About TALES
Welcome to TALES - P.S. 244Q! We are an early childhood center public school serving grades pre-K to 3. We pride ourselves in offering an excellent academic education as well as teaching kids how to live and eat healthy.
We are an application school located in the heart of Flushing, Queens. If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at TALES.PS244Q@gmail.com
We are an application school located in the heart of Flushing, Queens. If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at TALES.PS244Q@gmail.com
TALES Core Values
The vision of The Active Learning Elementary School (TALES), a PK-3 School, is to empower our students with the academic, social-emotional, and health and wellness skills necessary to become leaders who question the world around them and strive to end racism.
TALES’ Core Values
The Core Values serve as a guide to our daily lives at TALES and our lives beyond the classroom. The Core Values themselves and the terminology used to define them should become a part of the students’ vocabulary and ultimately frame their way of thinking and living. Only by consistently modeling and discussing them will our students exemplify the following Core Values:
Race Equity – TALES community members utilize a race equity lens to foster an equitable learning environment for all. We value and learn from the diverse cultures within our community and city.
Health/Nutrition – TALES community members realize that as we grow, our physical well-being is important to achieve our highest potential. This means that we must constantly keep health and nutrition in our minds by eating healthily and exercising everyday.
Respect – TALES community members make sure to treat others the way they themselves want to be treated. We make sure to value other people’s beliefs and ideals even if we don’t necessarily agree with them. TALES members always display kindness and compassion to others.
Leadership – TALES community members make decisions to do what is right even in difficult situations. We are people who lead by example and show others the way to act while making a commitment to better ourselves through learning inside and outside of school.
Commitment - TALES community members understand that hard work, listening to others around us, and compromise are important in achieving both individual and community goals. We are responsible for each other and must ensure that we grow and develop the community around us.
TALES’ Core Values
The Core Values serve as a guide to our daily lives at TALES and our lives beyond the classroom. The Core Values themselves and the terminology used to define them should become a part of the students’ vocabulary and ultimately frame their way of thinking and living. Only by consistently modeling and discussing them will our students exemplify the following Core Values:
Race Equity – TALES community members utilize a race equity lens to foster an equitable learning environment for all. We value and learn from the diverse cultures within our community and city.
Health/Nutrition – TALES community members realize that as we grow, our physical well-being is important to achieve our highest potential. This means that we must constantly keep health and nutrition in our minds by eating healthily and exercising everyday.
Respect – TALES community members make sure to treat others the way they themselves want to be treated. We make sure to value other people’s beliefs and ideals even if we don’t necessarily agree with them. TALES members always display kindness and compassion to others.
Leadership – TALES community members make decisions to do what is right even in difficult situations. We are people who lead by example and show others the way to act while making a commitment to better ourselves through learning inside and outside of school.
Commitment - TALES community members understand that hard work, listening to others around us, and compromise are important in achieving both individual and community goals. We are responsible for each other and must ensure that we grow and develop the community around us.
