Life Sciences Secondary School

At Life Sciences Secondary School, we provide an innovative and rigorous academic curriculum that facilitates the development of critical thinking skills through project-based learning across all subject areas. Our students also have the opportunity to participate in a variety of elective courses, extracurricular activities, and athletic programs that allow them to pursue their passions. We nurture a safe environment where students know that they are capable of growing and improving. Our commitment is to prepare every student for high school, college, careers, and beyond.

• Focus on the Health Sciences with internship, mentoring, and research opportunities with Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
• See above description.

• Priority to Manhattan students or residents
• Then to New York City residents

• 62% of offers went to this group

DNA Technology and Forensic Sciences through a Vocational and Technical Education Act (V-TEA) state grant

Lectures, Demonstrations, Clinical Seminars, Tutorials, Mentoring, Research and Clinical Electives

‘Center For Excellence in Youth Education’ at Mount Sinai School of Medicine

CUNY College Now, Interactive Classroom for the Gifted; Four years of science and mathematics offered

AP Biology, AP Calculus, AP English, AP US Government and Politics, AP World History

BxM1, BxM10, BxM6, BxM7, BxM8, BxM9, M101, M102, M103, M106, M15, M15-SBS, M31, M86-SBS, M96, M98

Community Service Expected; Uniform

Restorative Circles, Peer Mentoring, Arista, Art, Cheerleading, Chess, Chorus, Computer, Dance, Fitness, Forensic Science, Gardening, Peer Tutoring, Instrumental Music, Kaplan College Prep, Library Squad, Model UN, Painting, Photography, Newspaper, Sculpture, Step, Student Government, Principal's Advisory Council, Gay-Straight Alliance, Web Design, Yearbook, Music Journalism

• Life Sciences for New Students
• Life Sciences for Current Students

• Health Professions
• Health Professions

• Open only to continuing 8th graders