Message from the Co-presidents

Dear P.S. 101Q Families,

We are excited to be back! The energy is buzzing through the halls with anticipation for what’s ahead. It’s a new school year full of opportunities we can all take on together.

As your co-presidents, we’re looking forward to another year of collaboration as a community. We want to provide the best learning environment for our children and we want to build it together as parents with our teachers and school administration. We want to create a space where our children will thrive.

We’ve got another great year ahead, chock-full of events and opportunities for us to work together. We encourage you to get involved and share your unique talents with us. We’re so much stronger as a group that collaborates and leverages our individuality to bring the best to our kids and community. Your participation and support are the backbone of our efforts.

We invite you to be part of what makes the PS101Q community so special. Every effort, no matter how big or small, adds to our vibrant community and to our children’s experience at PS101Q.

It's wonderful to be back with you!

- Melissa and Caroline

Diversity Statement

At PS101 we celebrate and are grateful for our rich diversity. This diversity includes race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, religion, socioeconomic status, language and abilities. Diversity of all types benefits everyone in our community and is especially essential to a productive and inclusive educational environment.

In our school community, we strive for a culture where the administration, faculty, staff, students and parents/families share in the collective responsibility to address, prevent and eliminate actions, decisions and outcomes that result from, and perpetuate, racism and bias.

Racism and Activism

CNN/Sesame Street town hall to learn about racism. (best for lower grades)

embracerace.org lists 31 children’s books to support conversations on race, racism and resistance.

Bounceback parenting blog has a curated list of resources including books, activities, and media for talking to kids of all ages about race and racism.

The Brown Bookshelf promotes awareness of children’s books (picture, middle grade, and young adult) written and illustrated by people of color.

New York Family recently compiled a list called Resources and Books to Help Parents Educate Themselves on Racism.

A free e-book from Teaching Tolerance, Beyond the Golden Rule: A Parent’s Guide to Preventing and Responding to Prejudice has stories and conversation starters for ages 2-5, 6-12, and 13 and up.

A New Jersey teacher started this viral list of children's books about race on the popular website ScaryMommy.com.

Articles or blog posts

Commonsense Media’s “Explaining the News to Our Kids” breaks down how to have difficult conversations with kids of different ages.

The American Academy of Pediatrics shares advice for families on how to talk to their children about racism.

embracerace.org has articles, topic pages, and webinars to help parents talk about race with young children (best for elementary).

The Anti-Defamation League has tips for a table talk about racism for kids 11 and older (best for middle or high school).

Healthychildren.org offers advice for parents talking to children about racial bias.

“Talking to Kids About George Floyd” from Child Mind Institute takes a commonsense approach to a difficult topic.

The American Psychological Association initiative on Defining Race and Ethnic Socialization has parent resources on having discussions about race with children of all ages.