Secondary School for Law
About the iMentor Partnership
This year marks the beginning of a new and exciting partnership between iMentor and the Secondary School for Law. The junior class will be the first in the school to be part of the three-year College Success Program with iMentor that will continue into the students’ first year of college. The Secondary School for Law and iMentor work toward a shared goal: to provide specialized personal, professional, and academic support that enriches the lives of students and helps them be successful in higher education and beyond.
Secondary School for Law students participate weekly in iMentor sessions during their English classes. Kim Busby, the iMentor teacher, helps the iMentor program coordinators facilitate iMentor sessions where students compose thoughtful and well-written emails to their mentors using the skills they are learning in their English classes.
This partnership was made possible by Assistant Principle Felicia Holtzman and the generous support from Paul Hastings LLP. With a shared vision and supportive administration, the partnership between iMentor and the Secondary School for Law is off to an exciting start.
Travel Directions
Subways
- 2, 3, 4 to Grand Army Plaza
- 5 to Pacific St
- B, Q to 7th Ave
- D, R to 9th St
- F, G to 7th Av
- N to Atlantic Av-Pacific St
- S to Prospect Park
Buses
- B61, B63, B67, B69
About Secondary School for Law
Secondary School for Law cultivates a spirit of excellence in students through rigorous academic and extracurricular activities, preparing them to engage in challenging post-secondary experiences. Through the integration of demanding support programming such as college-preparatory, academic tutoring, personalized mentoring, and one-on-one college guidance, the school’s goal is to help students develop their own voices by teaching them skills lawyers have-- the ability to solve complex problems, think critically, and advocate persuasively for themselves and their communities.
Students are engaged in activities that include the theoretical and practical application of law, the development of literary publications, and multiple research projects involving community-based organizations. Through a rigorous, standards-based curriculum students are prepared for post-secondary education.
Secondary School for Law draws student from diverse communities including: downtown Brooklyn, Red Hook, Sunset Park, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Canarsie, Flatlands, and Flatbush. The school has an enrollment of 492 students.
Fun Facts
- PENCIL partnership with Paul Hastings Law Firm provides students with regular interaction with lawyers and legal issues.
- Special programs offered in school include dance, mural art, law electives in in-school working court room, exercise, and physiology.
- After-school programs include choir, theater, and soccer.
