Bard High School Early College (BHSEC) celebrated the opening of its new Brooklyn campus with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 301 Vermont Street in the Brownsville/East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Both Bard President Leon Botstein and Bard Vice President and Dean of Early Colleges Dumaine Williams were in attendance. BHSEC Brooklyn is Bard’s fourth early college campus in partnership with New York City Public Schools and its 10th early college campus nationwide. Like BHSEC’s other campuses, BHSEC Brooklyn is a public high school where students can earn up to an associate’s degree from Bard College, with 60 transferable college credits, alongside their New York State Regents diploma, entirely tuition free by the end of 12th grade. BHSEC Brooklyn provides students a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences and will ultimately serve up to 500 students, with 90% of seats committed to students from across Brooklyn. Importantly, 40% of seats are specifically for families living in East New York and Brownsville.
L-R: Superintendent Tamra Collins, Principal David Allen, NYCPS Chancellor David Banks, Bard President Leon Botstein, Councilmember Chris Banks, Bard Vice President and Dean of Early Colleges Dumaine Williams, Deputy Brooklyn Borough President Kim Council, Sen. Roxanne Persaud, Assemblywoman Latrice Walker, NYCPS Head of School Design Shawn Rux, among members of BHSEC Brooklyn’s inaugural class. Photo by Danny Santana Photography
09-02-2024