- Brooklyn Amity School
Brooklyn Amity School (Amity to the students) is a
private school that was founded in 1999 byTurkish-American businessmen. As of 2007, 222 students were enrolled. [cite web |url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/lucds/bk18profile.pdf |title=Brooklyn Community District 18 |accessdate=2008-06-20 |publisher=New York City Department of City Planning |pages=p.37] The school currently embodies students of 14 different original national backgrounds.Building
The facilities of Brooklyn Amity School consist of a big gymnasium/auditorium, school library, 3-story school building including 19 classrooms and 9 offices. The school also has a child care center operating at 2585 Coney Island Ave. [cite web |url=http://yellowpages.superpages.com/profile~SRC_portals~C_Child+Care+Centers~LID_CK9srP%2BHadEh4OhwShuzmw%3D%3D~attres_true~lbp_1.htm |title=Brooklyn Amity School Child |accessdate=2008-06-20 |publisher=
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The school has competed in the regional
science Olympiad competition, coming first in 2008 [cite web |url=http://www.amityschool.org/bas/uploads/sciencenews.pdf |title=Science News |accessdate=2008-06-20 |year=2008|format=PDF|publisher=Brooklyn Amity School] and 2007 [cite web |url=http://www.brooklyn-usa.org/Press/2007/mar19b.htm |title=BP MARKOWITZ TO CONGRATULATE NYC SCIENCE OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONS |accessdate=2008-06-20 |year=2007|publisher=President of the Borough of Brooklyn ] and 4th in 2006. [cite web |url=http://www.brooklynamity.org/nletter.pdf |title=Building a New Year Report |accessdate=2008-06-20 |year=2007|format=PDF|publisher=Brooklyn Amity School |pages=p.3 ] The school also took part in the 2008future city competition. [cite web |url=http://www.ascemetsection.org/content/view/195/719/ |title="Esperanza" Wins First Place at NYC Regional Competition |accessdate=2008-06-20 |date=2008-02-15 |publisher=American Society of Civil Engineers ] [cite news |first=Mary |last=Frost |title=Middle Schoolers Use Technology To Safeguard Cities of the Future |url=http://www.brooklyneagle.com/archive/category.php?category_id=9&id=18039 |publisher=Brooklyn Daily Eagle |date=24-01-2008 |accessdate=2008-06-20 ]References
External links
* [http://www.brooklynamity.org Brooklyn Amity School Official Website]
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