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Applications Due: Kerlin Early Childhood STEAM Institute 2026

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Date/Time
Saturday, November 15, 2025
All Day

Submit an application by November 15 for the Kerlin Early Childhood STEAM Institute 2026!

Important Dates:

  • Application Due: November 15, 2025
  • Orientation: Thursday, December 4, 2025 from 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
  • Courses: January 2026 – May 2026

The New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) and Bank Street Graduate School of Education are excited to offer three linked courses designed to help educators integrate active STEAM learning in their K-2 classrooms. Together the courses are worth 3 graduate credits from Bank Street Graduate School of Education of Education (equivalent to 45 CTLE hours) and will result in a Bank Street Graduate School of Education STEAM Certificate upon completion.

Thanks to scholarships from Bank Street’s Kerlin STEAM Fund, these courses are FREE, but space is limited to 10 participants. We encourage teams of at least two teachers from the same school to apply together, and participants must be available to attend all three linked courses.

  • Open to K-2 Teachers
  • Three free courses worth three graduate credits from Bank Street Graduate School of Education
    (equivalent to 45 CTLE hours)
  • Bank Street Graduate School of Education STEAM Certificate upon completion
  • In-person sessions at NYSCI, live video conferences, and independent work
  • Attendance at all three courses required

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