Early Registration for Young Adult Borough Centers
High schools
Early registration at Young Adult Borough Centers (YABCs) has begun for the Fall 2008 semester. The YABC program provides students with academic classes up to five evenings a week and support services including counseling, academic tutoring and test preparation, job and career development, and college preparation. At YABC programs with Learning to Work, additional work readiness activities and subsidized internships are available.
To be eligible to register in a YABC a student must:
- Be enrolled in a NYC high school
- Be 17.5 years of age or older
- Have earned at least 17 credits toward high school graduation
- Have been in high school for four years or more
- Be a general education student or receive a determination from the CSE that the YABC program could meet the student’s IEP goals
Eligible students should meet with their school counselor to complete registration forms and take them to the YABC they want to attend Monday-Thursday between 5 and 7 p.m. from May 27 through June 16.
For more information about the early registration process, visit http://schools.nyc.gov/Offices/OMPG/YouthAdultBoroughCenters/YABC+Early+Registration+Procedures+2008-2009.htm. For a list of YABC program sites, brochures, and general information on YABCs, visit http://schools.nyc.gov/Offices/OMPG/YouthAdultBoroughCenters/default.htm. For additional information, contact Tom Pendleton at TPendleton@schools.nyc.gov or (212) 374-6616.
High School Students Can Apply to Science and Math Institute
High schools / Deadline: June 1 / Event: June 30-August 8
High school students in grades 9-11 are invited to attend the 2008 Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Institute (STEM) at City College from June 30 to August 8. The STEM Institute was initiated in 1992 to ensure that Hispanic Americans, female, and other under-represented minority students achieve academic excellence by means of a continuous programmatic support during their pre-college, undergraduate, and graduate years. Students who successfully complete the program will receive either one elective high school credit or college credits. The course will run Mondays through Fridays, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with additional tutoring sessions offered every day from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Students must apply by June 1 at www.ccny.cuny.edu/engineering/stem. For more information, contact Elaine Carman at ecarman@schools.nyc.gov.