Attend classes taught by reporters and editors from The New York Times or the Washington Post; cover a professional sports event; cover news events in the Princeton area; film and produce a TV segm...

Plan USA’s Youth Leadership Academy is a yearlong leadership program dedicated to training, supporting and mentoring young activists as they create change in their communities through projects con...

We are so glad you are here. The InsideSchools community is made up of a wide range of people who come for different reasons. Do you see yourself here? If not, tell us in the Comments who you are...

The wait is over! Fifth-graders across the city received their middle school offers. What was your school search like? What did you look for? How did you learn about schools? Are you happy with...

This interview was originally published in Urban Matters by our colleagues at The Center for New York City Affairs at The New School. Last month, Natasha Quiroga, formerly director of the Parental...

Receive weekly private lessons on String instruments (violin, viola, cello) and Double Bass & Woodwind/Brass instruments (flute, clarinet, trumpet, horn) ; High quality instruments are provided if ...

Become an OBT participant today. Take the first step towards building your future. Learn more about the programs we offer and reach out to find out which one is right for you.

Do you like art and writing? Are you into STEM? Would you like to learn new creative skills? Then join us at the Octavia Project! The Octavia Project Summer Camp is a FREE summer camp for young wom...

Visionary Studio: Saturday Art Workshop classes connect current social justice issues with dynamic art-making practices and media. Designed for high school students in the New York City area, parti...

Applicants must commit to attend the entire six-week program from Monday-Friday.

The wait is over! Eighth-graders across the city received their high school offers. We know that applying to high school in New York City can be a complex and stressful process. A lot is asked of...

During Fall 2022 we sent out a survey asking families to tell us how they currently engage with their children’s school and how InsideSchools can further support them. Offered in English and...

Progress in America has never been a straight line, as President Barack Obama remarked after Donald Trump was elected president in 2016. We zig and zag, sometimes forward, sometimes back. The way...

The problem with public education in America isn’t that all schools are bad. The problem is that the quality is so uneven. In New York City, some lucky parents simply enroll their children in their...

SIA Mastery is our signature program for high school students who want to pursue computer science through game design and prepare for college. This program is proven to prepare students for success...

The goal of NASA MUREP Aerospace Academy (NASA MAA) is to utilize NASA’s unique resources to build the interest, skills, and knowledge necessary for students to pursue STEM careers by engaging them...

Last week, as I fried onions and garlic for the burritos I would soon share with my family, I propped my laptop on my yellow kitchen stool, turned up the volume and attended my third Community...

Thank you to all who joined us for our NYC High Schools Admissions webinar, which we presented on December 18, 2021 in partnership with the New York Public Library. Videos of the event are now...

Mi nombre es Gigi Hernández y estoy aquí para proporcionar ayuda a las familias hispanohablantes de InsideSchools. Vivo en Queens y soy un producto del sistema escolar público de NYC, como mi...

Earn 3 college credits by taking a class in accounting, business, criminal justice, culinary arts, allied health professions, hotel and restaurant management, marketing, web design, and information...

A previous version of this story ran in October 2019. It has been updated with new information for October 2020. While the Department of Education has yet to finalize policies for the Fall 2020...

These days everyone is juggling a lot of new routines and stresses. Over the past couple of weeks parents have had to become online tech experts, master schedulers and entertainment coordinators,...

Combined after-school and summer research program to take place on campus at The Rockefeller University

The program is open to New York City high school students in grades 10 and 11 who are interested in exploring careers in the arts (future professional artists, curators, art critics, publishers, an...

The High School to Art School program (HS2AS) is a FREE visual arts portfolio development program that provides qualified high school sophomores, juniors and seniors with the art skills training, m...