Youth Insights is an after-school and summer program that connects New York City high school students to art and artists. The Whitney also offer drop-in programs and events throughout the year.

The Girls Initiatives at the YWCA reflect our core belief that empowered girls become empowered women. Designed to inform, engage and inspire girls in New York City to become self- advocates, the g...

Explore the written and oral traditions of poetry, rap and hip-hop forms, song lyrics, and writing for political/social change. Winter, spring, summer, and fall workshops available; apply online.

Environmentor is an environmental science research program for underrepresented high school students in the Rockaways provided by the nonprofit Rockaway Waterfront Alliance.

The S.T.E.M.ulating Minds Fall, Spring and Summer STEM Camp is designed for middle and high school students who need a little extra help in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. The Parris Fou...

Community Rowing allows New Yorkers of all ages to explore the Bronx River aboard student-built wooden row boats accompanied by Rocking the Boat staff who give them a chance to go rowing and introd...

Students hone their organizational, academic, and social skills before they matriculate to prep school and continue to receive support throughout high school. Only 20 students are admitted each year.

RCC participants work on environmental restoration in Forever Wild sites and gain experience working with the Urban Park Rangers. Participants may go on exciting field trips including canoeing, ove...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...