La Cima is a public charter school that occupies the third floor of a large, four-story school building on the…More corner of Gates and Stuyvesant Avenues. The school shares the building with another charter school, BSS Charter, on the fourth floor and one middle school, M.S. 267, on the first and second floors.</p> <p>The school opened in 2008 to 140 kindergarteners and first graders. In the 2010 school year, the school enrolled 273 students. La Cima Charter will continue to add a grade until it is fully enrolled as a K - 5 school in the 2012 school year.</p> <p>The school does not screen its students. It gives geographic priority to students who live in the community school district and includes an application lottery.</p>

M.S. 6827, also known as the Bedford Stuyvesant Collegiate Charter School (BSC), is a public charter school, a part…More of the "Uncommon Schools" collegiate charter schools network. BSC shares the building with one middle school-- M.S. 267-- on the first and second floors and another charter school-- La Cima-- on the third floor.</p> <p>BSC opened in 2008 to 140 5th graders. Today, the school has 221 5th, 6th and 7th graders. The school will  continue to add a grade until it is fully enrolled as a middle school and high school, serving grades 5 -1 2.</p> <p>The mission of Bedford Stuyvesant Collegiate Charter School is to prepare each student for college. Parents are required to sign a "Family Accountability Contract," outlining their parental responsibilities to their child's education at the school.</p>

Founded in 2003, Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School is a private alternative school serving children grades K - 8. The…More school's principal is Dr. Thomas G. DeMarco. The school prides itself on its rigorous curriculum and high academic standards and strives to prepare its students for higher education.</p> <p>Brooklyn Excelsior is a part of the National Heritage Academies and is chartered by the State University of New York (SUNY). Brooklyn Excelsior offers special education classes, enforces a strict dress code and encourages strong parental involvment. The school does not screen or test its students as a requirement for enrollment.</p>

The Brooklyn Charter School (BCS) is a free public charter school serving children in grades kindergarten through 5.…More The school is located on the third floor of a campus building it shares with P.S. 23. The head of school and executive director is Omigbade Escayg.</p> <p>BSC's curriculum is a mix of constructivism, skills-based learning and critical thinking in all core subject areas (reading, math, social studies, science). In addition, BCS offers visual arts, dance and music programs. Piano lessons are provided by the Piano School of New York City. BCS offers basketball and chess lessons for both boys and girls after school.</p>

Excellence Girls Charter School is an all-girls, free public charter school, serving grades K-8. The school's…More principal is Ms. Celestina De La Garza. Excellence Girls is a part of the Uncommon Schools network, and like the other schools in the network, it is a college preparatory school. The school opened in September 2009 to 145 kindergarteners and first-graders and will add a class every year, as each class advances.</p> <p>Students wear uniforms. The curriculum is rigorous, with more than three hours of daily literacy instruction and one hour of math instruction, along with social studies, science, music, art and character education.</p> <p>The school shares a campus with P.S. 309, The George E. Wibecam school which occupies the first and second floors. Excellence Girls is located on the third floor.</p>

P.S. 309 is a public school that serves grades PK-5. The principal is Emily Zucal. The school has struggled in years…More past with meeting city wide standards on test scores. But student academic achievement has picked up  in the last few years, according to "Inside Schools," a popular Web-based school evaluation service. Still, there are complaints of a lack of extra curricular activities, scarce reading materials and other school supplies.</p> <p>The school shares its campus with Excellence Girls Charter School, located on the third floor.</p>