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ELIGIBILITY
  • Priority to continuing 8th graders
  • Then to students who attend an information session
  • Then to Queens Residents

SITE ACCESSIBILITY
  • Not Accessible

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

ELL PROGRAMS
  • ESL

ENROLLMENT (10/31/2008)
  • School Opened: Sep 2005
  • Grades Served (2010 - 2011): 07,08,09,10,11
  • Expected Grade Configuration: 07-11

SCHOOL STATISTICS AND REPORTS
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IN THEIR OWN WORDS
The Young Women’s Leadership School of Queens is the third all-girls public school in New York City and is part of a network of single-sex schools established by the Young Women’s Leadership Foundation. The mission of our school is to prepare young women for successful college experiences and also to become dynamic leaders in their communities. Our school is guided by our dedicated teachers and staff who nurture our intellectual curiosity and creativity. Our school cultivates academic success, believing that all students can achieve high standards in all areas, especially math, science and technology. We support each other and work with families to build stronger communities.

COURSES AND PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Language Classes: Spanish

PARTNERSHIPS
  • Community-Based Organizations: Queens Zoo, City Parks Foundation, Girl Scouts Council of Greater New York, Step Up Health, Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL), Cooperative, Healthy, Active, Motivated, Positive Student (CHAMPS), Youth and Tennis League, Step Up Drama and Wellness, Power Play, Teens for Planet Earth, Model United Nations (UN), Human Rights, Volleyball, Dance, Fitness, Museum of Moving Image, Theater Club, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., National Association of University Women
  • Cultural/Arts Organizations: Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning
  • Not-for-Profit: Young Women’s Leadership Foundation
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Leadership & Support: Student Government, Student Ambassadors, Community Service Projects, Extended Day and Saturday Tutoring, Advisory
Academic: National Junior Honor Society
Clubs: Spanish

PSAL SPORTS TEAMS
Girls: Outdoor Track, Volleyball
PROGRAM CODE SELECTION METHOD GRADE 2008 PROGRAM SEATS 2008 TOTAL APPLICANTS
Young Women's Leadership School (Humanities & Interdisciplinary)
Q89A Limited Unscreened 9 N/A N/A
Humanities & Interdisciplinary Limited Unscreened
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
  • This is a single gender school.
  • Our school observes a uniform dress code.
  • We plan to move to 150-91 87th Road, Jamaica, NY 11432 in 2010!

OPEN HOUSE INFORMATION
Please call the school at 718-725-0402 for Open House information.

DID YOU KNOW?
  • Parents are expected to participate in early college activities and the college application process.
  • Our intermediary organization, The Young Women's Leadership Network, has provided the school a full-time College Bound counselor, Camille Wallace.
  • Search for our school on the Young Women's Leadership Network website @ www.ywlfoundation.org
HIGH SCHOOL DIRECTORY
Young Women's Leadership School, Queens, DBN 28Q896 , Borough of Queens