School of the Future

Description: School of the Future is an innovative small public school in Manhattan, serving approximately 620 economically/geographically/ethnically diverse students in grades 6-12. Each of our graduates is accepted into one or more colleges, uncommon for a school with our demographics. In addition to college preparation we focus on helping students achieve an active intellectual and ethical engagement with the world, as well as a sense of community and self-understanding.

Mission:
We help our students learn to think critically through deep inquiry and rigorous academics in a caring environment. We aim to help each student reach his or her potential as a person, especially in terms of intellectual and social development. Our students will graduate as life-long learners and socially conscious participants in their communities.

We hold students accountable for being respectful, productive community members. A commitment to student-centered learning is achieved by incorporating interdisciplinary curriculum, small class size, active learning projects, longer class time, heterogeneous classes, and use of technology. In addition to state graduation requirements, students must also produce exhibitions of their work as evidence of critical thinking and inquiry skills.

School Type: Urban Public school

Serving Grades: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Number of Students: 617