P.S. 009 Teunis G. Bergen

Named after the 19th Century U.S. Representative from New York, Teunis Bergen, PS 9 educates young Brooklynites from the time the enter pre-kindergarten classes up through their fifth grade year. The school has a social studies based curriculum, and attemps to get its students involved with the community by forming partnerships with cultural institutions such as the Prospect Park Zoo, Pratt University and the Brooklyn Historical Society.