Brooklyn private independent school

Key Dates in Our History



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  • 1883 : Rev. Alfred C. Roe holds informal classes for neighborhood children on Lincoln Place
  • 1886 : Berkeley Institute chartered by New York State
  • 1898 : Original Lincoln Place building takes shape
  • 1917 : Ina Clayton Atwood appointed headmistress
  • 1936 : First issue of The Blotter published
  • 1937 : Construction begins on a new gymnasium
  • 1947 : Helen B. Mason becomes headmistress after Miss Atwood retires
  • 1966 : Montessori School of Brooklyn established with 25 students
  • 1969 : Mary Susan Miller appointed headmistress of Berkeley Institute
  • 1974 : Thomas E. Dodd named headmaster of Berkeley Institute, which becomes fully coed
  • 1975 : Dr. Bongsoon Zubay appointed head of school at Montessori School of Brooklyn
  • 1979 : Montessori School of Brooklyn changes its name to The Carroll Street School
  • 1982 : Berkeley Institute and The Carroll Street School merge
  • 1987 : First strategic plan completed
  • 1992 : Landmark, award-winning new building opens on Lincoln Place
  • 1996 : Berkeley Carroll selected as a national Blue Ribbon School
  • 1999 : Berkeley Carroll Child Care Center opens
  • 2000 : Berkeley Carroll's new Bongsoon Zubay Athletic Center opens on President Street
  • 2001 : Dr. Peter Kountz named 10th head of school
  • 2004 : Dr. Richard F. Barter appointed head of school
  • 2006 : Robert D. Vitalo becomes head of school
  • 2012 : Major building improvements completed at Carroll Street and Lincoln Place
  • 2012 : Berkeley Carroll named an NAIS School of the Future
  • 2016 : The Marlene Clary Performance Space opens on Sterling Place
  • 2019: Lisa Yvette Waller, Ph.D becomes head of school