Brooklyn Academy of Science and the Environment

Brooklyn Academy of Science and the Environment (BASE) is a small Brooklyn New Century High School. Our mission is to create an active learning community that addresses the needs of young people while embracing environmental science, environmental justice, urban ecology, and science research. We use the resources of three campuses (Prospect Park, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and the Prospect Heights Educational Campus) to create a school that is engaging, academically challenging, and personally meaningful to our students, their parents, faculty and administration, collaborating organizations, and the wider community.

• Integrated and interdisciplinary curriculum that includes project-based learning and hands-on experiences in collaboration with Prospect Park and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

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

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Field Studies for ninth graders allows students to leave the classroom once per week to conduct science research at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

After-School tutoring on Tues. and Thurs., Saturday Regents Prep, and credit recovery once per month on Wednesday afternoons offer additional support.

Electives include: Computer Science, Science Research, Earth Science, Geology and Animal Behavior. AP Computer Science will begin in 2016-2017.

Students can enroll in college courses through CUNY College Now at nearby Medgar Evers College. College trips and SAT Prep classes are offered.

Internships and paid positions available at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Prospect Park, Nature Conservancy, and the Brooklyn Museum.

AP Calculus, AP English, AP Statistics, AP US History

B16, B41, B43, B44-SBS, B45, B48, B49, B69

After-School and Saturday Tutoring, Garden Crew, Chess, Guitar, Anime, Hiking, Origami, Movie, Recycling, Nail Art, Yearbook, Weight Training, Junior Achievement/High School Heroes, National Honor Society, National Science Honor Society, Peer Leaders, Student Government, Steve's Summer Camp, Sadie Nash Leadership Program for Young Women, Junior Achievement/High School Heroes,

Cheerleading

• Science Exploration Program

• Science & Math