Patricia A. Dichiaro School Parents are involved in many ways contributing to the success of the school to help guide the school board to ensure all students receive the best education possible while maintaining a social environment for the students to learn and grow into mature upstanding citizens. The school reaches for the stars and their Literature-based instructional program is supported with extensive libraries in each classroom. Literacy activities emphasizing written and spoken language, mathematics and the arts are taught in a literature-based format across all areas of the curriculum experiential learning and hands-on experiences.
Life sciences are incorporated into the curriculum: student scientists cultivate the DiChiaro Garden and perform field research on the Hudson River’s ecosystem Human stewardship and conservation emphasizes everyone’s responsibility to preserve the health of our earth and its resources. Literacy activities emphasizing written and spoken language, mathematics and the arts are taught in a literature-based format across all areas of the curriculum experiential learning and hands-on experiences. Quality of education received at the school is above average when compared to other schools in New York.
Along with the quality of teachers at Patricia A. Dichiaro School, the principal, extracurricular activities, safety, and discipline are also among the top when talking to parents with children enrolled in the school. Parent involvement is also a very important aspect of the educational programs designed at this upstanding school.
