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A CHILD GROWS INBROOKLYNTo Accommodate the Many RequestsTo Visit the School, We HaveScheduled the Following ToursFor the FallThursday, October 23 7:00 Tuesday, November 4 9:00 Saturday, November 15 10:00 am Monday, November 24 9:00Tours Begin Promptly At Stated Times. Middle and Upper School Students Accompanied By Parents Are Welcome To Attend.These Trains Stop One Block From The School A, C, F, M, R, Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5.Brooklyn friends SchoolPre-School through 12th Grade375 Pearl Street %u2022 Brooklyn, New York 11201 (718)852-1029Tuesday, November 4th (Election Day)9am-2pmQOoqp COCTCDD j O E t%u2019QcjO P E N H O U S EA D E L P H I A C A D E M YParents and Prospective Students%u2014 \\ i s i t Classrooms in Session%u2014 Meet Faculty Members%u2014 Tour KindergartenGrammar SchoolPreparatory School%u2014 Coffee and Danish Served8515 Ridge Boulevard (86 St) Brooklyn R.S.V.P. 718-238-3308PHOENIX SPECIAL ON KIDSFollow Water%u2019s Trail( oniinueeJgetting higher,%u201d one boy asked, a leading question for a discussion on photosynthesis, evaporation and the water table, which Foster pointed out were all factors that kept the water level down.%u201cThe trees,%u201d she said, %u201cneed water.%u201dMusing on the concept of evaporation, one boy remarked, %u201cit makes the water disappear.%u201dThe entire trip had lasted two hours, traveling up and down hills, around water falls, through woods, and along grassy embankments. In the course of time, the students had studied duck weed up close, peered in a glass of marsh water with plant life, watched the timid behavior of the geese feeding at the lake, and kept and ever watchful eye out for fish, elusive in the dark, cold waters. And as the group turned back to the picnic house from where they had started, it was with some reluctance. They lingered back looking for yet more fish.For more information on the programs available through the Prospect Park Environmental Center or to make reservations, call 788-8500.French Students VisitPark Slope will soon be the temporary home of 21 French students who will be spending three weeks with neighborhood families while studying English and learning about American culture at the BerkeleyCarroll School.The students, aged 14-16, will be arriving Oct. 23 and are part of the initial exchange program that is being started between their school, College Louis Lumir, in Marly-leRoi, near Paris, and the Park Slope private school.In April of this school year, 15 BerkeleyCarroll sophomores and juniors will reciprocate with a visit to the French school. French is a required course at the Berkeley-Carroll school from the 4th grade.%u201cThe study abroad programs are important for high school students,%u201d said Dr. Bongsoon Zubay, the headmistress of the Berkeley-Carroll School. %u201cThey are at an age where they can understand and appreciate differences in culture and lifestyle.%u201d %u2014 R.T.Teachers Are NewAt the first general meeting of the Home School Association of the St. Mary Star of the Sea School in Carroll Gardens, Sister Mary Spencer, O.P., principal of the school, introduced three new teachers: Charles Frey, seventh grade; Eric Ierardi, eighth grade; and Robert Weston, music teacher and music director of the church. Weston is now forming a youth choir to sing at Sunday Mass, school Masses, parish functions and community events.The H.S.A. has also formed eight new committees to address educational issues and to start programs for the students after school. The school offers music lessons, computer classes and sports league, andafter school activities including foreign languages, a newspaper, the yearbook, Mission Club and Patrol Squad.Guest sneaker Marie r>o]an nroSiaent 0r H.S.A. of the Brooklyn Queens Diocese, complimented the commitment of parochial school parents, and asked for a continuing effort by the parents to keep the schools open.Adelphi Fits PlanSeveral things besides tuition differentiate an independent school from a public school according to a speech delivered by Stephen Hinrichs, executive director of the New York State Association of Independent Schools, to the legislative conference of the Board of Regents. Members of the staff at Adelphi Academy, 8515 Ridge Boulevard, said their independent school met those qualifications in Brooklyn.The %u201cAdelphi Plan,%u201d instituted by Dr. Clinton J. Vickers, headmaster, concentrates on mastering the basics of English, history, mathematics and science with a program of personalized tutorial classes averaging eight students to a teacher. Surrounding this core curriculum are classes in music and art, the languages, athletics and communication technology. Hinrichs described the independent school as one that has interaction between students not only in the traditional sense, but also as counselors, coaches and directors in all aspects of school life. The curriculum is faculty determined, and parents play an active role in the governance of the school.%u201cOur goal,%u201d said Vickers, %u201cis to do everything we can to motivate the students to teach them how %u2014 not what %u2014 to think. We challenge them to attain their potential and develop habits of inquiry. The students learn to take responsibility for their own education.%u201d For information on special programs, call 238-3308.Reenact ConstitutionAs part of the celebration marking the bicentennial of the signing of the U.S. Constitution, Brooklyn high school students will be able to participate in a reenactment of the Constition Convention and Congressman Charles Schumer has encouraged each local high school to submit one student.Convention II will run from February 3-7 in Washington DC. High School students from across the country will participate in the program with placement on a first come, first served basis. Participating students and their families will be responsible for their own lodging and transportation. For information, contact Florence Stachel at 965-5400.Help For Slow ReadersChildren aged 7M> through 12 who need assistance in learning to read may attend a Reading Clinic at Long Island University%u2019s Downtown Brooklyn Campus. Offered free of charge on Wednesday afternoons from 3:45-5pm, the clinic offers one-to-one tutoring by teachers who are taking graduate studies at LIU in reading diagnostics and remediation. For information, or to make an appointment, call Marilyn Imergluck, 403-1040, Ext. 3279.WE TO CAREFor You and Your Babyfor FREE atSOUTH BROOKLYNH %u20acM TH C%u00a3NT%u20acR,inc.190eiCH4M Xm%u20ac%u20acT 88O0MYN. %u00ab.V 11231PRENATAL CARE If QualifiedCall Ms. Gonzalez834-8202 Ext. 215Page 6, PHOENIX, Section II, October 16, 1986