grade; the middle school, for second through fourth grades; and the upper school, for fifth through eighth grades. There are 451 children enrolled as students, approximately 50% of which are students of color. The instructors are often current or past students of Bank Street's graduate school, which shares a campus with the School for Children—including more than half of the teachers who are alumni. The School for Children is accredited by the New York State Association of Independent Schools and is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools. Bank Street Bookstore The Bank Street Bookstore was an Upper West Side community bookstore that sold children's books and educational toys and games. It opened in 1970 in the lobby of Bank Street College, and moved to its second location on 112th Street and Broadway shortly thereafter. Its final location was on Broadway and West 107th Street until its closing in August 2020, due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The bookstore also hosted readings, daily story time, and celebrity events, with past guests including Stephen Colbert, Julianne Moore, and author Jeff Kinney. Alumni Graduate school Bill Ayers, domestic terrorist and educator Lee Bennett Hopkins, educator, poet, author, and anthologist Claudine K. Brown, director at the Smithsonian Institution, museum educator, artist Margaret Wise Brown, author of classic children's books such as Goodnight Moon Ruth Cohn, psychotherapist, educator, and poet Rosina Fernhoff, Obie Award-winning theater actress Robie Harris, award-winning children's book author Trudie Lamb-Richmond, Schaghticoke Tribal Nation member and educator Anne Mitchell, early childhood education consultant and co-founder of the Alliance on Early Childhood Finance Shael Polakow-Suransky, current president and former Chief Academic Officer of the New York City Education Department Miriam Roth, Israeli writer and scholar of children's books, kindergarten teacher, and educator Julie Stevens, actress and acting coach Dorothy Stoneman, founder and president of YouthBuild USA Ellen Tarry, the first African-American picture book author Edith Thacher Hurd, children's book writer with more than 70 books to her credit as well as a few collaborations with Margaret Wise Brown Lucy Wainwright Roche, singer-songwriter Sara Wilford, philanthropist and granddaughter of Franklin D. Roosevelt Valerie Wilson Wesley, author and former executive editor of Essence Magazine Diane Wolkstein, folklorist and a former New York City official storyteller Adam Gidwitz, author School for Children Liz Garbus, filmmaker Ben Lerer, CEO Thrillist Media Group Angelica Page, actress and filmmaker Ally Sheedy, actress Shuwanza Goff, Deputy Director of