Benjamin N. Cardozo High School

We are a school of excellence and a school with a heart. College and career preparation for all students is our goal. We offer intensive writing instruction, many advanced and specialty courses, and extensive athletic, arts, and extracurricular programs.

• Program dedicated to fostering interest in the legal field. Open to wide range of academic performance levels. Students will engage in a sequence of history courses in topics including civil, criminal, and constitutional law. They will also participate in activities such as mock trial and law internships.
• The DaVinci Program offers four years of Honors level and AP Math and Science courses along with research opportunities and competitions.
• Students study ballet, modern, and jazz techniques along with choreography. Students also have the opportunity to explore additional forms of dance by attending live performances and participating in school productions.

• Priority to students who live in the zoned area who attend an information session
• Guaranteed offer to students who apply and live in the zoned area
• Then to Queens students or residents who attend an information session
• Then to students who live in the zoned area
• Then to Queens students or residents

• 8% of offers went to this group

• Course Grades: Math (90-100), Science (90-100)
• Course Grades: Math (65-100), Science (65-100)
• Standardized Test Scores: English Language Arts (2.8-4.5), Math (3.8-4.5)
• Standardized Test Scores: English Language Arts (1.9-4.5), Math (1.9-4.5)
• Attendance
• Attendance
• Honors/Accelerated coursework in Math/Science
• Audition
• Honors/Accelerated coursework in Math/Science
• 8% of offers went to this group

DaVinci Science and Math Institute, Mentor Law and Humanities Institute, Journalism and Media Studies, Performing Dance

Science Olympiad and Envirothon Competition, Physical Science Research, Math Team for New York State Math League, Math Research, Debate Team

Mock Trial, Senior Thesis, Creative Writing, Play Production, Media Studies, Band, Orchestra, Chorus, Guitar

CUNY College Now at Queens College and Queensborough Community College, St. JohnÂ’s College Advantage

AP Biology, AP Calculus, AP Chemistry, AP Economics, AP English, AP Environmental Science, AP Physics, AP Psychology, AP Spanish, AP Statistics, AP US Government and Politics, AP US History, AP World History

Q27, Q30, QM5, QM8

Internships

Arista, Leaders, Yearbook, Verdict, American Red Cross, Key Club, FBLA, Bumblebee, Health Occupations, Orchestra, Band, Science Olympiad, Science Newsletter, Games, Black Student Union, Chinese, Seekers, Community Service, Debate, Drama, Fitness, French, Gateway, GSA, Jewish Student Union, Korean, Mock Trial, Muslim Students Association, South Asian Culture, Stage Crew, Balloons, Model UN, Anime, A Cappella, Ukulele, Autism Speaks, Anti-Bullying, Praise Dance, Rock

• Mentor Law and Humanities Institute
• School of Journalism and Media Studies
• DaVinci Science/Math Research Institute
• Performing Dance
• Zoned

• Law & Government
• Communications
• Science & Math
• Performing Arts
• Zoned

• Open only to Queens students or residents
• Open only to Queens students or residents
• Open only to Queens students or residents
• Open only to Queens students or residents

• Students will be taken through a series of ballet, modern and jazz dance combinations which they must perform in small groups. Students must also perform a dance solo prepared in advance of the dance audition.