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6th grade seats open at MS51 Dual Language Program Brooklyn (Park Slope) l

Posted by Christine Schwartz Hartley on June 17, 2016 at 1:30pm

While this letter is addressed to incoming/accepted 6th graders, I would encourage any incoming 6th graders from a public Dual Language Program or private school (Lycée Français, UNIS) to apply. MS51 is a very well-regarded school, with fantastic studio programs (band, art, dance, photography, vocal music), very serious and strong academics and fantastic high school placements.
Best, 
Christine Schwartz Hartley

Previous messageDear Families of incoming 6th graders,

There are a few seats available in next year's 6th grade Advanced French homeroom class.  If your child speaks French at home and is interested in advancing their French language skills in reading, writing and speaking, you may want to place your child in this homeroom. Please email Mr. Phillips at jphilli7@schools.nyc.gov or call 718-369-7603, ext. 1314, if you would like more information or to be placed in this class.

See you in September!


Lenore DiLeo Berner
Principal
William Alexander Middle School 51
350 5th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11215
718-369-7603
Fax: 718-499-4948

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Please join me at a party for "Spécialités de la Maison" cookbook tonight in Brooklyn!

Posted by Christine Schwartz Hartley on June 18, 2010 at 9:52am
"Spécialités de la Maison," a recently reissued 1940s celebrities cookbook, will be fêted at Bookcourt tonight from 7p.m. onward. The book contains recipes by a very glamorous crowd, including Charlie Chaplin, Katherine Hepburn, Salvador Dali, Helen Keller, Eleanor Roosevelt, Noël Coward, Christian Dior, Mrs. Vincent Astor, Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, and many others.

For more information on "Spécialités de la Maison," please visit its Facebook fan page. Please note that the book was featured on the Martha Stewart Show on Tuesday, as well as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New York Post, and many blogs in the last couple of months.

Bookcourt is located on Court Street between Pacific and Dean Streets. It is easily accessible from the F and G trains stopping at Bergen Street, as well as all trains stopping at Borough Hall.

See you there!
Christine Schwartz Hartley

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A quick introduction to "Spécialités de la Maison," a French-American cookbook just out from Harper Collins. Much more to come later!

Posted by Christine Schwartz Hartley on April 8, 2010 at 11:00am
First published in 1940 and now back in print with a new preface by Christine Schwartz Hartley and foreword by Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter, this charming little French-American cookbook, a collection of recipes by noteworthy writers, Hollywood and Broadway celebrities, renowned socialites, royalty—and even a couturier and restaurateur or two—is available again.

This edition is an exact facsimile of the original, down to the red and white cloth gingham case, but with a new preface about the book’s history, and Carter’s essay. There’s also a select bibliography of contributors—from Katharine Hepburn and Christian Dior to Eleanor Roosevelt and Charlie Chaplin—created especially for today’s reader. An affordable, adorable package, Spécialités de la Maison is a great gift for cooks of all levels, francophiles, and pop-culture mavens alike. An instant collectible!
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