Click here to find resources for newly arrived migrant families New York City has a complicated public school system that's not easy to navigate. It has some of the best schools in the country as...

Contacting the Department of Education is like calling any huge bureaucracy: You have to follow a lot of prompts before getting to a real person. Once you do reach someone, we’ve found that the...

This was originally published in Urban Matters by our colleagues at The Center for New York City Affairs at The New School. Tomorrow, roughly one million students will begin classes in New York...

The Baruch College STEP (Science and Technology Entry Program) Academy is a New York State Education Department-funded pre-college program for middle and high school students interested in pursuing...

Mentors help with schoolwork, English, college prep in addition to playing sports, exploring the city, and participating in group events. Academic programs include reading support, test prep, and ...

Are you interested in registering a group of students for after-school programming in the fall? Look no further! Bike New York offers free after school programs to schools and community organizatio...

The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are presented by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. The Alliance is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to identify students with exceptional artist...

On a recent hot summer day, July 27th, InsideSchools hosted its first workshop for asylum-seeking immigrants. Our group included several InsideSchools staff, and parent and student volunteers. On...

A Better Chance (ABC) places high-performing students of color in our nation’s best independent and public schools and supports them on their educational and leadership journeys.

InsideSchools has helped millions of families like yours understand the NYC public school system. Now, we need your help to make sure the newest New Yorkers can navigate their educational journey...

The Summer Neuroscience Program (SNP) at The Rockefeller University is a two-week course aimed at introducing NYC public high school students to the brain. Organized and taught by graduate students...

The Bella Abzug Leadership Institute trains youth 13-21 years old, in leadership and debate skills offering in-school and after-school programs, intensive summer programs, and one day debate traini...

In the Development School for Youth (DSY), young people learn to perform as professionals, and they partner with business leaders across the country who conduct development workshops and provide pa...

The John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest is an annual competition for high school students in the United States. It asks students to write an essay of 700 to 1,000 words on a politician...

The New York Academy of Sciences annually selects passionate high school students (ages 13-17) for The Junior Academy. These students join a global network and collaborate on project-based challeng...

A customizable exploratory tech and computational thinking course for low-income, minority students in the Bronx.

Get creative and express yourself all summer long at The New York Public Library with free events for all ages, programs for kids and teens, reading recommendations, exhibitions, and much more

The Point offers after school and in-school programming throughout the year in addition to summer programming for 500 young people. These programs aim to support the academic, artistic and positive...

Cooper Union's Saturday Program has offered free studio art courses to New York City public high school students for over 55 years. The current courses are: Architecture, Digital Media/Photography,...

STEM Saturday Students develop design, engineering and entrepreneurial skills as they create "Technology for Good" to solve a current or emerging problem or opportunity for their community

The TEAK Fellowship is a free NYC-based program that helps talented students from low-income families achieve their potential. Through intensive after school and summer classes, TEAK prepares middl...

The Summer Institute is a free, three-week intensive performance workshop for NYC public middle and high school students.

The Thurgood Marshall Summer Law Internship Program places diverse New York City public high school students with legal employers for the summer. This program is part of the Association's continuin...

This opportunity brings students together to complete weekly community service projects that focus on ecology, conservation, and sustainability. TIDES is perfect for students who have an existing o...

Through outdoor programs, financially-accessible to all, Trail Blazers equips and empowers youth to build values for life. They offer day and overnight camps, as well as school programs.