Professional Children's School

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The Professional Children's School (PCS) is a not-for-profit, college-preparatory school geared toward working and aspiring child actors and dancers in grades four through twelve. The school was founded in New York City in 1914 to provide an academic education to young people working on the New York stage, in vaudeville, or "on the road". PCS was co-founded by Jean Greer and Jane Harris Hall when they learned that children who were working in entertainment were not able to attend traditional school, in part because acting was considered an unsavory activity for children. The school's premises were originally at The Rehearsal Club on West 45th Street in Midtown Manhattan, and later at 1860 Broadway, near West 61st Street, on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. It subsequently moved to 132 West 60th Street in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Manhattan. The school's curriculum and hours have changed over time. The New York Times wrote in 1994 that it "is the country's only fully accredited nonprofit...

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