The aim of progressive education, according to the Bank Street College of Education mission statement, is to nurture the creative, independent, and problem-solving talents of all children by “applying to the educational process all available knowledge about learning and growth.” The articles in this series identify how the Bank Street School for Children incorporates the values of progressive education into classroom practice.
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Progressive Education in Context, I-IV
Bank Street School for Children
Contains current articles that highlight aspects of the educational vision, mission, and values of the Bank Street School for Children.
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Progressive Education: Why it's Hard to Beat, But Also Hard to Find
Alfie Kohn
Looks at the varying ways educators characterize progressive education, why progressive education makes sense, and why it might be the exception rather than the rule in educational philosophies.
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The Fall and Rise of the 8th Grade School
Stan Brimberg
Historical look at schooling and grade configurations.
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No ordinary field trip: a conversation with John Lewis
Sam Brian
Eighth grade students from Bank Street School for Children meet Congressman John Lewis in Washington D. C.
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Technology at the Bank Street School for Children
Wendy Apfel
Describes the meaningful use of technology in a progressive school setting.
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Teaching China
Meghan Armstrong
Describes the teaching fellows program of China Institute's Teach China program.
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A Parent's Point of View
Sandra Pinnavaia
A parent in the Bank Street School for Children offers her perspective on the value of the educational philosophy and classroom practice in the School.
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What Are You Doing for Others?
Traci Pearl and Sasha Elias
Discusses the community service projects, an important component in the curriculum of the School for Children.
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Ron Taffel: Visiting Scholar at Bank Street
Anne Santa and Buffy Smith
Discusses a yearlong discourse at Bank Street College, when Ron Taffel, author and well-known psychologist was the visiting scholar for the 2011-2012 academic year.
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The Last Word
Abby Miller
A Bank Street School for Children student looking back on her years at the School.
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Test-Taking or Not in the Early Years
Anne Santa
Explains why the Bank Street School for Children does not use an admissions test for young children applying to the program.
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Tools for Life - Lower School Coordinator Laura Guarino's Address to Lower School Families on Curriculum Night, October 25, 2012
Laura Guarino
In a message to parents of young children, Laura Guarino emphasizes Bank Street School for Children's focus on helping children develop their capacity to be learners, to be flexible thinkers, and creative problem solvers.
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When Good Ideas Flow Two Ways
Mary Ellen Kenny
Describes the collaboration between Bank Street College Graduate School of Education and the Bank Street School for Children.
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Loudness in the Library: Empowering Students to Think Critically About Identity and Bias
Anshu Wahi, Allie Bruce, and Jamie Steinfeld
Describes how an unplanned, informal discussion about how race and identity are depicted on book covers evolved into a year-long investigation with a class of 11 and 12-year-olds where the interests and comments of the students drove the curriculum.
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The Last Word
Shana Fletcher
A short essay on a Bank Street School for Children student's look back at her days at the School.
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Progressive Education in Context, V & VI
Bank Street College of Education
Contains current articles that highlight aspects of the educational vision, mission, and values of the Bank Street School for Children.
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Turning the Tide: A Thoughtful and Developmentally Appropriate Approach to Teaching Mathematics
Sally Borduin
Describes the Bank Street School for Children program and approach to teaching mathematics, including the importance of undoing "math phobia," a phenomenon in our society in which math is often viewed as unappealing, mysterious, and inaccessible.
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From Bank Street to High School
Evie Gurney
Explains the process of searching for the perfect high school fit for the eighth graders, most of whom have been attending the Bank Street School for Children from early elementary through middle school.
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Developing Visual Language - Teaching Art
Maria Richa
Illuminates the art curriculum at the Bank Street School for Children, where the process of making art is where the value lies, not in the teacher's planned product.
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The Last Word
Patrick Brady
A Bank Street School for Children student looking back on his years at the School, noting that he was the sole conservative Republican in his class of 19 students.
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From Idea to Practice: The Brain-Based Research Team
Alexis Wright
A cohort of teachers in the Bank Street School for Children spent a year in professional development around brain-based research and shared their knowledge with the rest of the teaching faculty with the plan to incorporate the research into practice.
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Progressive Education: Mindfulness in the Third Grade
Edna Moy-Rome
Over the course of the 2013-2014 school year, the author had the opportunity to introduce and explore mindfulness in a third grade classroom.
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I Learned That a Nail Can Go Through a Bottlecap Easily: The Buddies Program at Bank Street
Greg David and Emily Linsay
The buddies program at the Bank Street School for Children, where each classroom pairs with a classroom in another grade for a full year, is at its core a reflection of Bank Street's developmental interaction approach and an extension of the classroom experience.
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Going Green: A Parent-Teacher Collaboration
Laura Sametz and Claire Mansfield
Details how a collaboration between a teacher and a parent in the Bank Street School for Children led to a school-wide composting program.
