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Who We Are

TCCS was established in 2011 through a partnership of Teachers College (TC), Columbia University, Manhattan Community Board 9, and the New York City Department of Education. It is a non-selective, choice PreK-8 public elementary and middle school that gives priority to families residing in Community School Districts 5 and 6.

TC After-school Showcase

TCCS Annual Dance Show: May 27

Elite Media Surprises TCCS Teachers and Staff With $150,000 Self-Care Grant

"Black-owned advertising agency Elite Media surprised 50 teachers and staff members on Tuesday with a $150,000 'self-care' grant at a public school in Harlem."

Principal Verdiner's Discussion with Sonya Douglass at TC

In October 2023, Principal Verdiner joined Sonya Douglass at Teachers College to discuss how the Black Studies curriculum is being implemented in NYC schools. Please click the headline to go to the YouTube link.

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Events

May 16

Parent Social w/ PTA

Time: 8:25 AM – 9:30 AM

Location: Plowshares Coffee Roasters 1351 Amsterdam Ave

May 17

Spring Fling!

Time: 12 PM – 4 PM

Location: Upper School MPR and Yard

May 20

PTA General Meeting

Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Location: Zoom

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Our Mission

The TCCS mission is to establish a dynamic learning environment that nourishes children’s academic, social, emotional, and physical well-being. The Teachers College Community School strives to provide a child-centered environment that will inspire and challenge all of our students to become independent thinkers, problem solvers and life-long learners, and to work as a collaborative unit of parents, faculty and staff to ensure that our students perform their optimal best.

Picture of TCCS lower school students in a read aloud