Bank Street Curriculum.pdf

Curriculum Model

1. Bank Street
Curriculum Model

2. The Bank Street Approach
▪It is known as the developmental -interaction
approach.
▪It recognizes that all individuals learn best
when they are actively engaged with materials,
ideas, and people.
▪It acknowledges that authentic growth requires
diverse and nurturing opportunities for ongoing
social, emotional, and cognitive development.

3. The Bank
Street
Approach
It employs a child-centered education
program focusing on the diversity of
curriculum.
The Bank Street model knows that learning
often includes more than one subject and in
groups, allowing that children learn at various
levels and using different methods.
Play is often used as an educational jumping
off point, and teachers take advantage of
teachable moments wherever possible.

4. Its Principle
Thechildrencanbecome
lifelonglearnersbyinteracting
with theenvironment around
them, including other people,
different places, and various
things,andtheninterpretwhat
they'vejustexperienced.Students
areofferedmyriadopportunitiesin
whichtodothis(blocks,dramatic
play,puzzles,fieldtrips,andlab
work.)

5. The Teachers
and Leaders of
the Bank
Street
Approach
Th e t e ac he rs ar e v e r y mu c h aw ar e o f a c h ild 's p lac e
in t h e w o rld an d h o w in f luence s o u ts id e o f s c h ool,
in c luding p e r s onal in t e res ts, t h e c h ild ' s c u r rent
p e r s onal d e v e lo pme nt an d p ac e o f d e v e lop ment, an d
w h atev e r e ls e may b e g o ing o n in t h e w o r ld ar o und
t h e m.
•Te ac h e rs an d le ad e r s ar e v ie w e d as f ac ilitators
o f le ar n ing.
•I t is t h e e d u c ator’s r o le t o me e t s t u d ents “w h e re
t h e y ar e ” t o h e lp t h e m d e v e lo p an d r e aliz e t h e ir
u n ique p o t ential.
B y c o mb ining a d e e p u n d e rstand ing o f h u man
d e v e lo pme nt an d e d u c ational t h e ory w it h a
d is c ip lined ap p r o ach t o o b s e r vation an d r e f le c tion,
B an k St r e et e d u c ators p r o v id e s t ud e nts w ith
mean ingful lear ning o p p ortunities b es t s u ited f o r
t h e ir le ar n ing an d g r owth.

6. Example of Use in the Classroom
For example, children are playing store or restaurant in a play kitchen and/or
table, a teacher who uses the Bank Street method may talk to the children
about a variety of topics including:
▪Where does the food come from (and may include a mini -lesson about farms
and/or even factories)
▪What types of food you can buy at a grocery store
▪What types of food these particular childrenlike to eat
▪How to make a shopping list
▪What types of foods are healthy and which ones are not
If the lesson goes well, the teacher may even explore going on a field trip to a
supermarket or bring in a nutritionist to talk to the children about making good
food choices at meal and snack times.

7. Example of Use in
the Classroom
Basedontheexamplecited,
theBankStreetmethoddoesagreat
joboftakingchild-centeredplayasa
jumping-offpointandusingitto
teachvaluablelessons.

8. Other Facts About the
Bank Street Approach and
Schools
MostBankStreetpreschoolsuse
common techniques found inmost
classroomsincludingmorningmeetings,
calendartime,andrecessoutside.
Additionally,preschoolteachers
certainlyhaveacurriculumtofollow,
buttheyarepreparedtochangetopics
basedonwhatthechildrenareshowing
interestinatthetime.

9. Admission to Schools
Whenitcomestoadmissionto
schoolsthatemploytheBankStreet
method,studentsareusuallyaccepted
asyoungas3yearsofage.Many
preschoolclassroomsincludechildren
ofvaryingages,soitwon'tbe
uncommon tofindaroom with
childrenasyoungas2andasoldas5
learningandplayingtogether.

10. Through
this
approach,
The students develop in the broadest sense, as:
•They learn to understand themselves more deeply and to
make meaning of the world around them;
•They build the courage and confidence to think independently
and creatively;
•They develop the skills to work respectfully and
collaboratively with others.
The educators encourage students to
•be curious,
•love learning,
•be respectful,
•embrace human differences,
•engage with the world around them

11. Through interaction
withteachers,peers,andtheir
environments, Bank Street
students buildthestrong
criticalthinking and the
academic and professional
skillstheywillneedtothrive
inschoolsettingsandinlife.

12. Bank Street’s progressive
approach to education provides
students, educators, andcommunities
withafoundation fortransforming the
worldinlargeandsmallways.
Socialjustice,advocacy, and
buildinganinclusivecommunity areat
thecoreofitswork.
Aseducators, we challenge
ourselvesandourstudentstogrowfrom
theopportunitiesandhurdlesinherentin
peopleworkingandlearningtogether.

13. In the words of Bank Street
founder Lucy Sprague Mitchell, “we
see in education the opportunity to
build a better society.”

14. References
https://www.bankstreet.edu/about -bank-street/our-approach/
https://www.verywellfamily.com/bank -street-preschool-method-
https://school.bankstreet.edu/about/history -philosophy/
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