The Basic School

The Basic School is a partnership of The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, the National Association of Elementary School Principals, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, and The National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools, and Teaching (NCREST)

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"As I listen to teachers, parents, university faculty, colleagues, even children respond to the ideas of the Basic School, I realize how deeply resonant they are. I believe that the Basic School truly has the potential for changing the face of elementary education in America. These changes will not take place through inspirational talks alone. Teachers will learn from each other; putting ideas into practice."

Mary Beth Van Cleave, Principal, Clinton Kelly Elementary School, Portland, Oregon

Learn more about The Basic School and the Network from:

  • The Basic School Network
  • The Carnegie Foundation's Basic School Blueprint
  • The Basic School Network Highlights
  • Dr. Ernest Boyer's speech at the 1995 NAESP Annual Convention - Part I and Part II
  • Principal Magazine article "The Basic School: Focusing on the Child"
  • Principal Magazine article "Character in the Basic School - Making a Commitment to Character"
  • Communicator article "Basic School Update - 13 Schools Try Out Reforms"
  • Teaching PreK-8 article "Norfolk's 'Model' School"
  • Instructor article "My Colleagues Never Drive Me Crazy"
  • List of Other Publications on the Basic School and the Basic School Network
  • Other Basic School Links: Basic School National Center and The Basic School Network at James Madison University

    • For Further Information:

    The Basic School: A Community for Learning, by Ernest L. Boyer, is available for $12 plus shipping from:

    Jossey Bass, Inc., Publishers, 350 Sonsome Street, Fifth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104 (888) 378-2537 Fax (800) 605-2665

    Or for more information about the network contact:

    Mary Ellen Bafumo, The Basic School National Center, The National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools, and Teaching (NCREST), Box 110, Teachers College, Columbia University, NY, NY 10027 (212) 678-3432, or

    Mary Ellen Bafumo, The Basic School Network, James Madison University, 101 Roop Hall, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, phone (540) 568-7098, fax (540)-568-3803, or

    E-mail: bafumome@jmu.edu

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