Berkeley Carroll School

The Berkeley Carroll School is an independent, nonsectarian, coed day school, enrolling about 800 students from pre-kindergarten through high school. Established in 1982, the school was created by the consolidation of the Berkeley Institute (an all-girls school chartered in 1886, named after Irish empiricist philosopher George Berkeley) and the Carroll Street School (a Montessori-style preschool founded in 1966). Today the school is located at three locations? 6th Street, Carroll Street, and Lincoln Place? in the historic Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn.

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Independent - Nonsectarian - Coed - Day school - Pre-kindergarten - High school - 1982 - 1886 - Irish - George Berkeley - Montessori - 1966 - Park Slope - Brooklyn

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In 1996, the school was designated a blue-ribbon school by the United States Department of Education, the only private or public school in Brooklyn to win the accolade for general excellence.

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1996 - United States Department of Education - Public school

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The school has four educational divisions: The Child Care Center, affiliated with New York Methodist Hospital, provides a supportive, year-round learning environment for infants and toddlers; The Lower School, grades preschool through four, focuses on the fundamentals of reading, writing, math, science, and social studies; Middle School, grades five through eight, promotes social and intellectual growth with an academic program including language arts and literature, history, computer science, physical education, the arts, and French, Spanish, or Latin; The college preparatory objective of the Upper School, grades nine through twelve, is reflected in the academic and co-curricular programs including a foreign student exchange program, creative arts electives, independent study, internships, advanced placement classes and community service. Additionally, many students are also involved in student government, choir, jazz, rock or chamber music ensembles, and team or intramural sports.

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New York Methodist Hospital - Infants - Toddlers - Reading - Writing - Math - Science - Social studies - Language arts - Literature - History - Computer science - Physical education - The arts - French - Spanish - Latin - College preparatory - Foreign student exchange - Elective - Independent study - Internship - Advanced placement - Community service - Student government - Choir - Jazz - Rock - Chamber music - Team - Intramural - Sports

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The school has an athletic center and swimming pool at the Carroll Street location. The facility has a four lane, 75-foot long swimming pool, a full-size gymnasium, a mezzanine area for fitness and strength training and an open rooftop playground.

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Swimming pool - Gymnasium - Strength training - Playground

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Berkeley Carroll has over 2,000 alumni.

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Over the summer, Berkeley Carroll offers two summer camp programs: The Children's Day Camp (for ages 3 to 8) located at Carroll Street, and the Creative Arts Camp (for older teenagers) at Lincoln Place.

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