Celebrating 20 years of excellence in progressive education...
Prep was featured in The Post’s annual rankings of the Best NYC High Schools. We are in the Hidden Gems section. Hidden Gems: Some lesser-known schools also shine — including these six recommended by Insideschools, the DOE and The Post.
Humanities Preparatory Academy is recognized in the National Rankings and earned a bronze medal. Schools are ranked based on their performance on state-required tests and how well they prepare students for college.
See here for the full school overview.
Our own Leslie Martinez was featured in the UFT Newsletter.
Read about her work here.
Our staff and students have been featured in the news many times over the years. Here are some highlights!
The Atlantic - 2015 - Zeroing out Zero Tolerance
Princeton summer program - 2014 - High school students embark on scientific journeys through
Zuckerman Institute Introduces High School Students to Frontiers of Neuroscience - 2014 - Idniel (Class of 2015) is featured in this video and accompanying articles. Columbia News - Read the full article here. It was also talked about in the New York Daily News.
Daily News put HPA on Best High Schools List - 2014 - http://nydn.us/1sDd1Pm
CNN - 2012 - Why coding is hot in high school
Bloomberg News - 2012 - Branson Backs Codecademy With Kleiner for Online Teaching Alt
"Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story." - 2003 - Liz Murray is a famous alum who attended Prep and Lifetime made a movie about her compelling life story. She also wrote "Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard."