Students are instructed about how to use the Brooklyn Collection's resources

A student studies a historical map of Brooklyn

A class at the Brooklyn Collection

Brooklyn Connections Documents

	Brooklyn Connections brochure
	Brooklyn Connections passport (get your official passport at the Brooklyn Collection!)
	Brooklyn Connections Young Learner's Guide

Introduction

Thanks to the generous support of the New York Life Foundation, 8th graders across Brooklyn will have special access to the Brooklyn Collection, an archive of more than a million items, including original photographs, newspapers, maps and manuscripts.

Over the course of the school year, the 8th graders will visit the collection and attend workshops at their school. In the process they'll learn about the neighborhoods of Brooklyn, a lot of local history, and develop life-long research and analysis skills. They'll choose a topic for their Exit Project and put these skills to work right away.

Participating schools

• I.S. 30 Mary White Ovington
• M.S. 51 William Alexander School
• MS 103 Satellite III
• I.S. 109 The Jean Nuzzi School
• MS 136 Charles O. Dewey
• JHS 240 Andries Hudde
• I.S. 292 Margaret S. Douglas School
• I.S./H.S. 429 Brooklyn School for Global Studies
• The School for International Studies
• Teachers Preparatory School

How to Participate

The program runs through the 2008-2009 school year, and accepts 8 to 12 8th grade classes a year. If you are an 8th grade teacher, school librarian or principal, and are interested in having your class participate in this exciting program, please contact:

Leslie Shope
Project Coordinator
Brooklyn Connections
Phone: 718-230-2706

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