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Developing skills for long-term learning growth

The Kumon Method was founded in Japan in 1954. Toru Kumon, a high school math teacher, was trying to help his own child. Convinced that his second-grade son could be taught the necessary skills to understand advanced mathematics, he created . . . more

By Teri Ann Loeser | 1/10/20

To celebrate the launch of their new book, Lucia Magnoli and Betty Lynn Tims held a children's yoga lesson and book signing at Moonflower Yoga in Bellmore.

Bellmore author's new book merges math and yoga

Lucia Magnoli, a Merrick native who now lives in Bellmore, raised both hands and explained what parallel lines are to a group of children attending her yoga class at Moonflower Yoga in Bellmore. A few poses later, she bent her knee at 90 degrees and taught the children about right angles. Magnoli’s Aug. 18 class celebrated the launch of her first book “Math + Yoga= No Way!” by including a book signing and combined math and yoga lesson. more

By Brian Stieglitz | 8/24/17

JFK student a Long Island Math Scholar

Hugh Cheung, a ninth-grader at John F. Kennedy High School in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, is among the 84 students this year selected as a Long Island Young Scholar of Mathematics. more

11/22/16

Kennedy High School teacher Allen Ma has been named the Nassau County Mathematics Teacher of the Year.

Kennedy math teacher named county's best

When Kennedy High School math teacher Allen Ma discusses his instructional methodology and educational philosophy, he does not speak of equations and theorems. He doesn’t even mention solutions. more

By Scott Brinton | 6/15/16

Developing skills for self-learning

The Kumon Method, founded in Japan by Toru Kumon, a high school math teacher who was helping his son, has been in existence for more than 50 years. Starting a network of after-school teaching centers . . . more

By Teri Ann Loeser | 2/11/16

Alexis Vandergoot, a Kennedy High School science teacher, received a commendation from the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District. Joining her at the BMCHSD Board of Education’s February meeting were Superintendent John DeTommaso, Science Department Chairman Robert Soel, Trustee Susan Schwartz and Kennedy Principal Lorraine Poppe.

Kennedy teacher makes the grade

Alexis Vandergoot, a teacher of chemistry, the living environment, anatomy and marine biology at Kennedy High School, recently passed though the rigorous application process for the state’s “Master Teacher” program. She is one of 70 teachers on Long Island to make the grade since the program began in 2013. more

2/26/15

The chart shows the passing rates of North Bellmore students on state-mandated exams.

Fifth of N. Bellmore students opt out of exams

An average of 20 percent of North Bellmore School District students in grades three to six refused to take state-mandated English Language Arts and math exams last spring, according to district … more

By Julie Mansmann | 9/10/14

Data courtesy state department of education (CLICK TO ENLARGE).

Bellmore's school officials mull over state test data

School officials in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District and the Bellmore and North Bellmore elementary school districts say they are now sifting through and trying to make sense of … more

By Scott Brinton and Julie Mansmann | 8/20/14

Laura Spofford spoke with Nicolette Babsin, Lily Yepez, Sera Muoio and Pasquale Muoio during the picnic lunch.

Students 'Get Healthy' in North Bellmore

When Dinkelmeyer Elementary School Principal Faith Skelos attended the first meeting of the building’s shared decision-making team last fall, parents and staff members in the group offered her … more

By Julie Mansmann | 6/19/14

Caryn Blum, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s assistant superintendent for instruction, said that this year’s seventh- and eighth-grade state English Language Arts and math exams were ‘not indicative of student performance at all.’

Bellmore-Merrick Central District officials lambast state exams

Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District officials spent recent weeks poring over reams of state English Language Arts and math test data for the seventh and eighth grades, looking for patterns in student performance, according to Caryn Blum, the district’s assistant superintendent for instruction and a former Merrick Avenue Middle School principal. more

By Scott Brinton | 8/28/13