In early February, the Learning Agenda, a grant-funded program at Bank Street charged with researching, documenting, and sharing Bank Street’s progressive educational practices with policymakers and practitioners, released its second […]
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Just before winter break, an eighth grade class in the School for Children engaged in two very lively and substantive conversations, via Skype, with an eighth grade class in Madison, […]
The practice of mindfulness has surged in popularity over the last few years as a set of tools to help people become more aware, alert, and awake to the present […]
Niemeyer Series Features Authors Deborah Meier & Emily Gasoi for Talk on Democracy in Public Schools
On November 7, Bank Street welcomed authors Deborah Meier and Emily Gasoi to discuss the urgency around protecting the democratic spirit in public schools, which is the premise of their […]
This past year, the Center on Culture, Race & Equity (CCRE) partnered with Highbridge Advisory Council, a Bronx-based community service organization, and BronxWorks, a human services organization and settlement house, […]
At the beginning of Bank Street’s Library Salon on November 3, guest speaker Jeanine Staples, Associate Professor of Literacy and Language, African American Studies, and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies […]
This November, the Learning Agenda, a grant-funded program at Bank Street charged with researching, documenting, and sharing Bank Street’s progressive educational practices with policymakers and practitioners, released its first public […]
On October 11, SFC ’15 alumna Sydney Ireland heard the news: her efforts to get the Boy Scouts to change its charter to admit girls had worked. After years of […]
The Educational Leadership Program at the Graduate School of Education recently introduced a committee aimed at increasing the number of schools built on principles of progressive education. The Progressive Leaders […]
On September 28, the Bank Street Writers Lab received a prestigious Mentorship Award at the 2017 Carle Honors Annual Benefit Gala and Art Auction held in New York City. The […]
On September 28, the Sustainable Funding Project (SFP) welcomed a full house of educators, policymakers, and community stakeholders to the “Hidden in Plain Sight: Possibilities for Funding High-Quality Teacher Preparation” […]
With a bit more than a year under my belt as Dean of Children’s Programs and Head of the School for Children, I can honestly say that I am more […]
This past Sunday, April 23, the Bank Street Summer Camp co-hosted the annual American Camp Association’s LEADS conference at Bank Street College. Over 200 teenagers from over 20 camps, most of […]
Bank Street Summer School Summit Convenes Teachers and Leaders in Deep Educational Policy Discussion
On July 14, Bank Street welcomed dozens of educators, administrators, leaders, and community stakeholders in a daylong exploration of issues at the forefront of educational policy today. The event, which […]
Every summer, over 30 alumni of the Bank Street School for Children return as counselors at the Bank Street Summer Camp. They help facilitate a recreational version of the same […]