Bank Street College of Education Children’s Programs

Bank Street College of Education Children’s Programs are child-centered programs that foster emotional well-being, encourage creativity, and nurture learning to support each child in reaching their potential. These Children’s Programs serve children from birth through high school graduation and address academic, social, and emotional aspects of learning. Bank Street’s School for Children within these programs is described as the gold standard for progressive education in New York City.

Bank Street College of Education has been developing its approach to how children learn and grow since 1916. For more than a century, the college has focused on placing students’ needs at the center of practice and policy in the field of education. The institution has a historical and philosophical commitment to encouraging diversity in its student body, staff, faculty, and programs. Bank Street College of Education is an Equal Opportunity Employer and states that it does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, national origin, ethnic origin, citizenship status, disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law in its employment policies and other college-administered programs. The college also states that it will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. The Main Campus is home to the School for Children and the Graduate School of Education and is described as providing a tight-knit community for students, families, and educators. Bank Street is located in New York City’s Upper West Side in a family and university neighborhood near Columbia University and the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The president of Bank Street College is Shael Polakow-Suransky, GSE ’00.

Last updated July 29, 2026.