The Co-op School was founded in 2003 by a group of parents who saw the need for a high-quality and affordable preschool option in the Clinton Hill and Fort Greene neighborhoods.
Since then, the Co-op School has matured from a small, parent-run playgroup to a fully staffed and licensed non-profit school.
After residing in two prior homes in Clinton Hill, The Co-op School moved into 87 Irving Place in the fall of 2009.
In 2011, The Co-op School launched the first kindergarten class of its elementary program at 40 Brevoort Place.
In 2019, we opened our doors at 644 Gates Avenue in the Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood—in a 3,500-square-foot building with a double-height gym, a rooftop library, and two playgrounds—housing our preschool, lower school, and middle school students under one roof.
OUR MISSION
The mission of The Co-op School is to inspire passion and teach children to become protagonists in their own educational journey by fostering their innate sense of curiosity and creativity.
The Co-op School facilitates joyful learning through a unique and rigorous constructivist approach that listens to and honors the individual interests and strengths of each child.
The Co-op School doesn’t just belong to the students and educators but extends to the family community as a whole.
It belongs to those who participate in it and is a more resilient and creative place because of it.
JOB SUMMARY
Lead classroom teachers promote the education of students by planning and delivering engaging units of study.
Create a safe and nurturing classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate to the physical, social, and emotional development of students, utilizing a Responsive Classroom approach.
