| Bank Street College of Education Has Adopted | | | | campus.Programs OfferedOne of the best institutes |
| Developmental Interaction ApproachLocated in | | | | listed in New York college directory for imparting |
| Morningside Heights of Manhattan in New York City, | | | | training to private and public school teachers, it |
| Bank Street College of Education is also called by | | | | currently has three programs. Graduate school of |
| many as simply Bank Street. A specialized institution | | | | education, children's program, and Division of Continuing |
| that offers graduate degrees in education, it also | | | | Education are the three programs offered by it. While |
| operates a children's school, family center, child care | | | | the children's program has the school, nursery, and |
| center, and home as well as community based special | | | | family center that serves children in the age group of |
| education programs. Since its inception the institute has | | | | 0.6 – 5 years, the school works in collaboration with |
| concentrated on education of children while promoting | | | | Center Against Domestic |
| education for all irrespective of age. In fact the institute | | | | Violence.AdmissionApplicants having GPA of at least |
| has adopted developmental interaction | | | | 3.0 or B average or higher and having full preparation |
| approach.Campus OverviewOriginally located at Bank | | | | can apply for graduation courses culminating in |
| Street in Greenwich Village, the reasons for origination | | | | master's degrees. Applicants should fulfill the criteria for |
| of its name, the college was shifted to its present | | | | breadth and depth distribution in liberal arts and |
| location in the year 1970. Its campus has a graduate | | | | sciences. Separate criteria have been set up for |
| school, teacher's training campus, children services | | | | Middle School Education program, undergraduate |
| centers, and set up for various other community | | | | courses and advanced Master of Education in special |
| education programs.Brief HistoryFounded in 1916 by | | | | courses. Applications can be filed in person, by mail or |
| Lucy Sprague Mitchell the institute originally focused on | | | | online. Application fee is $65 payable at Bank Street |
| educational experiment and child development. A | | | | College. One can log on to the website of the college |
| nursery school was opened in 1918. Formal training of | | | | to get the eligibility criteria on the admission requirement |
| teachers commences only from the year 1930 and it | | | | and applying pages. Datelines are there for all types of |
| marked the beginning of shaping of the present Bank | | | | applications and one should be well acquainted with |
| Street College of Education . A unique contribution of | | | | them.Financial AidsStudents can apply for financial aids |
| the college was development of "Bank Street | | | | like Federal, State and Grants awarded by universities , |
| Readers" books featuring racial diversity in 1965. | | | | scholarships, and loans depending on their eligibility. |
| Important contribution was made by the college in | | | | Normally all applications are made using the FAFSA |
| commencing the Federal Head Start Program. A | | | | forms. Details are available on the website of the |
| bookstore providing quality educational materials for | | | | college. |
| both children and educators is the highlight of the | | | | |