ELIGIBILITY
  • Priority 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 2007
  • Grades Served (2010 - 2011): 09,10,11
  • Expected Grade Configuration: 09-11

SCHOOL STATISTICS AND REPORTS
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IN THEIR OWN WORDS
Brooklyn Generation School is dedicated to having our students graduate with competence and confidence, prepared for life’s responsibilities, challenges and opportunities. Our students will receive intensive, small group instruction on a daily basis and complete projects that connect learning to life. Our teachers continually monitor and assess each student’s progress and will keep parents informed of their children’s academic strengths and challenges. Our liberal arts curriculum will provide students with the skills, knowledge and experience needed to become productive members of their community.

COURSES AND PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Programs: 85 minutes of mathematics and humanities daily; 60-minute elective courses featuring physical education and second language daily; College and career program (students do field work, complete projects, visit college campuses and participate in internships for two one-month intervals every year)
Language Classes: French, Spanish
Advanced Placement Courses: French Language, Spanish Language

PARTNERSHIPS
  • Community-Based Organizations: EXALT, College Summit, Common Justice
  • Hospital Outreach: Harlem Hospital, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health, New York Methodist Hospital
  • Higher Education Institutions: Brooklyn College
  • Cultural/Arts Organizations: Vital Theater Arts Company
  • Not-for-Profit: Generation Schools Network
  • Corporate: Black Enterprise, Unigo, Village Voice
  • Financial Institutions: Bloomberg-Financial
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Leadership & Support: Student Government
Academic: Tutoring
Clubs: Visual Arts, Other activities will be based on student interest

PSAL SPORTS TEAMS
Boys: Baseball, Basketball & JV Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Fencing, Football & JV Football, Golf, Handball, Indoor Track, Lacrosse, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Tennis, Volleyball, Wrestling
Girls: Basketball & JV Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Fencing, Gymnastics, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Softball & JV Softball, Tennis, Volleyball & JV Volleyball

PROGRAM CODE SELECTION METHOD GRADE 2008 PROGRAM SEATS 2008 TOTAL APPLICANTS
Brooklyn Generation School (Humanities & Interdisciplinary)
L32A Limited Unscreened 9 N/A N/A
10 10 N/A
Humanities & Interdisciplinary Limited Unscreened
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
  • Internship Requirement
  • Student Summer Orientation
  • Extended School Year: Our school year is September to mid-July (and may be August to Mid-June in 2010-2011).
  • Required Extended Day Program: Our school day is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM except Wednesdays, when students are released at 2:30 PM.
  • Our school observes a uniform dress code (white shirt, black pants/skirt and black shoes/sneakers).
  • Community Service Requirement: 30 hours required for graduation
  • Our school requires an Academic Portfolio for Assessment

OPEN HOUSE INFORMATION
Please call school for Open House information

HIGH SCHOOL DIRECTORY
Brooklyn Generation School, DBN 18K566 , Borough of Brooklyn