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What’s Special
Safe, family-like environment; Regents exams not required
The Downside
Not everyone graduates on time
The Community School for Social Justice is a tiny, safe school with a family-like environment and a curriculum based on in-depth projects rather than Regents exams. Students may write and produce their own plays on the theme of social justice with the help of teaching artists from the Manhattan Theatre Club and the Tectonic Theatre Project.
The school caters to students who enter high school with very weak academic skills and, while not everyone graduates on time, most of those who do graduate go on to college. Some students are homeless, and many had poor attendance in middle school, according to the Comprehensive Educational Plan.
The school works hard to boost attendance with the help of two full-time social workers, a guidance counselor and the staff of a health clinic on campus. Each student is assigned to a “family group” of 15 students and one advisor, who meet four times a week for all four years of high school.
The school is a member of the New York Performance Standards Consortium, a group of schools that are exempt from most Regents exams. Instead, students must present portfolios of their work to a panel of teachers to demonstrate what they have learned in school and provide evidence of progress.
The school shares a building with Health Opportunities High School.
(Clara Hemphill, statistics, December 2018)
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Programs & Admissions
From the 2024 High School DirectorySocial Action (X47A)
Program Description:
Components of the program include: social action club, work with activists who are involved with social justice issues, social action and community service internships, whole school examination of social justice issues.
Offerings
From the 2024 High School DirectoryAdvanced Courses
Algebra II (Advanced Math), Chemistry (Advanced Science), Econ/Gov (College Course [Credited]), Global History (College Course [Uncredited]), Social Studies (College Course [Credited])
Boys PSAL teams
Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Fencing, Outdoor Track, Table Tennis
Girls PSAL teams
Basketball, Cross Country, Fencing, Flag Football, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Softball, Table Tennis, Volleyball
Coed PSAL teams
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Contact & Location
Location
350 Gerard Avenue
Bronx
NY
10451
Trains: to 149th St-Grand Concourse; to 145th St; , to 138th St; to 138th St-3rd Ave
Buses: Bx1, Bx13, Bx19, Bx2, Bx21, Bx32, Bx33, M1, M102, M125, M7
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This school shares the building with Health Opportunities HS
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