School Programs

PGC (Peer Group Connection)

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Peer Group Connection (PGC) is an evidence-based and school-based program that supports and eases students’ transition from middle to high school. This program taps into the power of older students to create a nurturing environment for incoming freshmen. PGC includes a year-long, credit-bearing, leadership course for high school juniors and seniors that meets daily and is taught by school faculty. Through their leadership course, these juniors and seniors become trained peer leaders who meet once per week with freshmen in outreach sessions designed to strengthen relationships among students across grades.

AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination)

AVID for Higher Education (AHE) builds on AVID’s more than 30-year history of successfully preparing elementary and secondary students for college and career readiness. AVID’s strong connections to higher education institutions prompted colleges and universities from across the United States to reach out to AVID and collaborate on the idea of ongoing success for students through active, continued college support

Educators Rising

Educators Rising cultivates highly skilled educators by guiding young people on a path to becoming accomplished teachers, beginning in high school and extending through college and into the profession.

Build On

The buildOn movement is made up of passionate people from all walks of life who are committed to the belief that service and education can end poverty in our world. We empower U.S. urban youth to transform their neighborhoods and the world through intensive community service.

Computer Science for All

By 2025, every public school student in New York City will learn computer science, making ours the largest school district in the nation to teach this critical subject to all students in all public schools. Through Computer Science for All, NYC public school students will receive meaningful, high-quality Computer Science (CS) education at each school level: elementary, middle, and high school.

CTE( Career and Technical Education)

Students who study career and technical education (CTE) complete the same core academic subjects (Math, English, Science, Social Studies, Foreign Language, etc) as typical high school students, but also take additional technical courses that give them a cutting edge advantage.