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School for Children 5th Graders Help With Hurricane Sandy Recovery Efforts in Riverside Park

Posted by Katie Peshut on Dec 2012

Bank Street School for Children 10/11s (5th grade) students spent their community time on November 30, 2012 helping Riverside Park recover from Hurricane Sandy. Two of the students described the afternoon's work: We went down to the park at 1:30 PM, split up into groups of 4 or 5, and ...

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School for Children

School for Children Faculty Members Attend the 2012 NAIS People of Color Conference

Posted by Katie Peshut on Dec 2012

Anshu Wahi, Director of Diversity and Community; Nayantara Mhatre, 12/13s (7th grade) Humanities Teacher; Morika Tsujimura, 12/13s Math/Science Teacher; Jenel Giles, 5/6s (Kindergarten) Head Teacher; and Janel Frazier, 7/8s (2nd grade) Assistant Teacher, attended the annual National Association of Independent Schools People of Color Conference on December 6-8, 2012 in ...

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School for Children

Rachel Simmons Speaks at Bank Street

Posted by Katie Peshut on Dec 2012

The Bank Street School for Children Parents Association arranged for an afternoon and evening visit by Rachel Simmons on December 5, 2012. Rachel is the author of the groundbreaking book Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls and, more recently, The Curse of the Good Girl: Raising ...

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School for Children

Bank Street School for Children Supports Bead for Life

Posted by Katie Peshut on Dec 2012

For the fifth consecutive year, the School for Children's Parents of Children of Color (POCOC) affinity group turned the Bank Street lobby into a vibrant marketplace for gorgeous, recycled paper beads and organic shea butter products handmade by Ugandan women. Bead for Life is a socially responsible, global organization that ...

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Graduate School

Bank Street Around the World: International Education

Posted by Nick Gray on Dec 2012

On November 29, Bank Street College held a panel discussion, Opportunities in International Education, to bring together the different experiences of Bank Street staff and alumni to inform current students and educators who are thinking of working or traveling abroad.Dr. David Penberg (’84)—whose teaching and leadership experience has brought him ...

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School for Children

Middle School Students Decorate Holiday Bags for God's Love We Deliver

Posted by Katie Peshut on Nov 2012

Every year Bank Street School for Children classrooms at all age levels in the Middle School (grades 1-4) personalize holiday bags that will be used to deliver food and other necessities to homebound clients of God’s Love We Deliver living with HIV/AIDS, cancer, and other serious illnesses. Students paint the ...

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Graduate School

Dean Roach on Tk20 Assessment

Posted by Virginia Roach on Nov 2012

Dear Graduate School Community,Educators and the programs that prepare them are facing increasing demands to document their proficiency and success. Those who work with children, families and teachers must document their successful practice. So, too, must the Bank Street Graduate School. Managing and communicating this data can be quite a ...

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School for Children

School for Children 7th Graders Study Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

Posted by Katie Peshut on Nov 2012

Students in the 12/13s (7th grade) are getting what for many is their first taste of Shakespeare through this fall's study of Romeo and Juliet. Students are immersing themselves in the play through analysis of the text, weekly dramatizations of important scenes, and a study of various film adaptations. They ...

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Bank Street Participating in Toys for Tots Holiday Toy Drive

Posted by Katie Peshut on Nov 2012

From Monday, December 3 through Friday, December 14, the Bank Street community will be collecting toys for children in need, especially those affected by Hurricane Sandy. Toys for Tots has already provided toys to the majority of shelters housing children affected by Sandy, so the toys collected will be used ...

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Graduate School

Q&A with Mary Paranac, Student Associate Trustee

Posted by Nick Gray on Nov 2012

At its October 24th meeting, the Bank Street College Board of Trustees elected Mary Paranac as Student Associate Trustee for this academic year. Mary is working toward her Master’s degree in Leadership for Educational Change. She is in her sixth year as

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