The Children's School, PS372, founded in 1992, continues to be groundbreaking in its educational philosophy and practice. It is the only elementary school in New York City where all children, from pre-K to fifth grade, work side by side throughout the school day with classmates who have a range of abilities and disabilities.
This innovative model is called "Inclusion." The Children's School is a unique collaborative effort between Region 8 and the city-wide District 75 that oversees special education programs. Currently, our school serves a diverse group of approximately 600 children at The Children's School location and at MS 113, located in Fort Greene.
*To provide and promote an inclusive learning enviroment for general education students and students with special needs to meet their diverse abilities and to maximize their growth and potential.
*To build a diverse learning community, in which all differences ¡V ability/disability, gender, race/ethnicity, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, religion ¡V are celebrated, and in which our common humanity is honored.
*To provide a standards-based and child-centered curriculum that challenges all students to perform at their highest level of capability, and prepares them to function in a rapidly changing, technologically advanced world.
*To provide rigorous professional development for staff so that their knowledge and skills allow them to meet the needs of our students who have a full range of abilities and levels of functioning.
*To provide every student with a literacy-based education with an emphasis on integrating the arts and technology into the learning process across the curriculum.
*To support students to develop a positive self-image and well-rounded interests and abilities, to be socially and physically competent, and to embrace individuality and differences in their peers.
*To develop a strong partnership between home and school to ensure success for all students.
