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ELIGIBILITY
  • Priority to students who attend an information session
  • Then to Queens residents
  • 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)
  • Grades Served (2010 - 2011): 09,10,11,12

SCHOOL STATISTICS AND REPORTS
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IN THEIR OWN WORDS
The mission of the Academy of Finance and Enterprise is to provide students with a challenging, student-centered, project-based academic, business/financial and technology program. Students will be exposed to the global business world and will be inspired to become respectful and successful members of a continually evolving financial community. Students will participate in mentoring, job shadowing, community service and paid internships.

COURSES AND PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Programs: Financial Services, Securities, Accounting, Virtual Enterprise, Entrepreneurship, Foundations of Business and Finance, Banking and Credit, Financial Planning, College Accounting, College Finance, College Courses
Language Classes: Spanish
Advanced Placement Courses: Biology, Economics: Micro, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Spanish Language, Spanish Literature, Statistics, United States History, World History

PARTNERSHIPS
  • Higher Education Institutions: Baruch College, New York City Technical College, Queensborough Community College, LaGuardia Community College
  • Cultural/Arts Organizations: Repertorio Espanol
  • Not-for-Profit: National Academy Foundation, Virtual Enterprise International, Virtual Enterprise Advisory Board, Junior Achievement
  • Corporate: Citigroup
  • Financial Institutions: Federal Reserve Bank of New York
  • Other: Yankelevich Educational Services, One World Educational Services
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Leadership & Support: Filipino American Human Services, Inc. (FAHSI)
Academic: Honor Society, After-school Tutoring, Saturday Enrichment Program, Student Government
Artistic: Dance, Drama, Music, Visual Arts
Clubs: Computer, Journalism, Chess, Leadership, Conflict Resolution, Guitar, Entrepreneurship

PSAL SPORTS TEAMS
Boys: Baseball, JV Basketball, Soccer
Girls: Basketball, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Volleyball

SCHOOLWIDE AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Citywide Stockmarket Competition Winner, 2008 Citywide Business Plan Competition Finalist, 2008
PROGRAM CODE SELECTION METHOD GRADE 2008 PROGRAM SEATS 2008 TOTAL APPLICANTS
Academy of Finance and Enterprise (Business)
Q08R Limited Unscreened 9 N/A N/A
Business Limited Unscreened
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
  • Our school observes a business dress code
  • Community-based service learning activities required
  • Portfolio-based assessments

OPEN HOUSE INFORMATION
Thursdays, 5 PM - 7 PM: September 24, October 1, October 8, October 15, 2009; and Saturdays, 9 AM - 1 PM: October 3, October 24, October 31, November 7, November 14, 2009

DID YOU KNOW?
  • Our students develop and run their own businesses, participate in stock market and business plan competitions and participate in on-going job shadowing opportunities in the corporate sector. Volunteers from the corporate sector train students in the classroom.
HIGH SCHOOL DIRECTORY
Academy of Finance and Enterprise, DBN 24Q264 , Borough of Queens