​Irwin Altman Middle School 172

News & Announcements

• Apply Now for Exciting STEM Summer Enrichment Programs!

  Shine this summer with STEM! Students entering kindergarten through grade 12 in September 2023 can apply now to attend enrichment programs with STEM Matters NYC. Get your hands dirty in the garden, encounter amazing animals, or design an art or engineering project. Students entering kindergarten through grade 9 in September 2023 can apply for weeklong camps. Students entering grades 10-12 in September 2023 can apply for multi-week programs. Choose from a wide range of programs offered at sites throughout the city! Programs are offered at the NYC DOE’s Genovesi Environmental Study Center and NYC Center for Aerospace and Applied Mathematics; Bronx Zoo; Central Park Zoo; DNA Learning Center NYC at City Tech; Intrepid, Sea, Air & Space Museum; Makerspace NYC; New York Aquarium; Pellettieri Stone Carvers' Academy; Prospect Park Zoo; Queens Botanical Garden; Queens County Farm Museum; Queens Zoo; Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden; Staten Island Museum; The Battery Conservancy; The Horticultural Society of NY; UrbanGlass; and Wave Hill. Students will meet and work with field experts in programs that feature real-world learning experiences. Don’t miss out, spots are limited and the application deadline is Wednesday, April 26. For rising K-9 camps, lottery preference is given to students who attend Title I schools. Download our flyer, learn more, and apply now. Translated flyers, FAQs, and application guides are also available on our program page. For questions, contact STEMMattersNYC@schools.nyc.gov.

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• MeadowFarms Fundraising

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• FROZEN Performed by the Students of MS172

  Performance Dates:

   

  Friday May 19^th at 7pm

  Saturday May 20^th at 2pm

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• MS172 Peer Tutoring Session Sign Up

  Peer Tutoring Form

  Please complete the following form to sign up for peer-tutoring sessions. 

  Complete all parts of this form. 

   

  Tutor sessions will be scheduled during your lunch period.

  You will meet with your tutor 3 times (For example - 3 consecutive Monday lunch periods). Students will eat lunch for the first 15 minutes of the period and will be given a tutoring pass to leave the cafeteria and attend the appointments.

   

  The form must be submitted the WEDNESDAY BEFORE your tutoring sessions start. For example - Students who would like to be tutored during the second week of February must complete the form by Wednesday of the first week in February. Sessions will be scheduled on a first come, first served basis.

   

  Any questions please contact Ms. Smith (Lsmith49@schools.nyc.gov)

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• Respect for All Week

  • _RFA Spirit Week 2023(1).pdf

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• MS172 Basketball Teams (Girls and Boys) Schedules

  Boys Basketball Schedules 

   Girls Basketball Schedules

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• Queens Public Library Culture Pass - Use your library card to reserve free passes to 70+ Cultural Institutions (Museums and Theaters)

  Visit Cultural Institutions For Free With Your Library Card

  Explore New York City’s museums and attractions with Culture Pass. If you have a library card, you can get free admission to dozens of cultural institutions. Save money and discover more about your city.

   

  
  Culture Pass is made possible through generous funding from the Charles H. Revson Foundation and the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund.

   

   

   

   

  
  Reserve A Pass HERE! 

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• APPLY: Young Dancemakers Company: 2023 Season Application

  APPLY: Young Dancemakers Company: 2023 Season Application

   

  Young Dancemakers Company (YDC) is a unique, tuition-free summer dance ensemble of NYC teens dedicated to creating their own original choreography and performing it in free touring concerts city-wide, for audiences of up to 2000 young people and adults each season. Company members, selected annually by audition, are drawn from throughout the NYC public high schools.

   

  Audition:

  Sunday, March 26, 2023, 11am at New York Live Arts (219 West 19th Street in Manhattan)

   

  DATES: June 28 - August 5

  TIME: Daily 10 AM - 5 PM and several weekend performance dates plus pre-summer concert outings

   

  To register, CLICK HERE.

  For more information, CLICK HERE.

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• REGISTER: Dancewave Center: Dancewave Youth Company & 2023 Youth Dance Classes - Dancewave Scholarships are available!

  REGISTER: Dancewave Center: Dancewave Youth Company & 2023 Youth Dance Classes - Dancewave Scholarships are available!

   

  Dancewave has a wide range of classes for youth aged 3-18y including Ballet, Contemporary, Afro-Caribbean and Hip Hop.  

   

  Dancewave Youth Company: We offer a rigorous dance training program for 7-18y to youth across our 4 pre-professional companies. Companies work to build ability, artistic integrity, and leadership skills. Our dancers gain the opportunity to grow through contemporary and ballet technique classes, rehearsals with renowned choreographers, and a variety of performing opportunities. Training is based on the Dancewave Culture Model, which instructs young artists with leadership development, individual mentoring and restorative whole-person education.   

   

  COST: We offer 5-100% scholarships via this simple form for all of our in house programming and strongly encourage all families with need to apply. Payment plans are also available at check out on the links above.

  LOCATION: Dancewave, 182 4th Ave, Brooklyn 11217

  DATE: Spring Semester (Jan 30 - May 26)

   

  For more information, CLICK HERE.

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• 2022-2023 Tag Catalog (After School Enrichment Program

  November 14th, 2022

  
  Dear Parents and Students:

  
  We are pleased to announce that our TAG after school enrichment programs for the 2022-2023 school year are scheduled to
  begin December 6th, 2022. The TAG Program will run from December 6th through April 5th, 2023. Space is extremely
  limited and classes will be assigned on a first-come / first-served basis. For this reason, we will put the following
  guidelines in place:

  Please check the attached file.

   

  
  
  

  • TAG Catalog 2022 Final docx 1 -converted.docx

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