The Teunis G. Bergen Elementary Public School 9 80 Underhill Avenue, Brooklyn NY, 11238 718 638-3260 (phone) | 718 622-2961 (fax) Sandra D'Avilar, Principal Deborah Smith, Assistant Principal
We believe in servicing the whole child—the physical, intellectual and emotional well being of every student—as we strive to teach students to be ready for the 21st Century. We foster a close bond between the school and the entire community as it is our goal to create a learning environment that is challenging, child-centered, diverse, and supportive of risk-takers. We believe in, and provide our children with, authentic and organic instruction everyday. Students are given the opportunity to seek, read, question, create and draw conclusions from the world around them as they are exposed to the urban world around them. Our classrooms are laboratories where our educators involve students in hands-on activities and closely observe them as they work in groups and individually. Our teachers are lifelong learners who share best practices through collaboration and team planning.
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Students study leaf structures of plants.
We believe in servicing the whole child—the physical, intellectual and emotional well being of every student—as we strive to teach students to be ready for the 21st Century. We foster a close bond between the school and the entire community as it is our goal to create a learning environment that is challenging, child-centered, diverse, and supportive of risk-takers. We believe in, and provide our children with, authentic and organic instruction everyday. Students are given the opportunity to seek, read, question, create and draw conclusions from the world around them as they are exposed to the urban world around them. Our classrooms are laboratories where our educators involve students in hands-on activities and closely observe them as they work in groups and individually. Our teachers are lifelong learners who share best practices through collaboration and team planning.