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    • Our Vision and Mission
    • Schoolwide Enrichment Model >
      • 6th Grade
      • 7th Grade
      • 8th Grade
      • Learning Academies
      • SPARK classes
      • STUDIO classes
  • Teacher Sites
    • S. AHMED (7th GRADE SCIENCE)
    • M. ALI (8th GRADE SCIENCE)
    • A. Alsayhbi (ELA/ SS
    • A. BALSAMO (ENL)
    • M. ANDRESS (6th SOCIAL STUDIES)
    • D. CUMMINGS (SOCIAL STUDIES)
    • J. CZIRR (MATH)
    • J. ENNY (8th Grade Social Studies)
    • D. GOLEMBE (SCIENCE SPECIAL ED / LIVING ENVIRONMENT)
    • J. FAVA (8th GRADE MATH)
    • R. FREEMAN (8th ELA)
    • G. KARANTZALIS (PHYSED & HEALTH)
    • A. LEW (6th GRADE SCIENCE)
    • TJ MASTERSON (6th ELA)
    • L. MURIENTE (BLENDED LEARNING)
    • D Murray (Math/Science)
    • B. OSSWALD (PHYSED/ HEALTH)
    • C. RICCA (ELA )
    • C Rodney (Spanish)
    • S. ROLON (7th grade math)
    • D. RUSSO (MUSIC)
    • P. SASSU (7th GRADE ELA)
    • Ms. Simone (VISUAL ART)
    • J. SIXTA (7th GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES)
    • J. STRANDBERG (6th MATH)
    • R. ZWEIG (THEATER ARTS)
    • C. TURNER (GUIDANCE)
  • Class Pages
    • FULLY REMOTE SCHEDULES 2/25/21 >
      • 6D1
      • 6D2
      • 7D1
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      • 8D1
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      • 678D
    • IN-PERSON SCHEDULES 2/25/21 >
      • 601
      • 602
      • 603
      • 701
      • 702
      • 801
      • 802
      • 803
      • 678
  • ACADEMICS
    • Monthly Learning Overviews
    • Benchmark Exams >
      • 6th GRADE ELA
      • 7th grade ela
      • 8th grade ela
      • 6th grade math
      • 7th grade math
      • 8th grade math
    • Performing Arts @ MS890
    • CS ED WEEK 2020
  • Parents
    • FLYERS
    • PARENT RESOURCES >
      • Adult Education
      • High Schools information
      • 2019-2020 School Year Archive >
        • POSTS
    • NYC DOE SCHOOL CALENDAR
    • District 22 Weekly Email Blast
    • Parent Leadership Teams
    • HS APPLICATIONS
    • Student Medical Forms >
      • GENERAL MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION FORM
      • ALLERGIES/ANAPHYLAXIS MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION FORM
    • Achieve NYC: A Complete Guide to New York City Public Schools
  • Calendar
  • News
    • Eight 9 Zero Newsletter
    • MS 890 Student Newspaper
    • District 22 news
  • START OF SCHOOL 2020-2021
    • September Parent Orientation Resources
    • Student and Family Handbook
    • Supply List
    • Summer Assignments >
      • Reading and Math Assignments
      • Summer learning resources
    • 2020 - 2021 School year forms
  • High School
  • FORMS FOR PARENTS
    • shsat permission form
    • COVID TESTING PERMISSION FORM
    • WALKER PERMISSION FORM
    • HELP SECURE FUNDING FOR MS890
    • EMERGENCY CONTACT CARD
    • Media Consent Form
  • DAILY HEALTH SCREENING
  • PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS
    • OPEN HOUSE INFORMATION
    • How to Apply
  • SPIRIT WEEK 2021


"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
William Butler Yeats

Our Vision

Middle School 890 is a place of learning where students' talents are appreciated and nurtured. Students exhibit a genuine enthusiasm for learning and are provided with strategically planned opportunities for enrichment that foster enjoyment and engagement. Teachers work collaboratively to ensure that content is closely aligned to rigorous standards and to the real world. Parents are actively involved in the planning and delivery of enrichment opportunities. The role of the student is transformed from one of lesson-learner to firsthand investigator of knowledge. All members of the school community – from students and teachers to administration and families – are viewed as learners and commit to deepen their understanding of the world to ultimately make it a better place.

"All members of the school community...are viewed as learners and commit to deepen their understanding of the world to ultimately make it a better place." 

Our Mission

The community of Middle School 890 believes that a well-rounded individual, passionate about learning and committed to his or her talents, is best prepared for the demands of the modern career landscape. Through the approach of the School-wide Enrichment Model, the staff of M.S. 890 is committed to creating an engaging, supportive and rigorous learning environment. Our academic program, which leads students through a series of project-based, interdisciplinary units of study, frames learning experiences within the context of the real world. Teachers plan for open-ended tasks that allow for various solutions, work products, and means of showing mastery. Students are actively engaged in instruction that requires high-level thinking, discussion and collaboration with peers. As a result, students grow as independent thinkers and apply what they learn to devise solutions that have a positive impact on their world. To become productive members of modern society, our students become producers of knowledge rather than mere consumers of information.