Edward Markham I.S. 51 is dedicated to creating an educational environment, which encourages our children, parents and staff to maximize their intellectual, physical, and emotional development. We emphasize the development of those values which encourage our children to become caring and contributing members of our democratic society. The school environment fosters an atmosphere in which our students, parents and staff will be given the opportunity to develop such human qualities as the respect for individual differences, human dignity, self-respect, and an appreciation of self-worth with an emphasis on preparation for living in a multicultural society. Markham I.S. 51 is a family of teachers, parents, administrators, and community members that function cooperatively to educate our children.