HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM

Grades 9-12

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Want to explore your passions and develop skills that prepare you for life beyond high school?

High School Program is a year-round postsecondary readiness program for students in grades 9-12 that focuses on skill-building and supporting students in preparing to reach their college and career goals. The program promotes postsecondary exploration via targeted classes and mentoring during senior year, a broad variety of elective classes in the STEAM disciplines, internship advising and placement, and socio-emotional support.

Each semester, students can sign up for a variety of electives, including: creative writing, coding, Robotics, and photography. Juniors are registered for our free, in-house SAT Prep classes, and seniors participate in targeted workshops and weekly mentoring sessions designed to support them in researching and applying to colleges or workforce learning programs. After graduation, students transition into our Success programming, and receive a full range of support to ensure postsecondary persistence and success.

Beyond elective and postsecondary readiness classes. eligible High School Program participants can apply for paid internships at EHTP, where they participate in professional development sessions and gain valuable work experience supporting our teaching staff in our elementary and middle school programs. We also offer tutoring services on Monday and Thursday evenings, from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm, for students who are enrolled in High School Program.

The fall semester typically runs from late September through December. January is reserved for academic advising. The spring semester runs from late January through early June.

• High School Program classes meet Mondays through Thursdays between 4:30 pm and 7:00 pm during the academic year.

• Laptops can be made available as needed during the program year. Enrolled students should reach out to Brian Green.

• Classes are project-based electives with an academic enrichment component designed to promote postsecondary readiness. Typical elective course offerings include:

  • Coding

  • Digital Media

  • Photography

  • Real Talk

  • Robotics

  • Writer's Collective (creative writing)

• Postsecondary access courses include:

  • SAT Prep for current juniors

  • College Mentoring Program Y1 for current seniors

  • College Writing for current seniors

CONTACT

Brian Green
High School Program Manager

An important goal of the High School Program is to prepare our scholars to get to and through college. The College Access component offers scholars extensive college guidance through structured classes and one-on-one mentorship. EHTP supports all aspects of college admissions, including high school credit tracking, Regents and SAT test preparation, college application assistance, and mentoring.

Every rising high school senior is paired with a volunteer mentor and receives support with the college application process from start to finish.

Scholars also experience college life first-hand through EHTP-sponsored college visits and tours. In 2020, scholars traveled to Lehigh University and Mahattanville College.

All scholars who complete the High School program continue into our College Scholars Program, which provides support through college graduation.

High School Summer Institute

During the summer, rising 9th and 10th grade students participate in a four-week program designed to help students build community with each other and prepare for the academic year. Students participate in classes such as HS readiness, college readiness, financial literacy, and civic engagement. Students who successfully complete the program earn a summer completion grant in August.

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