Welcome to The
Greenpoint School
Welcome to the virtual tour of our program!
I. Program Services
II. ADAPT Philosophy
III. Creative Curriculum
IV. Sample Daily Schedule/ Learning Centers
V. Pyramid Model Social Emotional Development
VI. Resources/ Links on Adapt Community Network
VII.Contact Information
• The Greenpoint School is
located in Brooklyn .
• The program consists of 2
floors. There are 5 classrooms
on the 1st floor made up of
12:1:2, 8:1:2 , as well as
integrated UPK classrooms.
There is also an OT sensory
gym and indoor gross motor
room.
• The 2nd floor has a
multipurpose room
• The Greenpoint School has an
open door policy. Parents are
welcome to visit anytime
during the school day.
• Parent's provide Breakfast and
lunch, which we can heat
and/or keep refrigerated. We
are a nut free school due to
allergy concerns.
• We provide all related services
in a pull out or push in model
throughout the school day.
• Related services include,
Occupational Therapy, Speech
Therapy, Physical Therapy,
Play Therapy, Music Therapy
and Parent Counseling and
Training.
• The school day runs from
8:45am to 2:15pm and 8:45am
to 3:05pm for UPK students. ●
We are a 12 month school
program
ADAPT’s Philosophy
ADAPT’s commitment to Children’s Services
includes comprehensive education for children and
young adults. Our preschool, school age, and after
school programs are specifically designed to
engage and educate children with special needs.
Our universal pre-kindergarten and integrated
programs offer families a high-quality family
friendly learning environment for children of all
developmental levels. All classes are led by licensed
and certified teachers and are staffed with certified
teaching assistants. Adapt also offer after school
programs, a summer day camp and educational
resources libraries.
Our program utilizes Creative Curriculum for selecting our units of study every six weeks. Some of the units of
study the children were busy learning about this year were: The Building study, Clothes study, Simple
Machines, and Tree study . Teachers work in collaboration with others in teams that meet weekly to discuss
activities, projects,differentiate instruction and plan together to best support each child’s unique learning
styles.
Creative Curriculum
Fun with Food- the Very Hungry Caterpillar Scene
We will be making 3 pictures from the Very Hungry Caterpillar book; a
sun, a caterpillar, and a butterfly. Remember, it is a kitchen scavenger
hunt so please use any foods you have that were not mentioned, these
are all suggestions. Have fun and enjoy!
Directions:
SUN-
Find an orange or a clementine. Peel it and separate it into
segments. Place the segments in a circle to make a sun. The
clementine will be a small sun and the orange will be a big sun.
CATERPILLAR-
Body: Cut green grapes in half and line them up in a row.
Cut celery or green apples into slices and line the pieces up
in a row.
Cut circles from any or all of the following: kiwi, zucchini,
cucumber and line them up in a row.
Take green peas out of the pod and line them up in a row.
Head: Slice a strawberry and use one piece.
Eyes-yellow (white) oval shape slices-banana, apple,
cucumber, zucchini
Add a Pupil- green grape (cut in ½), kiwi slice, green or
black olive (cut in ½) or blueberry.
Nose-blueberry, raisin, black olive, black bean.
Antennae- pretzel sticks, vegie straw or stick, celery or
carrot sticks.
(Mouth is optional any color-vegie sticks (curved), raisins,
blueberries, black beans).
BUTTERFLY-
Body: Cut a 4-inch piece of celery and use a knife to fill it with any
spread (hummus, sun butter or any nut butter, cream cheese, or
anything else you like.
Wings: Slice red or green apple into slices
Pretzel Twists
Triangle shape chips or crackers
Antennae: Slice a red bell pepper by the curved part
Eat! Encourage touching and trying new foods.
Creative Curriculum
Building Unit of Study
Student & Class Projects
Creative Curriculum
Students begin their school day at 8:45am, either dropped off by family member or by the school bus.
Parent's provide Breakfast and lunch, which we can heat and/or keep refrigerated. We are a nut free school
due to allergy concerns . The school day runs from 8:45am to 2:15pm and 8:45am to 3:05pm for UPK
students. Children participate in morning meeting, learning centers twice during the school day, music and
movement, playroom/gym, lunch, large group activities, read alouds, and recall of the day.
Sample Schedule/ Flow of the Day
Supporting the Pyramid Model
● The model is supported at the foundation by an effective workforce.
● The foundation for all of the practices in the Pyramid Model are the systems and policies
necessary to ensure a workforce able to adopt and sustain these evidence-based practices.
Tier 1: Universal Promotion
Universal supports for all children through nurturing and responsive relationships
and high quality environments. At the universal level we include the practices
needed to ensure the promotion of the social development of all children.
● High Quality Environments
○ Inclusive early care and education environments
○ Supportive home environments
● Nurturing and Responsive Relationships
○ Essential to healthy social development
○ Includes relationships with children, families and team members
Pyramid
Model
The Pyramid Model is a conceptual framework of
evidence-based practices for promoting young children’s
healthy social and emotional development.
The Greenpoint School teaches the students about the about being safe, calm and kind. We
incorporate this in to all of our activities and learning throughout the day. We model for
children what it means to be:
SAFE
CALM
KIND
Working &
Learning
https://learning.adaptcommunitynetwork.org/#/online-courses/9677ad99-1e54-4eac-
8316-0d03170b868f
● Training workshops and forums on a variety of topics (available in English and
Spanish)
● Introductions to collaborative relationships in the community- liaisons between
schools, resource libraries, demonstration centers and clinical programs
● Up-to-date community resource information
● Empowerment and advocacy
● Confidential guidance
Family Connect - Family Training and Workshops
SHARE Brooklyn
160 Lawrence Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11230
Contact through TechWorks: 718-436-7979, x711
techworks@adaptcommunitynetwork.org
How to contact us: #(347)472-4792
Dina Finkelstein
Director
dfinkelstein@adaptcommunitynetwork.org
Joan Maguire
CPSE Coordinator/Intake Coordinator
Jomaguire@adaptcommunitynetwork.org
We hope you enjoyed our virtual tour
We hope to see you soon!
