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ELIGIBILITY
  • Priority to students who attend an information session
  • Then to New York City residents

SITE ACCESSIBILITY
  • Not Accessible

SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES
  • Collaborative Team Teaching (CTT)
  • SETSS

ELL PROGRAMS
  • ESL

PROGRESS REPORT
YearGrade LevelGrade
2008HS B
2007HS C

QUALITY REVIEW
YearScore
2008Proficient
2007Proficient
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
Realize your success in academics and creativity! In partnership with the Ghetto Film School, students learn through participation in creative projects and hands-on activities. They experience filmmaking and discover their talents on film or behind the camera while gaining insight and knowledge in the academic content areas. New Explorers High School offers a supportive setting, giving individual attention, guidance and tutorial assistance to students. Our school environment promotes community involvement and activities, uniting staff, parents and the community. We offer courses for parents/guardians in English as a Second Language (ESL), Computer Literacy and “Help Your Child with Homework” sessions.

COURSES AND PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Programs: Film Projects, College Now, Advisory, Theatre and Film Productions, Community Service, Leadership, After-school Photography, Computer Applications, Drama, Conflict Resolution, Sports and Recreation; Ghetto Film School (GFS) After-school Program in which students work with a film professional to create independent films
Language Classes: Russian

PARTNERSHIPS
  • Community-Based Organizations: Young Citizens Center (YCC), Center Against Domestic Violence, Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
  • Hospital Outreach: Montefiore Medical Center (Clinic)
  • Higher Education Institutions: Lehman College, Bronx Community College, Cornell University, Hostos Community College
  • Cultural/Arts Organizations: Ghetto Film School, Vital Theater Company
  • Not-for-Profit: New Visions for Public Schools
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Leadership & Support: School Newspaper, Yearbook, Student Government
Academic: Tutoring, Ask-A-Teacher
Artistic: Film, Drawing, Water Color, Painting, Theater (acting, singing, dancing)
Clubs: Fitness, Homework

PSAL SPORTS TEAMS
Boys: Baseball & JV Baseball, Basketball & JV Basketball, Cross Country, Football & JV Football, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Volleyball
Girls: Basketball & JV Basketball, Cross Country, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Softball, Volleyball & JV Volleyball
Co-ed: Bowling, Handball, Tennis
PROGRAM CODE SELECTION METHOD GRADE 2007 PROGRAM SEATS 2007 TOTAL APPLICANTS
Film and The Humanities (Film/Video)
X49A Limited Unscreened 9 81 685
10 10 29
Film/Video Limited Unscreened
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
  • College support: On-line programs and classes in SAT Prep, group and individualized college counseling.
  • Weekend Regents intensives for students in need of extra support
  • After-school Classes/Workshops

OPEN HOUSE INFORMATION
We host Open Houses where you may visit our building, talk to staff and look at current student work. Our first Open House will be October 1, 2008. Please check our website for additional dates. We participate in all city and borough high school fairs.

SHOWCASE INFORMATION
Our school enjoys a full-time health instructor from HealthCorps founded by Dr. Memhet Oz. HealthCorps teaches our students the importance of good nutrition, excercise, and healthy lifestyles in class and lunchtime seminars and after school programs. Some activities feature cooking healthy meals, dance programs, martial arts, yoga, and more!

DID YOU KNOW?
  • Our athletes join with students from Mott Haven Village Preparatory High School and The Urban Assembly School for Careers in Sports to compete in the Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) program.
  • Please visit our website for information on our school, pictures and student films!

FAMOUS ALUMNI
We had our first graduating class in June 2006, so we expect to have many names here in the future!
HIGH SCHOOL DIRECTORY
New Explorers High School, DBN 07X547 , Borough of Bronx