brooklyn dreams charter school parent portal

What is parent portal?

The Parent Portal allows parents quick and easy access to their child's essential information. Watch our Parent Portal video and learn how to create an account or log in if you already have a Parent Portal account.

How does the NHA Parent Portal work?

The NHA Parent Portal allows parents and guardians to access their child's information online through their computer or smart phone. Parents can view student grades, fill out school forms, contact school staff, check attendance record, view the school calendar, make payments for school lunch, and view your notifications or account settings. Watch the video below to learn how to create your Parent Portal account.

We Reach Higher

We focus on every child’s unique needs, abilities and interests, provide meaningful instruction and set high-standards to promote academic excellence.

We Build Character

Our Moral Focus curriculum makes virtues like respect, integrity, perseverance and courage part of every school day to build the strong moral character they need to be happy and successful.

We Expect More

We empower students to take personal responsibility for their academic success and character development to help them build the grit and skills they need to tackle any challenge with confidence.

We Work Together

We talk to you about your child’s progress, and offer a variety of volunteer opportunities to build essential parental partnerships.

We Focus on Safety

Students require a safe and orderly place to learn and do their best. At Brooklyn Dreams Charter School, safety practices are in place which include:

What Brooklyn Dreams Charter School Parents Are Saying

"The teachers work one-on-one with your child to ensure they are where they need to be at their age."

6th - 8th Grade

Middle school is a time of personal growth and discovery. Students have the skills to nurture their academic strengths and interests, exploring complex ideas in all subject areas. Building on previous knowledge and skills, children can apply higher-level thinking to reach beyond the classroom.

EXCEL-ERATE

Advanced learning at the ready, when your child is more than ready. We’re proud to introduce EXCEL-ERATE, our new advanced learning program. For the student ready to progress beyond grade level, EXCEL-ERATE provides the resources and instruction they need.

Specialized Regents Classes

Middle school students can explore subjects at a deeper level and have the opportunity to expand their knowledge in these specialized regents classes.

Algebra 1

Honors Common Core Algebra I is a full year Honors Level Course that emphasizes the Common Core and New York State standards in 8 th grade Mathematics. Students will encounter challenging tasks that allow them to not only perform the functions of Algebra but prove and justify the concepts.

Living Environment

This full year course fulfills the NYS Living Environment Requirement and includes the 1200 minute NYS State required lab component. The course emphasizes an in depth understanding of major concepts rather than memorization of science facts. Key topics covered in this course include:

Free Meals for All Students

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced that they will continue serving meals to children at no cost, through June 30, 2022 . This will ensure, no matter what the situation is, children have access to nutritious food as the country recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Food Service Supply Chain Shortages

Like many others during this time, we are experiencing supply chain shortages and delays that could cause changes to our menus with little to no notice. We apologize for any inconveniences this may create.

Household Information Survey

Download 2021-22 Survey If your child is enrolled this year, please print and complete our survey and return it to school. This helps to support our supplemental programs.

S.T.E.A.M

Students in various grade levels can participate in our S.T.E.A.M. programs, which include but are not limited to those described below.

Science Lab

This lab course concentrates on the study of living organisms. Labs assist scholars to investigate objectives presented in class. Scholars practice and master such concepts as safety, graphing, measurement in the metric system, use of the computer, laboratory procedure, and working with laboratory equipment are stressed.

Coding Class

This project-based course emphasizes coding in the language Visual Basic to focus upon the logic and structure of a computer program. This computer language is the medium through which these concepts are introduced and developed.

Recycling Club

Students recognize the importance of our recycling club and how it has helped our school become more environmentally conscious. Recycling bins are in classrooms, workrooms, and office spaces to encourage students and staff to recycle paper. The recycling club collects these bins and takes the paper to our large recycling bin outside for pickup.

Community Gardening

Our students play a role in collaborating with other community members to tend to the Newkirk Community Garden , a gathering place for neighbors and friends to experience nature and grow in environmental stewardship.

S.T.E.A.M

We encourage critical thinking with S.T.E.A.M. - science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. These are included in several of our programs including science lab, coding class, recycling club, local community garden, and cross-curricular learning in music and art.

Music and Band

We offer music classes for our scholars to express themselves through music and teamwork. Middle school students in band receive lessons in wind, brass and percussion instruments.