Media Room

For media inquiries, please contact Bambi Weavil, our Marketing and Communications Coordinator at bweavil@metschools.com or (212) 867-2828 x 481. Thank you for your interest!

MetSchools, Inc.

• Physical Education and Technology: Using Video Sports Games to Engage Students with Disabilities, Huffington Post (7/11/12)
• MetSchools Names Barbara McKeon Chief Academic Officer (5/22/2012)
• Chief Academic Officer Announcement (1/31/2012)
• The Business of Learning

Michael Koffler was featured on September 22, 2011 at The Times Center in New York City for The New York Times' "Schools For Tomorrow" on a special presentation on Technology In The Classroom. Click the video player above to watch Michael's presentation (Session A).

Aaron School

• Interview with Adrienne Nagy: Transition Counselor for teens with LDs, Friends of Quinn (May 28, 2013)
• Students Grades 8 – 12 Find Enrichment in Aaron School’s Camp Green Tree Summer Arts Program, Nearsay  (April 4, 2013)
• High-tech class gets special needs students moving with Microsoft Kinect, Meg Baker, Fox News  (August 6, 2012)
• Roberta Palumbo Named Head of the Aaron School (June 20, 2012)
• NYC Special Education Schools Incorporates Sex Ed In Mission by Mikaela Conley, ABC News (May 30, 2012)
• Sex Ed Furthers Mission Of Special Needs School By: Lindsey Christ, NY1 (May 5, 2012)
• Special-Ism’s Q & A: Problems with Friends By Danette Schott, M.A. of Special-Ism (April 5, 2012)
• Aaron Head of School Announcement (February 2, 2012)
• Letter from Roberta Palumbo to Aaron Community (February 2, 2012)
• Siblings of Children with Special Needs - NY Metro Parents (June 2010)
• New York Family Article (January 2008)

Montclare Children's School

• MetSchools Announcement:  Whendy Carter As New Director of Montclare Children's School (May 6, 2013)
• Personal Announcement from Whendy Carter, New Director of Montclare Children's School (May 6, 2013)

Microsoft Partners in Learning Educator Forum 2013 was held at the School of the Future in Philadelphia on April 26th and 27th.  This conference celebrated educators who creatively and effectively improve the way kids learn while using technology.  Brenna Riley, a teacher from Montclare Children’s School, and Young Kim, MetSchools’ Educational Technology Coordinator, presented their project that involved  children from Montclare Children’s School in a scavenger hunt using QR codes in search of their classroom mascot Icey.

• How to Find an LGBT-Friendly Preschool In New York City (Out Impact, April 5, 2013)

Rebecca School

• Asperger's entry removal from manual decried, Delthia Ricks, Newsday (February 4, 2013)
• Families With Special Needs Struggle To Get Children To School During Strike (NY1, January 16, 2013)
• VIDEO:  "INSPIRATION" event by Lauren Saunders of Rebecca School for New York Times School For Tomorrow  (9/13/12)
• With School Gym as Olympic Stadium, Autistic Students Chase Goals (New York Times, August 8, 2012)
• Make Some Noise: Treating Mental Disorders With the Power of Music (The Atlantic, June 26, 2012)
• Living With Autism in NYC ( PIX 11, May 23, 2012)
• Reformed 'Wild Child' Gil Tippy Leads Murray Hill Autism School (DNAinfo.com, May 7, 2012)
• Autism Not Specified But Pervasive Our Town Downtown (April 11, 2012)
• Autism Rate Rises 28 Percent in NYC, but Getting Help Remains a Struggle (DNAInfo.com, April 2, 2012)
• Creative Music Therapy: Music’s Capacity to Reach Developmental Potential By Stacey Hensel MA, MT-BC, LCAT, NRMT ( Special Education Advisor, January 9, 2012)
• City Told to pay School Directly For Disabled Child’s Tuition, New York Law Journal (February 4th, 2011)
• Siblings of Children with Special Needs - NY Metro Parents (June 2010)
• Health Education Gets a Federal Boost - eSchool News (April 2010)
• Autism School Arrives
• School for autistic kids books space
• Newmark Knight Frank Case Study

Sunshine Developmental School

• Preschool hosts fire safety event in wake of child’s death

Williamsburg Northside

• Letter From Dr. Gina Farrar, new Head of Schools for Williamsburg Northside Schools (May 17, 2013)
• MetSchools Announcement: Welcoming Dr. Gina Farrar, new Head of Schools for Williamsburg Northside Schools (May 17, 2013)
• Williamsburg & Greenpoint Summer Camp Guide,Motherburg (April 10, 2013)
• Williamsburg Elementary School Values Diversity & Education (June 25, 2012)
• Some Schools Buck Trend Of High Costs, Wall Street Journal (January 17, 2012)
• It's Picture Day, Say 'Cheesy': Awash in Photos of Their Kids, More Parents Skip The Official 'Mug Shot' by Katherine Rosman, Wall Street Journal (November 10, 2011)
• Williamsburg, Toddlertown - The New York Times (January 2011)