Essex Street Academy has a partnership with the law firm Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP. The law firm provides free assistance for families with legal issues that could disrupt the education of their child. They can provide legal help for immigration, housing, public assistance, food stamps, Medicaid, and S13. If you believe a lawyer may be […]
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October 9, 2015 Students in Jenny\’s Senior Circle literature class, \”The Struggle To Survive\”, work together to get more out of the texts we read. In this photo you can see students working in groups to analyze a common theme they\’ve identified in 3 or more of Edwidge Danticat\’s short stories from \”Krik Krak\”. This
Every year, ESA hosts two annual spirit weeks, one during the Fall semester and one during the Spring semester. It\’s a time for our community to dress up, be silly and most of all, have fun. The schedule for this Spring\’s spirit week, which runs from May 4th to May 8th, is as follows:
ESA would like to congratulate two amazing members of the Class of 2015, Grisel Isidor and Brianna Vizcaino, on their college acceptances! Grisel received full scholarships to Cornell University, Vassar College, and University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, and Brianna received full scholarships to University of Pennsylvania and University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. Carla Cobb, class
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Congratulations to Jackson and the amazing cast of \”Witness for the Prosecution\” for another amazing ESA Theater Production! Alexander Eisenthal Arlester Carney Bryan Zapata Dylan Peritz Farzana Jewel Grisel Isidor Kenny Mendoza Maizy Greenberg Muse Mccormack Samantha Diaz Sasha Parrish William Chiu
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Please see this letter from Erin about end of the semester presentations and schedules!
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We will be starting our after school program on Monday, September 30th. We offer Homework Help and Clubs on Mondays and Thursdays, and alternating Wednesdays (on the days that we have Town Meetings), from 3-5pm. Check out the schedule!
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You will be missed, Class of 2013!
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Welcome to Essex Street Academy, a project-based public high school in the Lower East Side. Our mission is to prepare prepare all of our students for success in college and in life by treating them as individuals with specific strengths and needs, and appealing to their intellectual curiosity in our courses.
Essex Street Academy is fortunate enough to have received a grant from New York City\’s Expanded Success Initiative which was designed to tackle the educational achievement gap and increase the number of Black and Latino young men who graduate high school prepared to succeed in college and careers. Through a partnership with Outward Bound, ESA
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