Claudine Conover

NYCPS- School Facilities Bronx Division mechanics came out to Bronx Soap Box Inspection Day and helped students build and adjust their gravity driven car! Nice collaboration between teachers, students, and custodial staff! ⁦@District11BX⁩ ⁦@DOEChancellor⁩

D11 will be hosting the 5th Annual Soap Box Derby on Saturday at PS 111! Students from across the district want the winner’s cup! STEAM in schools! ⁦@DOEChancellor⁩ ⁦@District11BX⁩ ⁦@NYCSchools⁩

@DavinaARuiz1 Congratulations Principal Ruiz! The students, families, and staff are fortunate to have you.

February 12, 2026 — honored to officially be appointed Principal of PS/MS 194 in the Bronx. Humbled by this community and the trust families place in us every day. Proud 194 Tiger. The best is ahead. Let’s go. 😊

D11 science teachers attending Day 1 science PL. We are unpacking their school’s science data and looking at the Science Shifts. Science is not optional and is just as important as ELA and Math! ⁦@District11BX⁩ ⁦@cristinevaughan⁩

D11 new science teachers are engaged in pd today. Teachers getting support with the Amplify curriculum and how 3D learning is essential to this curriculum. Good science instruction for all our students in D11! ⁦@District11BX⁩ ⁦@cristinevaughan⁩ ⁦@NYCSchools⁩

District 11 is a proud partner with Read Alliance helping our struggling readers succeed with teenage leaders. These young leaders work with our students teaching, modeling, and inspiring them to read! Bringing back joy to learning# ⁦@District11BX⁩ ⁦@cristinevaughan⁩

Closing ceremonies at Champs Week in Akron Ohio! Gabriel Perez represented the Bronx at Soap Box Derby and did an awesome job! ⁦@NYCSchools⁩ ⁦@DOEChancellor⁩ ⁦@District11BX⁩ ⁦@bronxbp⁩

Bx Soap Box Winner came to Akron Ohio to compete in Champs Week! NYC students had an experience to remember! Thank you Bx Borough President Gibson for supporting our students and Soap Box! She funded our winners! ⁦@NYCSchools⁩ ⁦@District11BX⁩ ⁦@BPGibson2025⁩

Winners from all over the US, Canada,&Japan competed at Champs week in Akron, Ohio. These winners got a police escort into Derby Downs! BX Borough President Gibson helped fund our winners getting here! Thank you! ⁦@BPGibson2025⁩ ⁦@NYCSchools⁩

South Bronx and Brooklyn Soap Box superstock race champions made all of us in NYC Public schools proud today. They put their hearts and souls on the track today in Akron, Ohio! The races were super close today! The kids had an awesome experience! ⁦@District11BX⁩

Akron Ohio police escorted racersinto Derby Downs for final day of soapbox racing! Go NYC students from Bx, SI, and Bklyn participating in the race. NYC public schools works hard to enhance student learning! ⁦@cristinevaughan⁩ ⁦@District11BX⁩ ⁦@NYCSchools⁩

Bx champ gained one pound in 3 days so we can try having him go to the bathroom or pull a weight off the car! This is how precise the math has to be race in Champs Week! We control the weight variable for all racers/ cars! ⁦@cristinevaughan⁩ ⁦@District11BX⁩

Superkids racing at Derby Downs! Soap Box is all inclusive providing all children an opportunity to race a soap box car down the track! These kids are champs everyday! ⁦@District11BX⁩ ⁦@NYCSchools⁩ ⁦@DOEChancellor⁩

Bx &Staten Island SoapBox champs have final day of tuning their cars and last weigh in before tomorrow’s single elimination race in Akron,Ohio. NYCDOEs team came to compete! We learn from our mistakes & we come back better&stronger! ⁦@District11BX⁩ ⁦⁦@NYCSchools⁩

Soap box champs building mini minicars and competing to be a minicar champ! Kids develop conceptual learning of mass, motion, speed, gravity when they are engaged in fun STEM projects like this! STEAM Matters! ⁦@cristinevaughan⁩ ⁦@District11BX⁩ ⁦@NYCSchools⁩

Soap box champs@building mini soap box cars and racing them at Derby Downs! Kids learning math and science- figuring out the correct mass and distribution of mass to have the fastest mini car! ⁦@cristinevaughan⁩ ⁦@District11BX⁩ ⁦@NYCSchools⁩

Gabriel Perez from08x131 competing in Champs Soap Box R#acing in Akron, Ohio! Thanks to Bx Borough President Gibson for supporting our schools soap box program! Our kids are having an experience that will last forever! ⁦@nycgov⁩ ⁦@cristinevaughan⁩ ⁦@NYCSchools⁩

PS 131 from the Bronx competing in Champs at Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio! Go Bronx! ⁦@DOEChancellor⁩ ⁦@NYCSchools⁩ ⁦@District11BX⁩

Bronx helping Staten Island racer at Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio with wheel swap! Our kids learn STEAM concepts building the cars but they also learn team work and sportsmanship! We race as NYC Strong! ⁦@cristinevaughan⁩ ⁦@District11BX⁩ ⁦@NYCSchools⁩

NYC School kids from BX Bkln & SI racing today at Derby Downs in Akron, Ohio. We are the only school district participating in this event. Our kids build , design, and race a soap box car! Real project based learning that kids will always remember! ⁦@District11BX⁩ ⁦