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School for Children Students Help Launch Google Science Fair

Posted by Caitlin Terry on Feb 2013

Bank Street School for Children 13/14s participate in a Hangout celebrating the Google Science Fair.Watch the Hangout on YouTube. At the launch of the 2013 Google Science Fair, Google announced, “We’re looking for ideas that will change the world.” And they had to look no further than

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School for Children 8th Graders Host 2nd Annual Antigone Film Festival

Posted by Katie Peshut on Feb 2013

On February 1, 2013, the 13/14s (8th grade) class hosted its second annual Antigone Film Festival, debuting original film adaptations of the classic Greek play, Antigone, by Sophocles. This festival was the culmination of a lot of hard work, with students working in small groups to write screenplays and then ...

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Science Expo Curriculum Now Available for All Teachers

Posted by Nick Gray on Jan 2013

The school science fair is meant to be an exciting way to bring traditional science curriculum to life. But many teachers feel the focus has shifted too much toward the spectacle of a culminating event and away from the process of experiential learning. At Bank Street’s School for Children (SFC), ...

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Latest Camp News

Posted by Dylan Morgan on Jan 2013

Heal the Children In conjunction with the American Camping Association's Heal the Children program, The Bank Street Summer Camp is proud to offer two scholarships for the summer of 2013. Heal the Children is a "campership" program created in response to, and in support of, families that have suffered the ...

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Remembering Linda Levine

Posted by Nick Gray on Jan 2013

It is with great sadness that Bank Street shares news of the loss of Linda Levine (GSE ’76), who passed away on January 22, 2013. Linda, an educational anthropologist and longtime member of Bank Street’s Graduate School faculty, dedicated her life to advancing equity and social justice through education. Linda ...

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Bank Street Commends Reform Initiatives from Governor Cuomo

Posted by Nick Gray on Jan 2013

In his New York State of the State address on January 9, Governor Andrew Cuomo championed several initiatives proposed by the New NY Education Reform Commission, on which

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School for Children

Creating a Mural in the School for Children

Posted by Katie Peshut on Dec 2012

Submitted by a 10/11s (5th grade) student: This fall, the 10/11s painted a mural in the stairwell. The mural compares food, celebrations, transportation, and education in China to those parts of culture in New York City. We did this so people were able to see the similarities and the differences ...

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Author R.J. Palacio Visits Bank Street

Posted by Katie Peshut on Dec 2012

On December 18, 2012, the Bank Street auditorium was packed with School for Children 9/10s - 13/14s (4th - 8th grade) students, teachers, and other members of the Bank Street community, all eager to hear author R.J. Palacio speak. Everyone had read all or part of Wonder, Palacio's debut novel. ...

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In the Aftermath of Newtown

Posted by Anne Santa on Dec 2012

UPDATED Dear Parents and Educators, Our children are growing up in a world where they are more and more aware of times of disaster, natural and human made. With the media and rapid travel of news, only our very youngest children are now out of “earshot of news.” Today our ...

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Card Sales Explode at the Bookstore

Posted by Michael Hansen on Dec 2012

Sales of greeting cards are up 80% over last year at this time, says Bank Street Bookstore manager Andy Laties. Laties attributes the boom to an effort the Bookstore began last August to improve the uniqueness and quality of its card selection. In addition to adding imported English die-cut designs ...

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