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     • Originally named the “The Haddonfield School for the Mentally Deficient and Peculiarly Backward,” Bancroft decided to open the school after her work in the Philadelphia public school district inspired her interest in children who struggled academically, whether it was due to physical or mental disabilities.
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   When did Bancroft School start?

   • The school started with just one student! Originally called The Haddonfield School for the Mentally Deficient and Peculiarly Backward, it was renamed in 1904 as the Bancroft Training School. Her school was one of the first schools for children with developmental disabilities.

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   Who founded the Haddonfield Bancroft training school?

   • Margaret Bancroft (1854-1912) founded the Haddonfield Bancroft Training School for the multiply disabled. Founded in 1883 under the original name “The Haddonfield School for the Mentally Deficient and Peculiarly Backward”, Bancroft’s institution hoped to develop innovative ways of teaching developmentally disabled children.

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   Why did Margaret Bancroft start her own school?

   • Margaret Bancroft recognized that children with learning differences had the ability to learn when given individualized attention, patience, and love. Encouraged by some prominent professionals in the Philadelphia area, she devoted her life to this purpose and rented a house in Haddonfield, New Jersey, to open her own school, beginning with just one pupil.

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   What did students do at Bancroft School?

   • Students were also treated to different forms of recreation, which included trips to the circus, theaters, museums, and concerts. Renamed in 1904 the institution became known as the Bancroft Training School.

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   Jun 24, 2024 · Margaret Bancroft founded the Haddonfield Bancroft Training School to develop innovative ways of teaching developmentally disabled children.

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   History. A Pioneer in Special Education. Bancroft was one of the first private schools in the United States for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It all started in 1883 with one remarkable woman – a Philadelphia school teacher named Margaret Bancroft. The Beginning of a Movement.

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   Mar 14, 2014 · Under its original name, The Haddonfield School for the Mentally Deficient and Peculiarly Backward, the institution was founded in 1883 as a way for Bancroft and fellow educators to develop innovate ways of teaching developmentally disabled children.

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   May 22, 2018 · Originally called The Haddonfield School for the Mentally Deficient and Peculiarly Backward, it was renamed in 1904 as the Bancroft Training School. Her school was one of the first schools for children with developmental disabilities.

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   May 28, 2021 · Margaret Bancroft was a pioneer in special education. She was both an educational theorist and an instructor of practice. After finding educational services lacking for some students, at the age of 29, Bancroft opened the first private boarding school for students with special needs.

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   Jan 14, 2022 · Margaret Bancroft was the first pioneer to develop educational programs that catered to students' specific needs. At 29 years old, Margaret Bancroft opened The Haddonfield School for the Mentally Deficient and Peculiarly Backward, later re-named The Bancroft Training School in 1904.

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   By 1904, the school was renamed the Bancroft Training School. When Bancroft founded her school, children with special needs were typically institutionalized or isolated from mainstream children. Bancroft believed that with individualized attention, special-needs children could learn skills and gain a degree of independence.