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Lottery applications are being accepted through March 31
for seats beginning in kindergarten in the City School District of
Albany’s three magnet elementary schools.
Please click here to download an application.
A magnet school is a specialized program that focuses
instruction on a particular theme. The district offers families a choice
of three magnet schools (see related stories below).
Magnet-school programs follow New York state learning
standards and the district’s curriculum for English language arts,
science, social studies and math. That’s in addition to the specifically
designed theme for each magnet school.
The magnet lottery will be held April 16 in conjunction
with the new prekindergarten lottery. All magnet prekindergarten seats
will be filled through the new lottery; the magnet lottery will cover
grades K-5 or K-6, depending on the school.
Please call our Magnet Schools Office for more
information at 475-6551.
Albany School of Humanities (ASH)
Montessori Magnet School
Thomas O'Brien Academy
Prekindergarten-grade 6
Prekindergarten-grade 5
of Science and
Technology (TOAST)
108
Whitehall Road
65 Tremont St.
Prekindergarten-grade 5
462-7258
475-6675
Lincoln Park, 475-6875
This
beautiful historic school specializes in
A Montessori education is consciously designed
At this newly renovated school, science in-
the
humanities by teaching students about
to recognize and address different learning
struction is rooted in all subject areas and is
diverse
cultures using art, literature, music,
styles of children. Learning takes place using
reinforced by a variety of technology tools.
drama,
dance and government. These
all five sense, with a focus on hands-on
TOAST students focus on curiosity, obser-
theme-based lessons and experiences are
activities, investigation and interaction with vation, problem-solving and inquiry and
taught
in conjunction with core curriculum
others. Children learn the core subjects and the
discovery skills, allowing them to construct
in the
areas of literacy, math, science and
Montessori curriculum is carefully structured
their own understanding of the world and
social
studies.
and integrated to demonstrate the connections how its parts fit together.
among the different subject areas.
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