ONEONTA, N.Y. -- Last year, the Division of Education at the SUNY College at Oneonta entered into a unique college partnership program with Bensonhurst elementary school PS 247 in Brooklyn, designed to provide the school's students with information and a connection to SUNY Oneonta to help them learn about the college experience. This week, PS 247 celebrated having been named The New York City College Partnership Elementary School by New York City's Department of Education.
The school held a ribbon-cutting to celebrate its designation on March 26. Later in the day, hundreds of parents attended the school's first-ever Parents College Orientation, designed to educate parents about the opportunities to prepare their children and plan their education through college. College representatives gave presentations about how to select a college, how to apply for college, and strategies for financing college educations.
The partnership between SUNY Oneonta and the school is being coordinated
by Dr. Dennis Banks, Chair of the College's
Secondary Education
Department. More information about the PS 247 College Partnership
Program is available from Dr. Banks at (607) 436-3075.
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For more information about the College, please call the Community Relations Office at (607) 436-2748 or send e-mail to Carol Blazina, Vice President for Community Relations.SUNY College at Oneonta - Ravine Parkway - Oneonta, NY 13820 - 607.436.3500
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