Sarah Smith Garnet Elementary School Explained

P.S. 9 The Sarah Smith Garnet School
Type:Public Elementary School
Principal:Sha-Wonda Williams-Credle
Head Name:Second Master
Head Name2:Assistant Headmaster
Faculty:75
Grades:Pre-K to 5
Streetaddress:80 Underhill Avenue
City:Brooklyn
State:New York
Country:United States
Mascot:Bee
Free Label:Emblem
Website:http://www.ps9brooklyn.org/

P.S. 9 The Sarah Smith Garnet School is a public elementary school of the New York City Department of Education, located in the Prospect Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. The school was previously named "Teunis G. Bergen."[1] It was renamed in 2019 to honor Sarah Smith Garnet, a suffragist and the first African-American, female principal of a New York City public school.

Famous alumni include the classical composer Aaron Copland, who was an honor student in 1914.[2]

Courses

P.S. 9 includes a variety of enrichment activities, including art, singing, technology, music and much more.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prospect Heights School Drops Name of Slave-Owner Family . BK Reader . 26 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Aaron Copland listed as an honor student at his class at PS9 as a 14 year old in 1914. . The Brooklyn Daily Eagle . 22 March 2021.