Cooke School & Institute

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Cooke School and Institute is NYC's premier independent school educating neurodivergent students and those with mild to moderate cognitive or developmental disabilities ages 5-22 across campuses in East Harlem and SoHo.

Our students earn bracelets throughout the year for demonstrating the 5Cs of Cooke: Creativity, Confidence, Clarity, Cou...
09/18/2026

Our students earn bracelets throughout the year for demonstrating the 5Cs of Cooke: Creativity, Confidence, Clarity, Courage, and Compassion. Now, staff have the opportunity to earn a Terrific Tiger Trophy by demonstrating these same characteristics in the amazing work we do each day.

Our Annual Door Contest winners were awarded for CREATIVITY! 🎨 Their creativity and school spirit helped kick off this year.

LC Science (Ms. Hill & Mr. V)

LC Sunflowers (Ms. Mujica & Ms. Morel)

UC Ravens (Ms. Crump & Mr. Bieber) (A 2-sided door!)

And this is just the beginning… stay tuned to see which staff members are recognized for bringing one of the 5Cs to life at Cooke!

🌟 Welcome Tara Roth-Ramos, M.S., our new Hearing Specialist and Elementary Special Educator! 💙“Tara joins us as a hearin...
09/18/2026

🌟 Welcome Tara Roth-Ramos, M.S., our new Hearing Specialist and Elementary Special Educator! 💙

“Tara joins us as a hearing teacher, here on Wednesdays and Thursdays and working with our Transition students downtown on Tuesdays,” says Associate Head of School, Jessie Gardner. “Tara brings a wealth of experience as a special education and Deaf and Hard of Hearing teacher. She has extensive experience supporting students with a range of hearing needs and assistive devices, collaborating with families and multidisciplinary teams, and helping students access and participate fully in the classroom. She also brings expertise in American Sign Language (ASL) and a strong background in inclusive education. Welcome Tara!”

“I am honored to step into the Hearing Specialist role at Cooke School. It is an opportunity to restore an essential role, strengthen support for students who are deaf and hard of hearing, and ensure that every student has the opportunity to be heard, understood, and successful!” says Tara. 💙

🎶 Fun fact: As a freshman at the Waldorf School of Garden City, Tara spent a month touring Europe with 50 other student singers as a member of the Waldorf Singers. In each city, the students stayed with host Waldorf families. While in Germany, Tara stayed with a family who spoke no English, but managed to communicate using the German she had learned during her first year of study. 🇩🇪🎵✈️

🎤 Another fun fact: Tara once found herself in a group on the Westbury Music Fair stage, singing with Kenny Rogers after he invited volunteers to join him!

Tara has already gotten started at Cooke, leading her first Transitions class in ASL! 🤟🏽💙

We’re so happy to welcome Tara to Cooke and look forward to all she will contribute to our students and community!

Now Is the Time to Enroll!EARLY BIRD PRICING ENDS TOMORROW!Cooke Institute presentsExecutive Function Professional Learn...
09/17/2026

Now Is the Time to Enroll!
EARLY BIRD PRICING ENDS TOMORROW!

Cooke Institute presents
Executive Function Professional Learning Series
Mondays: October 19, November 2, November 16 & November 30
4:00–5:15 p.m. over Zoom
Instructors: Andi Sachs, M.S., OTR/L, EFC, and Mary Clancy, EdD

$249 for all four sessions
Early Bird: $220 by September 18
Eligible for 5 CTLE hours

Build your Executive Function toolkit with experts who bring both classroom experience and academic credentials to the conversation. Explore practical, evidence-based strategies you can use right now, while connecting with colleagues and peers who are navigating many of the same challenges in today’s classrooms.

We make it easy for professional educators to begin the school year with new strategies, a fresh perspective, and the expertise to inspire students’ progress.

For more information and to register online, see https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/cu/RqqQJSN/EFSeries or link in bio.

🧪🌱 A Fresh Start in Middle School Science! 🌱🧪The Yankees cohort had an exciting first day of Middle School Science on Mo...
09/16/2026

🧪🌱 A Fresh Start in Middle School Science! 🌱🧪

The Yankees cohort had an exciting first day of Middle School Science on Monday! In addition to learning new class procedures and getting acquainted with their science journals (Middle School students learn new vocabulary words each week, which they record in their journals along with other insights), students engaged in a special activity.

They headed up to the Rooftop Garden to harvest the “crops” they helped grow from seeds planted at the end of the 2025–26 school year! 🍅🌿 Students picked cherry tomatoes and plan to use them to make omelets with Ms. V in the classroom later this week. 🍳

Ms. V's other science classes will soon harvest the green peppers and cilantro that were also grown from seed.

Cooke staff members are excited to see our mascot on the first day, too!
09/12/2026

Cooke staff members are excited to see our mascot on the first day, too!

🌟 Welcome Emily Dunne, MS, OTR/L! 💙"Emily joins Cooke with extensive experience as an occupational therapist in a therap...
09/11/2026

🌟 Welcome Emily Dunne, MS, OTR/L! 💙

"Emily joins Cooke with extensive experience as an occupational therapist in a therapeutic school setting,” says Dr. Jessie Gardner, Associate Head of School. "Her expertise includes sensory integration, executive functioning, and strengths-based approaches, along with leadership experience as an Occupational Therapist supervisor"

“I’m really excited to join the Cooke community and to connect and learn from both my colleagues and students," says Ms. Emily. "I love getting to know each student for who they are, recognizing their strengths, and celebrating all of the little moments of growth along the way!” ✨

🏃🏽‍♀️ Fun fact: Ms. Emily is an avid runner and is currently training for the Chicago Marathon! 🏅When she needs to de-stress, there’s no better way than a good run in Central Park. 🌳👟

🇮🇪 And one more fun fact: Her father is Irish, so she has dual citizenship with Ireland! ☘️

We’re delighted to welcome Ms. Emily to Cooke and look forward to the experience, energy, and strengths-based perspective she brings to our Middle School students!

Happy First Day of School, Cooke 1713!
09/10/2026

Happy First Day of School, Cooke 1713!

☀️📚 A Summer Full of Learning, Adventure, and Fun! ✨Drawing presidential portraits in chronological order in their sketc...
09/08/2026

☀️📚 A Summer Full of Learning, Adventure, and Fun! ✨

Drawing presidential portraits in chronological order in their sketchbooks, creating tropical scenes with LEGOs, exploring Yankee Stadium, and visiting the Jackie Robinson Museum... Cooke Summer Academy students did all this and more this summer! 🎨🧱⚾🏛️

Now we're looking forward to seeing everyone again on Thursday! 💙 We have so many fun and educational experiences planned for the 2026–27 school year, and we can't wait to get started!

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1713 Madison Avenue
New York, NY
10029

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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+16462735555

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