High School for Law and Public Service

We believe that education is not a solitary endeavor; students and teachers must be active learners. We strive for excellence through a challenging, innovative, student-centered curriculum where students develop analytical skills to become critical, independent thinkers and lifelong learners. Students gain knowledge about the public sector, law, and their ability to make positive changes in the community. Parents, caregivers, and staff work together to provide students with opportunities to become invested in their communities through service learning, internships, mentoring programs, and partnerships. Their experiences allow them to apply their academic knowledge to real-life settings.

• Priority to District 6 students or residents
• Then to Manhattan students or residents
• Then to New York City residents

• 49% of offers went to this group

• 49% of offers went to this group

CTE program(s) in: Law and Public Safety

Common Core State Standards emphasized in all subject areas, Concentration in Law and Public Service, Financial Literacy, Major Art Sequence

Constitutional Law, Leadership in a Changing World, Women and Leadership, Classes at John Jay College

AP Calculus, AP Comparative Government and Politics, AP English, AP Psychology, AP Spanish, AP US History, AP World History

Bx18, Bx40, Bx42, Bx7, M100, M101, M3, M4, M98

Community Service Expected; Saturday Programs

After-school mentoring and tutoring, Cheerleading, College preparation, Conflict mediation, Legal professions job shadowing experiences at law firms and District AttorneyÂ’s offices; Dance, Digital photography, Drama, Graphic Arts, Health and Fitness, Illustration, Mock Trial Competitions and Congressional Hearings, Mural, National Honor Society, Student Exchange Program, Theatre, Web Design

• Law and Public Service

• Law & Government