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

SITE ACCESSIBILITY
  • Functionally Accessible

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

ELL PROGRAMS
  • ESL

PROGRESS REPORT
YearGrade LevelGrade
2008HS B
2007HS B

QUALITY REVIEW
YearScore
2008Proficient
2007Proficient
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
Brooklyn Academy of Science and the Environment (BASE) is a small Brooklyn New Century High School. Our mission is to create an active learning community that addresses the needs of young people while embracing environmental science, environmental justice, urban ecology and science research. We use the resources of three campuses (Prospect Park, Brooklyn Botanic Garden and the physical plant of the school) to create a school that is engaging, academically challenging and personally meaningful to our students, their parents, faculty and administration, collaborating organizations and the wider community.

COURSES AND PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Programs: Field Studies and Project-based Learning, Humanities Curriculum, Science and Social Science Research, Advisories, Internship, College Now
Language Classes: Spanish
Advanced Placement Courses: Biology, Chemistry, English Language and Composition

PARTNERSHIPS
  • Community-Based Organizations: Brooklyn Botanic Garden/Prospect Park Alliance
  • Hospital Outreach: Arthur Ashe Health Institute at Downstate Medical Center
  • Higher Education Institutions: Medgar Evers College, Brooklyn College
  • Cultural/Arts Organizations: Brooklyn Museum, Ifetayo Cultural Arts Organization
  • Not-for-Profit: New York League of Conservation Voters, Safe Horizon, Nature Conservancy
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Leadership & Support: BASE Ambassadors, Peer Leaders, Model United Nations, Project Read, Junior Achievement
Academic: BASE After-school Learning Support Center, Regents Prep Classes, Saturday Classes and Tutoring, Learning Passport
Clubs: Music, Latin Dance, Drama, Weight training, Newspaper, Yearbook

PSAL SPORTS TEAMS
Boys: Basketball & JV Basketball, Cross Country, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Volleyball
Girls: Cross Country, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Softball
PROGRAM CODE SELECTION METHOD GRADE 2008 PROGRAM SEATS 2008 TOTAL APPLICANTS
Science Exploration Program (Science & Math)
Integrated and interdisciplinary curriculum that includes project-based learning and hands-on experiences; collaboration with Prospect Park and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
K41A Limited Unscreened 9 N/A N/A
10 N/A N/A
Science & Math Limited Unscreened
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
  • Community Service Requirement
  • Our school observes a uniform dress code
HIGH SCHOOL DIRECTORY
Brooklyn Academy of Science and the Environment, DBN 17K547 , Borough of Brooklyn