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...

Pentacle’s High School Arts Administration Internship Program seeks interns who will be placed with a participating individual artist or nonprofit arts organization that shares their interests and ...

Participate in test prep, academic classes, and social and personal development activities to prepare for high school and college. Activities take place after school, on Saturdays, and during the ...

"Harlem Grown is excited to offer an after-school program at Riverton Square for resident youth! Our program engages children in grades 1 to 8 in hands-on farming, cooking, and healthy eating activ...

"From May through October, we offer a series of workshops at our 134th Street Farm every Saturday (unless otherwise noted) from 10:00am – 3:00 pm. We welcome children and their families to learn a...