Its founder and former principal, Maxine Nodel, a graduate of Cooper Union, former student of Beat poet Allen Ginsberg, and children's author who has written educational material for the Children's Television Workshop, was named one of New York City's top principals when she was awarded a Cahn Fellowship Award for Distinguished Principals at Columbia Teacher's College in 2005.
Its founder and previous head, Maxine Nodel, a Cooper Union graduate and former pupil of poet Allen Ginsberg, and children's author who created educational materials for the Children's Television Workshop, was named one of New York City's top principals when she received the Cahn Fellowship Award at Columbia Teacher's College in 2005.