The Crabhouse in LIC To Become Mandarin Early Childhood Center

THE Crabhouse in Long Island City will once again moult, no make that undergo a complete transformation, and become a Mandarin immersion school called Kuei Luck Early Childhood Center.

Kevin Kung, the Executive Director of Kuei Luck, said that the new school will be Reggio-inspired, an Italian approach to early education that is play-based. A well-known variant of this here in the U.S. are the Montessori schools.

Kuei Luck has had an existing location in Rego Park for over a decade. The one in LIC will undergo a major renovation that will create ten classrooms with state-of-the-art technology, and will be able to accommodate children between the ages of 12 months and 5 years.

Kevin, who has lived in LIC for seven years, is very excited to bring this cutting-edge program to his community. Having signed the lease three months ago on the location through Evan Daniel at Modern Spaces, if all goes as planned the doors should be open for the September 2020 school year.

Opened in 1977 and filled with bric-a-brac and a hub of boxing nostalgia, The Crabhouse at 2-03 Borden Avenue has seen its share of transformations recently. Starting with essential repairs needed post-Hurricane Sandy, followed by Crabhouse 2.0 Deluxe Edition from the Skinny’s crew, which shortly thereafter morphed into ‘The Loft‘ serving Latin food, and then head-faked a final gasp as ‘Madame Jade‘ a never-to-be Asian Fusion restaurant.

Now it’s time for the next generation to take over, just remember parents kids 师父领进门，修行在个 Teachers Open The Doors, You Enter By Yourself

Kuei Luck Early Childhood Center – website for more info on the new school coming to LIC

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