Getting In to Private School
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In 2008, Jennifer Brozost, then an admissions officer at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School, approached her co-worker Vimmi Shroff with an idea: why not start a business to help New York City parents navigate the notoriously nerve-wracking process of applying to private schools?
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Be on the Giving Side of Tech Support
In today’s technology-dependent world, information technology professionals and computer technicians can be a godsend—just think of the Geek Squad or those geniuses at the Apple Store’s genius bar—who can cure whatever ails your computer before you have a chance to go into withdrawal. Now, with a growing number of courses in computer technology on offer from different institutions in New York City, you too can become a member of the computer doctor elite. The only question you have to ask yourself is this: Do you have the computer savvy to learn the secret methods to battle glitches like the spinning circle of death?
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If Life’s Going Well, How About Coaching Others?
A city characterized by its overachieving and career-driven population, New York’s need for life coaching—both in private and corporate settings—is on the rise. For those individuals looking to put their good listening skills, patience and nurturing to use, programs at NYU, Columbia and other educational institutions offer programs in this relatively new, increasingly popular field.
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Learning How to Sell Real Estate
By Alan Krawitz
As a profession, real estate has typically drawn New Yorkers from all walks of life, from professionals to career changers, investors and those seeking to earn extra income in their spare time.
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Click And Learn
Educational Apps That Inspire Curiosity And Learning
In today’s fast-paced, tech-driven world, savvy parents have turned to mobile apps to entertain (read: occupy and distract) children. However, apps can also serve as learning tools. In the spirit of on-the-go enrichment, we’ve come up with our top 15 educational apps for children.
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East Side Makes Room for the West
With P.S. 151 opening, hopes rise for new school in church space
Upper East Side schools are learning to do the shuffle. As the school year approaches, the Yorkville Community School, P.S. 151, will be moving out of its temporary home at the Our Lady of Good Counsel school and into its brand new facilities. At the same time, the neighborhood is preparing to host the West Side students of P.S. 51, the Elias Howe school, who normally go to school across the park about 45 blocks south. They eventually hope to see a brand new elementary school spring up in the very same spot.
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Design Engineering School to Include More Women & Minorities
By John C. Liu
The mayor’s recently announced plan to build a government-sponsored engineering and science campus in New York challenges us to deliver training and jobs to the many talented young men and women of color that our economy has left behind. It is an opportunity we cannot afford to miss.
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Long Island School Finds a West Side Alternative
Riverside Church will host classes for New York College of Health Professions
After Pedro Sanchez, a 27-year-old Brooklyn resident, completed his occupational studies associate’s degree in massage therapy this summer, he decided he wasn’t finished.
“The last two trimesters, we go to the clinic,” said Sanchez. “When you treat the people and see them getting better, the reward is so great, it’s almost kind of addictive.”
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Thinking About Becoming a Reiki Practitioner?
By Gerry Gavin
If you have ever considered a career in the healing arts and feel drawn toward alternative or complementary health care, Reiki may be the perfect way to start your new career path.
Reiki (pronounced “ray-key”) is a therapy tracing back more than 2,500 years to ancient India and Tibet, and there are some who believe it has its roots in the healing arts of the Egyptians. Reiki was handed down by a lineage of practitioners until it was rediscovered in Japan in the early 1900s by Dr. Mikao Usui. It is used to complement traditional medical treatment and in the alternative healing arts.
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Teaching by the Book
Some local students are learning the story behind the books.
Behind the Book, based on the Upper West Side, is a nonprofit that brings local authors and illustrators to underserved classrooms throughout the five boroughs. The eight-year-old organization’s goal is motivating kids, Pre-K to 12th grade, to read and write.
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