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ELIGIBILITY
  • Priority to continuing 8th graders
  • Then to students who attend an information session
  • Then to New York City residents

SITE ACCESSIBILITY
  • Functionally Accessible

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

ELL PROGRAMS
  • ESL

ENROLLMENT (10/31/2008)
  • School Opened: Sep 2004
  • Grades Served (2010 - 2011): 06,07,08,09,10,11

SCHOOL STATISTICS AND REPORTS
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IN THEIR OWN WORDS
Rooted in its commitment to the community and grounded in the love of learning, the Bronx Latin School is for students in grades 6 through 12. We offer a challenging program of arts and sciences and encourage serious scholarship, independent thought and clarity of expression. This school offers the students of New York a classical education. Bronx Latin students learn from timeless texts and a contemporary canon of great works within a small school that harnesses the cultural and social resources of New York City.

COURSES AND PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Programs: Interdisciplinary course units culminating in a Socratic Seminar
Language Classes: Latin, Spanish

PARTNERSHIPS
  • Community-Based Organizations: Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club
  • Higher Education Institutions: Mercy College, Fordham University
  • Cultural/Arts Organizations: Salvadori Center, Learning through an Expanded Arts Program (LEAP)
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Leadership & Support: Student Council, Peer Mediation Training Program
Academic: Daily Advisory, Homework Help, Peer Tutoring, Academic Assistance (before and after the school day)
Clubs: Robotics Team, Debate Team; Book, Art and Sports Clubs

SCHOOL SPORTS
Sports Club includes Basketball, Soccer and Flag Football
PROGRAM CODE SELECTION METHOD GRADE 2008 PROGRAM SEATS 2008 TOTAL APPLICANTS
Bronx Latin (Humanities & Interdisciplinary)
Y35A Limited Unscreened 9 N/A N/A
Humanities & Interdisciplinary Limited Unscreened
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
  • Our school observes a uniform dress code

OPEN HOUSE INFORMATION
Please contact the school directly for Open House information.

DID YOU KNOW?
  • All students are required to study Latin in the middle school. Latin is offered as an elective course in the high school.
  • 60% of the words in English derive from Latin words. For example, “Education” comes from the Latin word “Ducere” which means “to lead out.”
HIGH SCHOOL DIRECTORY
Bronx Latin, DBN 12X267 , Borough of Bronx