EMPIRE STATE BUILDING LAUNCHES COMPLIMENTARY STEAM AND SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM FOR STUDENTS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BANK STREET COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
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NEW YORK, Dec. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
-- As the Building marks 90 years in 2021, an updated curriculum for student
group visits to the brand-new Observatory Experience offers new academic rigor
in engineering, history, tech, and sustainability
The Empire State Building (
) (ESB), in partnership with Bank Street College of Education, today announced
its updated, interactive lesson plans (
) for student group visits to its brand new $165 million Observatory upgrade.
The curriculum follows New York State Learning Standards for STEAM (science,
technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) and social studies curricula
and has grade level appropriate lesson plans for elementary, middle, and high
school students. The lesson plans offer learning before, during, and after a
visit to the World's Most Famous Building and its newly reimagined Observatory
Experience.
"Bank Street College of Education created these updated curricula to make
students' visits to our Observatory Experience's immersive digital and tactile
exhibits more than just a tourist experience," said Jean-Yves Ghazi, president
of the Empire State Building Observatory. "We have always offered lesson plans
for school groups and as we celebrate our 90th year, we have updated the
classroom engagement with our modern marvel in engineering and energy
efficiency."
Teachers and students will utilize the new curriculum to learn about the
building's engineering, design process, workforce, major technological
elements, and industry-leading deep energy retrofit. The Observatory Experience
completed a $165 million development in December 2019 that complements all
elements of the program and offers students the chance to experience the
energy-efficient building from bottom to top. Lessons start with interactive
digital exhibits in the second-floor museum and continue up to the open-air
86th Floor Observatory.
The $165 million renovations include premier indoor environmental quality
measures – such as MERV 13 air filters and active bi-polar ionization – for
visitor confidence, and led to the building's achievement as first in the
Americas to achieve the WELL Health-Safety Rating (
).
"The Empire State Building field trips align perfectly with Bank Street's
educational approach, which recognizes that all individuals learn best when
they are actively engaged with materials, ideas, and people," said Joy Lundeen
Ellebbane, Bank Street's director of continuing professional studies.
"Experiences and lessons like these provide authentic opportunities for deep,
hands-on learning, and we're happy to contribute to the Empire State Building's
offerings, especially in its 90th anniversary year."
The full curriculum can be viewed and downloaded here (
). Interested educators can contact Kai-Ti Kao at kkao@esbonyc.com for more
information and to set up group visits.
For more information about the Empire State Building, please visit
About the Empire State Building
The Empire State Building (
), "The World's Most Famous Building," owned by Empire State Realty Trust (
), Inc. (ESRT: NYSE), soars 1,454 feet above Midtown Manhattan from base
to antenna. The $165 million reimagination of the Empire State Building
Observatory Experience creates an all-new experience with a dedicated guest
entrance, an interactive museum with nine galleries, and a redesigned 102nd
Floor Observatory with floor-to-ceiling windows. The journey to the
world-famous 86th Floor Observatory, the only 360-degree, open-air observatory
with views of New York and beyond, orients visitors for their entire New York
City experience and covers everything from the building's iconic history to its
current place in pop-culture.  Learn more at www.esbnyc.com. ; 2021
is the 90th anniversary year of the Building which officially opened on May 1,
1931. Declared "America's Favorite Building" by the American Institute of
Architects, as well as the world's most popular travel destination by Uber and
the #1 New York City attraction by Lonely Planet, it welcomes more than 4
million annual visitors from around the world.
Since 2011, the building has been fully powered by renewable wind electricity,
and its many floors primarily house a diverse array of office tenants such as
LinkedIn, Shutterstock, and Global Brands Group, as well as retail options like
STATE Grill and Bar, Tacombi, and Starbucks. For more information and
Observatory Experience tickets visit www.esbnyc.com or follow the building's
Facebook (
), Twitter (
), Instagram (
), Weibo (
), YouTube (
), or TikTok (
).
About Empire State Realty Trust
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) owns, manages, operates, acquires
and repositions office and retail properties in Manhattan and the greater New
York metropolitan area, including the Empire State Building, the "World's Most
Famous Building." The company's office and retail portfolio covers 10.1 million
rentable square feet, as of September 30, 2021, which consists of 9.4 million
rentable square feet across 14 office properties, including nine in Manhattan,
three in Fairfield County, Connecticut, and two in Westchester County, New
York; as well as approximately 700,000 rentable square feet in the retail
portfolio.
Empire State Realty Trust is a leader in energy efficiency in the built
environment and sustainability space, with 76 percent of the eligible portfolio
ENERGY STAR (
) certified and 100 percent fully powered by renewable wind electricity. As the
first commercial real estate portfolio in the Americas to achieve the
evidence-based, third-party verified WELL Health-Safety Rating (
) for health and safety, ESRT additionally earned the highest possible GRESB (
) 5 Star Rating and Green Star recognition for sustainability performance in
real estate and was named a Fitwel (
) Champion for healthy, high-performance buildings. To learn more about Empire
State Realty Trust, visit www.esrtreit.com and follow ESRT on Facebook (
), Instagram (
), Twitter (
) and LinkedIn (
).
About Bank Street College of Education
Bank Street College of Education is a recognized leader in early childhood
education, teacher and leader preparation, and the development of innovative
practice in school systems across the country. For one hundred years, Bank
Street's focus has been improving the education of children and their teachers
by applying to the education process all available knowledge about learning and
growth, and by connecting teaching and learning meaningfully to the outside
world. Learn more about Bank Street Children's Programs, Graduate School of
Education, and Bank Street Education Center at www.bankstreet.edu.
SOURCE: Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.
CONTACT: Jamie Steinberg, +1 212-736-3100,
jsteinberg@empirestaterealtytrust.com; Brock Talbot, +1 212-736-3100,
btalbot@empirestaterealtytrust.com
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