth. Our programs are tailored to meet students' needs through enriched and rigorous academic courses of studies which will prepare them to compete and excel in today's global economic society. We want to instill a love of literature, scientific inquiry and mathematical application to ensure that our students are college and career ready. Students at M.S. 61 have the potential to graduate with Regents credit(s). Some of our enrichment activities included: school plays, Broadway shows, talent showcase, monthly student led assemblies, step shows, College and High Schools tours beginning at 6th grade, STEM partnership with CUNY, School wide incentive and team building trips (Aviators, Hersey Park, Escape Room, Dorney Park, Disney World, Great Wolf Lodge, GreenKill, African American Museum, Art electives (Chorus, Dance, Theatre, Culinary, and Band). Our philosophy is to nurture student voice and self-advocacy through leadership opportunities and after school extension activities through New York Edge and local Community based Organizations and college partnerships.
Neighborhood
Prospect Lefferts Gardens
Address
400 Empire Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY 11225
Accessibility Description
Not Accessible
Url
{"url":"https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/middle-school/10858"}
Subway
3 to Nostrand Ave; 2, 5 to Sterling St
Bus
B12, B43, B44, B44-SBS, B49
Name Prog1
Britou-Moore Academy
Admissionsmethod Prog1
Composite Score
Eligibility Prog1
Open to students and residents of District 17
Name Prog2
Medgar Evers Academy
Admissionsmethod Prog2
Screened
Eligibility Prog2
Open to students and residents of District 17
Name Prog3
Dr. Gladstone H. Atwell
Admissionsmethod Prog3
Open
Eligibility Prog3
Open to students and residents of District 17
Priority1 Prog3
Priority to residents of the middle school zone
Priority2 Prog3
Then to District 17 students and residents
Tophs1
Abraham Lincoln High School
Tophs2
Clara Barton High School
Ellprograms
English as a New Language
Other Features
Summer Session,Weekend Program,Uniform
Acceleratedclasses
English,Spanish,US History,Algebra I,Living Environment
Electiveclasses
Advisory, African Dance, Algebra I, Art, Band, Book Club, Chess, Chorus, Coding, Computer Science, Concert Band, Cooking, Creative Writing, Dance, Drama, Fashion, Fitness, Foreign Language, Health, LEGO Robotics, Living Environment, Math, Math Team, Musical Theater, Newspaper, Peer Mediation, Performing Arts, Physical Education, Regents Living Environment, Robotics, Saturday Academy, Science, Spanish, Specialized High School Test Preparation, STEM, Stock Market, Student Council, Technology, Theater, Urban Advantage, US History, Visual Arts, Web Design, Yearbook
Activities Description
Art, Band, Book Club, Choir, Chorus, Coding, Cooking, Creative Writing, Dance, Drama, Fashion, Fitness, Gardening, Green Team, Homework Help, Leadership, Lego Robotics, Math Team, Music, Musical Theater, Peer Mediation, Restorative Circles, Robotics, Saturday Academy, School Newspaper, Science Club, Service Learning, Spelling Bee, STEM, Step Team, Student Council, Talent Show, Technology, Theater, Tutoring, Visual Arts, Yearbook
Othersports
Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Dance, Double Dutch, Fitness Club, Football, Running Club, Soccer, Softball, Step, Tennis, Ultimate Frisbee, Volleyball
Nta
Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate