MSC LIFE
Learn more about our MSC traditions, events, and what makes our school so unique and special. From our rooftop Greenhouse, Responsive Classroom approach, to fun events like Broadway Loves MSC, we thrive on joyful learning.
School Hours
School starts at 8:20am. Parents drop off students in the MSC Big Yard, accessible on the 93rd St entrance only. Teachers come down the stairs to pick up students at 8:20am. Late arrivals should go to the lobby to check in. Pick-up is at 2:40pm in the MSC Big Yard.
For the first 6 weeks of the school year, kindergarten drop-off & pick-up is on the 5th floor.
The School Day
Every MSC classroom starts with Morning Meeting (K-5) or Advisory (6-8th).
All students get a 25-minute lunch and a 25-minute recess.
All NYC public school students receive free school breakfast and free school lunch.
MSC Specials
Our Specials are Visual Arts, Theater, Music, Physical Education and Greenhouse Science. K-5 students usually have specials 4-5 times per week.
In Middle School, students have electives: Visual Arts, Theater, Music, Physical Education, and Lego Robotics.
Special Days
Every MSC student is granted one Special Day; a special classroom celebration where parents attend, which can include the child's birthday.
Special Days must be coordinated with teachers.
MSC Events
Our school events are:
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Fall Fest (Oct)
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Broadway Loves MSC (Jan or Feb)
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Read-A-Thon (Feb)
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Special Friends & Relatives Day (Feb)
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Spring Fair (May)
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Middle School Musical (May)
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Arts & Music Festival (June)
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Kindergarten Rising Up Ceremony (June)
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Fifth Grade Ceremony (June)
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Eight Grade Graduation Events & Ceremony (June)
Family Engagement
We embrace our school diversity and welcome different cultural celebrations. Our teachers are excited to bring awareness of the various holidays and cultural traditions of our community. This may take place as a fun learning task or an arts & craft activity. We are open to ideas and enjoy collaborating with our families.
MSC Afterschool Programming
Our afterschool partners are:
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Kids of Summer (K-5 Enrichment)
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Beacon (K-8 DYCD)
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Roads to Success (6-8th DYCD)
MSC Greenhouse
MSC boasts the very FIRST rooftop greenhouse built by NY Sun Works in 2010, located right on top of our gym. Every MSC student is immersed in Greenhouse Science classes.
Watch this amazing news feature about our MSC Greenhouse by PBS News!
Learn MORE about our MSC Greenhouse HERE.
Student Delegates
Each class selects 2 class representatives to present their class’ rules (K/1 teachers will choose, grades 2-8 will elect representatives).
Two delegates from each grade will be selected from among the representatives for monthly meetings with our principal, Marciarie!
ICT Classrooms
In our ICT classrooms, general education students and students with IEPs learn together with two full-time teachers— one of whom is a certified special educator. Co-teachers tailor lessons to be accessible, engaging, and appropriately challenging. Designed to support students with disabilities, ICT benefits everyone with more small-group instruction and stronger empathy.
CELEBRATIONS OF LEARNING
Publishing celebrations and student work showcases in each classroom community are celebrations of learning for children, their teachers and families. Publishing celebrations, are organized by the teachers after a unit of study. This is a culmination of all the work the students have learned throughout the course of the unit. Each child should be an active participant in the celebration—planning and organizing, sharing their work, listening and responding to the work of others. Likewise family members and staff should also be active participants. Teachers will establish a protocol that allows all students who have published to share and that also allows families to understand the importance of listening and responding.
