Nancy Sing-Bock

Cahn Fellow 2005

Principal, P.S. 51 Elias Howe

Manhattan, New York

Nancy Sing-Bock, a 2005 Fellow, retired as principal of PS 51 in District 2, Manhattan. Nancy grew up on the Lower East Side with five brothers and sisters and is a product of the NYC Public Schools. She and her husband Norman have three wonderful children, a son who is finishing his earth science degree at Brooklyn College and twin daughters who graduated in May, 2013. One daughter has a degree in political science and history. The other daughter has a degree in sociology and Spanish. Nancy has a love for music and still sings in the Brooklyn Philharmonic Chorus and shares her love of travel, photography, cooking and film, theatre and books with her husband. Nancy has Master of Arts degrees in Environmental Education, Special Education and Supervisor and Administration. Her Bachelor's Degree was in Elementary Education. She is extremely proud of well-rounded education that she and her school has provided for the students at P.S.51 that includes a rich arts education, inquiry based project based learning, and academic rigor. In 2004, P.S.51 was named as a No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. In 2008-09, Time Warner Cable awarded her the National Champion Principal Finalist Award. She was named “Outstanding Educator” by Education Week in 2010. For the past 7 years, she has mentored assistant principals in the Advanced Leadership Program for Assistant Principals for the Council of Supervisors and Administrators. Nancy also served as a Cahn Fellows Alumni Advisor until 2021.