Brooklyn Charter School

The Brooklyn Charter School in Bedford-Stuyvesant is the first charter school of the New York City Department of Education. We are a student-focused community of families, highly-qualified professionals and neighborhood leaders who are preparing our children for a future that is bright with possibilities. Since we opened our doors in 2000 with 78 students, we have opened the minds and expanded the horizons of hundreds of children who go on to achieve success in some of the city's most highly-rated middle and high schools. In fact, all eight of our graduating 5th graders of 2012 who went to the prestigious Middle School 318 are on the Honor Roll and Dean's List for excellent Academic Achievement. While our school community has grown to 250 students in grades K through 5, our focus remains the full development - not just academic development - of each and every child.