Williamsburg Preparatory High School
About the iMentor Partnership
Beginning this year, students at Williamsburg Prep High School will be matched with mentors in their junior year in a three-year program as part of iMentor’s College Success track. Mentors will support their mentees through the last two years of high school and help prepare them for the transition into college. Pairs will be working on email and event curriculum that will support students at their individual stages of their high school career.
This year, the iMentor session is embedded in the iLearn technology class, allowing teachers to integrate their technology curriculum with iMentor’s technology-enabled mentoring. Throughout the week, students work on individualized technology projects, learning important skills in email, excel and web research. In the iMentor weekly sessions, students discuss academic, career, and personal topics and then construct emails to their mentors. This application of the skills that they learned throughout the week enriches students’ experience in the program and their relationship with their mentors.
Travel Directions
Subway
Take the L train to Bedford Ave.
Bus
Q 59, B24, B62
About Williamsburg Preparatory High School
Williamsburg Prep’s goal is to provide students with a rigorous college preparatory education in a supportive small-school setting. The curriculum is rich in math, science, and technology, with a humanities program that synthesizes literature, world history, and current events. Students don’t simply sit in class and hear “facts;” they practice critical thinking and leadership skills by participating in projects that connect the Regents curriculum with the real world.
Students enjoy special access to the facilities and intellectual life of Long Island University’s Brooklyn campus. All Williamsburg Prep students are expected to take college courses before they graduate. These courses are free and transfer as college credit when students graduate. Every member of Williamsburg Prep’s first graduating class in June 2008 was admitted to college.
Fun Facts
- Teachers at Williamsburg Prep use SnapGrades that allow students and parents to log in and view regularly updated grades.
- The school received straight As on its 2008 Progress Report, performing in the top tier of New York City public schools.
- As part of their preparations for the Living Environment Regents, freshmen take an overnight trip to the Clearpool Environmental Center in upstate New York and also visit the Bodies Exhibit in Manhattan.
- Students can participate in a rock climbing club.
