Sarah Smith Garnet Elementary School

40°40′43″N 73°57′59″W / 40.678539°N 73.966355°W / 40.678539; -73.966355

P.S. 9 The Sarah Smith Garnet School
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80 Underhill Avenue

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United States
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TypePublic Elementary School
PrincipalSha-Wonda Williams-Credle
Faculty75
GradesPre-K to 5
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Websitehttp://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

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

References

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