Overview

Our Mission

Middle School education at I.S. 237 will emphasize the social, emotional, educational and physical needs of our school community. It will strive to provide a safe and secure environment conducive to the exploration of each individual's potential. Our focus is on the journey as well as the destination.

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Special Programs

Talent, Project Smart, Classroom Inc., Artists in Residence, Roundabout Theater, Arts Genesis, Multicultural Programs, extra academic support in Reading, Math and Science; GO Council and Peer Mediation.

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Extracurricular Activities

We have an After School Homework/Tutoring and Recreation Program which provides academic support, as well as informal counseling. Students are also involved in multi-cultural programs. An extended day program was begun in December for Academic Intervention and Test Preparation.

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Our Community

We had 8 partnerships, including: Animal Haven Inc, Franklin Nursing Home, Lenox Hill Hospital, NY Hall of Science, Project Stop and support from the NYC School Volunteers.

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About Us

Rachel Carson I.S. 237 Magnet School for the Arts strives to achieve academic excellence by integrating music, visual arts, and theater across the curriculum. We excite and engage students by incorporating the arts to deepen students' understanding of core content while promoting an atmosphere of creativity, inquiry, and intellectual rigor. At the beginning of each September, students select an art or music class that interests them. They will then study their art of choice for at least two years. The classes currently available are: visual arts, chorus, strings, and band. Our arts after-school program has offering such as painting, guitar, musical theater, jazz band, advanced string orchestra, dance, film, and photography.

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