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Welcome To THE STEAM BRIDGE SCHOOL
P.S. 481 is a Kindergarten to fifth grade public school located in the Bronx, New York.
The STEAM Bridge School is a Candidate School* for the Primary
Years Programme (PYP). This school is pursuing authorization as an
IB World School. These are schools that share a common philosophy—a commitment to high quality,
challenging, international education that The STEAM Bridge School believes is important for our students.
Only schools authorized by the IB Organization can offer any of its four academic programmes: the Primary
Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), the Diploma Programme, or the Career-related
Programme (CP). Candidate status gives no guarantee that authorization will be granted. For further
information about the IB and its programmes, visit www.ibo.org
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A message from our principal
Dear P.S. 481 Families:
Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year! We are looking forward to working with you in many ways, in which, together, we will aspire for academic success for all students.
Our core belief is that parents are an essential part of a child's success in school. We recognize the important role families play in student achievement and school improvement;
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OUR MISSION
Our mission at The STEAM Bridge School is to ensure that ALL our students are provided with a foundation for rigorous, engaging education through collaborative discussion and inquiry based learning that will develop international minded learners.
OUR VISION
We believe and inspire to create an educational atmosphere for ALL students to engage in curricula that embeds discourse, multi-facet engagement, differentiated instruction, and rigorous opportunities within the learning.
Upcoming events:
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Mon14Oct2024
Italian Heritage/Indigenous Peoples' Day, schools closed
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Fri01Nov2024
Diwali, schools closed
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Tue05Nov2024
Election Day, students do not attend school
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Mon11Nov2024
Veterans Day, schools closed
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Our Instructional Focus:
If teachers provide engaging rigorous opportunities for tiered groups then students will have the chance to justify their thinking through a range of strategies and discussion techniques. (Engaging Students in Learning (3c) and Questioning and Discussion Techniques (3b))