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The Castlewood School

Castlewood Community Happenings

Pre-Kindergarten Orientation

Please look for announcements over the summer for opportunities to visit the school!

Kindness Committee

Send a shout out for any act of kindness you see to confettikids186@gmail.com

OR post in FAMILY FIRST CLASSROOM under CLASSWORK!

The KC collected over 200 confetti this month... Wow!

Student Council

Our 2020-21 Student Council wishes the Castlewood Community a super fun summer!

Castlewood looks forward to electing a new Student Council next school year!

ImportanT Reminders

ALL FAMILIES WILL BE RECEIVING THE ANNUAL SCHOOL SURVEYS VIA A LINK SENT THROUGH EMAIL AND OPEROO. PLEASE BE SURE TO FILL THEM OUT FOR EACH OF YOUR CHILDREN ONLINE BY MAY 11th! THIS YEAR YOUR CODE WILL BE LOWER CASE F FOLLOWED BY YOUR CHILD’S STUDENT ID NUMBER. THANK YOU!

Digital Accessibility

The DOE is committed to creating and supporting learning environments that reflect the diversity of New York City. To ensure that our website serves the needs of everyone, it follows the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0, Level AA. That means the sites work for people with disabilities, including those who are blind and partially sighted.

We are committed to creating accessible digital experiences for all website visitors. If you need assistance with a particular page or document on our current site, please email jcosentino5@schools.nyc.gov for assistance.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) OverviewIntroduces the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) international standard, including WCAG 2.0 and WCAG 2.1. WCAG documents explain how to make web content more accessible to people with disabilities.

Vision Statement

At Castlewood, we strive to meet the needs of our students and ensure that our unique and diverse population has strong academic opportunities. We do this by assuming a multi -faceted approach to learning and through the development of advanced literacy skills to prepare our students for life in the 21^st Century.

Mission Statement

In order to support all students, Castlewood will bolster instruction in all classrooms and ensure that every student acquires, and every parent/guardian understands, advanced literacy skills by creating equitable learning opportunities for culturally and linguistically diverse students. We will provide a welcoming and affirming environment, high expectations, rigorous instruction, inclusive curricula, and assessments through ongoing professional learning and support as well as family engagement opportunities.