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Friday, August 31, 2018
Vol. 78, No. 35
24 hour Hackathon at Syosset school
1000 BOOKS
BY RIKKI N. MASSAND
Syosset Street Fair, which will be held Sunday, September 23 from 10 a.m. to 5p.m. along Jackson Avenue and across from the Syosset LIRR station. Ahead of its fall semester 2018 workshop, the Syosset C2 Education center’s director, Elizabeth Angelino, spoke with the Syosset Advance and Jericho-Syosset News Journal about community participation as the summer break wound down in August. C2 Education of Syosset is located at 408-A Jericho Turnpike just east
Less than a year after its successful debut, establishing a home and technology hub in downtown Syosset at 45 Ira Road, The Coder School and its leadership team will open their second Nassau County location at 17 Lumber Road, Suite #3 in Roslyn. Call 516-399-2399 or email roslyn@thecodeschool.com for more details. Last October over 400 people attend the grand opening of the downtown Syosset location, which is adjacent to the LIRR station and around the corner from Jackson Avenue. Two sisters-in-law and Long Island moms, Noreen Kazi and Nisha Bhalla, opened the first New York location of The Coder School last October 14. As professionals raising their children in competitive Nassau County schools, they recognize Silicon Valley as ‘the hub of all things technology’ and decided to import the coding education programming in from The Coder School brand, which was founded by Hansel Lynn in 2014 and incubated with the help of his best friend, Wayne Teng, The Coder School was built with the desire to provide children ages six to 18 years with a welcoming environment to develop computer programming skills. “This was a step for us to get our kids in this community up to date and at the forefront of it all. Long Island is constantly at the forefront of educational innovation, and I’m thrilled to build on that strength by bringing The Coder School’s unique concept to our community. Learning how to program computers is an incredibly valuable skillset which can be leveraged across many industries and career paths. Our customized program will not only teach students how to code, but also provide kids with highly sought-after leadership skills such as critical thinking, team building and presentation skills,” owner/ general manager Noreen Kazi said. Kazi is an active member in both the Syosset-Woodbury Chamber of Commerce and the Plainview-Old Bethpage
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Congratulations to the Lee family for completing the Jericho Public Library’s “1000 Books Before Kindergarten” program! Taerin and Sion Lee were delighted to listen to their mom and dad read them 1000 books and they enjoyed every minute of it. This family truly shares the experience of loving books together.
Back to school plans at local business BY RIKKI N. MASSAND
In September the Syosset Public Library gets into a back-toschool and academic focus for the 2018-2019 year, starting with a special workshop aimed at teens facing more anxiety than the first day of school traditionally can bring them -- a look at the standardized testing component of their college admissions process. On Saturday, September 15, from 3 to 4 p.m., C2 Education of Syosset will present a free program and workshop, “SAT vs. ACT: Which Test is Right for
You?” inside the library’s meeting rooms B&C. The event is open to parents and teens, and participating students will be able to leave the event with C2’s recommendation on which test is better for them to take, based upon their academic strengths plus the math course sequence they have taken. Audience questions on the differences of the two exams and study options for each will be welcomed by C2 staff. C2 Education will also greet the community a week later as it is a Silver-level sponsor of the 2018
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