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Fall Gala 2019
The Door & Broome Street Academy’s Fall Gala Wednesday, November 20, 2019 Union West547 West 28th StreetNew York, NY 10001 Honoring Jeff Raider,Co-Founder & Co-CEO at Harry’sChange Maker Award Hosted by Simon Doonan *** If you are not able to attend but would...
BSA’s Class of 2019 Salutatorian: Fatmata Barry
Fatmata Barry is BSA’s Class of 2019 Salutatorian. Fatmata is nothing if not determined – she was focused on ranking in the top three of her graduating class, and she made it happen. Read about what it took, and what she has planned for next year.
Meet Broome Street Academy’s Class of 2019 Valedictorian: Hawa Diallo
It’s that time of year – Broome Street Academy’s graduation is on June 17. Meet this year’s valedictorian, Hawa Diallo, who plans to major in biology in college and become a pediatrician.
BSA featured in The Century Foundation Report
Advancing Intentional Equity in Charter Schools "Numerous charter schools across the country have been able to accomplish this goal. In fact, the National Education Policy Center recently recognized Broome Street Academy Charter High School (New York City)...
Fall Gala 2018
The Door and Broome Street Academy came together on November 7, 2018 to celebrate our programs, partners, and the young people we work with every day at our annual fall gala. And what an evening it was. Hundreds of supporters, staff, Door members, and Broome Street Academy students were on hand for an evening of creativity and performance.
BSA featured in The Washington Post
If you don’t really know what a “community school” is, take a look at Broome Street Academy Charter High School in New York City. Like other schools in the community school movement, Broome Street Academy draws on multiple community, business, and higher education partners to meet the academic, health and social service needs of students.
Announcing a New Head of School for BSA
We’re pleased to announce that Melissa H. Silberman has joined Broome Street Academy as the new Head of School; her first day was June 1. Melissa is a graduate of Vassar College, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Education and English Literature. She also has a...
BSA awarded Schools of Opportunity gold status
Broome Street Academy is one of eight Schools of Opportunity recipients from the National Education Policy Center (NEPC). The Schools of Opportunity project assesses a range of factors, including a school's ability to:Broaden and enrich learning...
Bidding Farewell to the Class of 2017
On Thursday, June 29, we celebrated the success of 63 Broome Street Academy seniors at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center as they head off to the schools of their dreams and opportunities of a lifetime. Nearly 80% of graduates have been accepted to...
BSA featured on WNYC
Broome Street Academy’s 2016 graduation rate was so impressive that The Hechinger Report, a leading education website, and WNYC wanted to know how BSA and The Door did it.
Student’s Film Premieres at Tribeca Film Festival
When eleventh grader, Mahfouz, created a video about life at BSA, he didn’t expect it to become a winning film at the 2017 Tribeca Teaches Festival. “I created this as a personal project, which was inspired by a class assignment on the American Dream. When...
