Bank Street College Of Education

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Bank Street College Of Education
610 W 112 St
New York, NY 10025

(212) 875-4400

Bank Street College of Education has been described as a small college with a big voice in education, one heard and respected far and wide.

* Bank Street was founded in 1916 in New York City by visionary educator Lucy Sprague Mitchell as The Bureau of Educational Experiments, a laboratory nursery school staffed by teachers, psychologists, and researchers who worked to discover the environments in which children grew and learned to their full potential, and to educate teachers and others how to create these environments.
* Bank Street has grown over the years into an internationally-recognized leader in early childhood education, a pioneer in improving the quality of classroom education and teacher preparation, and a national advocate for children and families.
* Bank Street has had a unique impact on New York City public schools, with more than sixty years of onsite collaboration with these schools. It has also had a national impact on American education through its key roles in the design of such innovative programs as Head Start and Follow through, as well as through its ongoing work in public school systems in cities across the country.
* Bank Street remains passionately devoted to improving the education of children. It educates children, the educators who teach them, parents, school leaders, and those who make policy. The College is a rich source of innovative ideas and practices for all who care about children and their education.

* Early Childhood
* Childhood
* Adolescence
* Adults
* Teachers
* Education Leaders

Today, Bank Street is...

The Graduate School, which offers intensive, individualized master's degree programs every year to 1,000 aspiring teachers and school leaders, conducts action-oriented research designed to improve teaching and learning, and works with public schools in New York City and in other cities.

Children's Programs, which encompasses The School for Children and The Family Center which, together, offer unparalleled care and education to nearly 500 children. This is in addition to Summer Camp, which offers a wide selection of recreational and educational summer programs.

The Division of Continuing Education, which conducts extensive outreach work in a wide variety of schools and communities. Through short-format courses and workshops, institutes, and community outreach, DCE increases educational opportunities for students, educators, and other helping professionals, paraprofessionals, and families.