Felisa Rincon de Gautier Institute for Law and Public Policy, The

The Felisa Rincón de Gautier Institute for Law and Public Policy helps students explore careers in the legal and political fields while strengthening their reading, writing, and public speaking skills. Our academic program encourages depth of study and creates a learning environment committed to community and character development. We have a real-world and culturally relevant curriculum that sponsors collaborative partnerships for learning. Students have the opportunity to become involved in college level classes, mentoring, community service projects, and internships.

• The W.E.B. DuBois Writing Institute is an interdisciplinary program that applies the skills and content areas of the humanities. Instruction includes activities that require all students to think, problem solve, and defend their opinions. Students will be required to participate and lead school wide activities such as community service, peer tutoring and internships. They will complete college courses, pursue an Advanced Regents Diploma and complete three years of a foreign language.
• This program helps students explore careers in the legal and political fields while strengthening their reading, writing and public speaking skills. Our Law Academy program creates a learning environment committed to community and character development.

• Priority to Bronx students or residents who attend an information session
• Priority to Bronx students or residents who attend an information session
• Then to New York City residents who attend an information session
• Then to New York City residents who attend an information session
• Then to Bronx students or residents
• Then to Bronx students or residents
• Then to New York City residents
• Then to New York City residents

• 100% of offers went to this group
• 100% of offers went to this group

• 100% of offers went to this group
• 100% of offers went to this group

CTE program(s) in: Law Academy

Introduction to Law and Public Policy, Civil Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Urban Politics

The Sonia Sotomayor Honors Instructional Program (HIP), Computer Forensics, Forensic Science, Crime Scene Investigation

Journalism, College Courses

Partnerships with The Justice Resource Center and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP; College and Career Fairs; Small Group Instruction

Bx5, Bx6

Community Service Expected; Extended Day Program; Uniform

NYPD Explorers Program, Student Government, Moot Court Team, Mock Trial Team, Negotiations Team, National Honor Society, Dragonflies Female Empowerment Organization, Concert Committee, Tutoring Club

Basketball Club

• W.E.B. Du Bois Writing Institute
• The Felisa Rincón de Gautier Institute for Law and Public Policy

• Humanities & Interdisciplinary
• Law & Government