Sheepshead Bay HS

2007-08 Partner Site Profile

2007-08 Partner Site Profile: Sheepshead Bay High School

Number of Pairs: 35

Length of Matches: 1 year matches

iMentor Partner Since: 2000

Location: Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn

iMentor Program Coordinator: Ian Kennedy

Sheephead Bay High School Teachers: Robin Kovat

About the iMentor Partnership

Sheepshead Bay High School is iMentor’s most veteran partner site: we are proud to have been working with teacher Robin Kovat since 2000! This year, iMentor will work with two of Robin’s classes: Freshman Social Science Research and Law class and the 12th grade Leadership, Advisement, Support course.

Social Science Research and Law class is an honors-level course designed to teach students primary social science research skills as well as how to apply legal concepts. Many of the students in this course go on to take Advanced Social Science Research and to participate in the moot court and mock trial team during sophomore year. iMentor’s Core Curriculum has been an enriching resource for the students’ course work, as they explore community issues with their mentors in addition to exploring academic and career opportunities.

The Leadership, Advisement, and Support course, or LAS, is a new social studies elective course that Robin designed to provide extra support for seniors struggling to graduate on time. iMentor figures prominently in the course, where mentors complement coursework and provide advice and support, as well as career and college skills. Additionally, students in LAS participate in community service activities, learn how to advocate for themselves, and practice important public speaking skills that will translate to life after Sheepshead. 

Over the years, iMentor has matched over 250 students at Sheepshead Bay with mentors. Ms. Kovat, a member of iMentor’s Advisory Board and one of the longest participating teachers in the program, continues to integrate the iMentor curriculum into her classes with much enthusiasm.

We are so glad to be back at Sheepshead Bay High School again this year!

Travel Directions

By Subway/Bus:

Take the B (express) or Q (local) to the Sheepshead Bay stop. Walk downstairs to street, and transfer outside the train station for B36 bus. Take the B36 approximately 5-7 minutes, and exit bus at Avenue X and Nostrand Ave (The stop is just past the intersection of X and Nostrand). Walk back to the corner of X and Nostrand and make left onto Avenue X. Walk 3 blocks to the school, which is the corner of Avenue X and Batchelder St.

For Subway, Bus, and Car directions, please click HERE.

About Sheepshead Bay HS

Mission:

The mission of Sheepshead Bay High School is to create a nurturing climate, an oasis of cultural and intellectual diversity. Its vision is to create lifelong learners, technologically sophisticated critical thinkers, and responsible members of society. The school’s ultimate goal is to maintain a program which challenges its students and supplies them with the skills to maximize growth, improve self-esteem, appreciate diversity, achieve their highest potential, and to take their rightful place in this rich, multi-cultural and ever-changing world.

Learn More:

• For a more detailed profile of Sheepshead Bay HS, visit Inside Schools: http://www.insideschools.org/fs/school_profile.php?id=1036&page=2
• For Sheepshead Bay HS’s Official Website, visit: http://schools.nyc.gov/OurSchools/Region6/K495/default.htm

Fun Facts

• One of the school’s classrooms is built as a courtroom replica.
• Since 1986 Sheepshead Bay High School has had a successful partnership with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. Attorneys from this firm assist students on the moot court and mock trial teams in preparing for competition.
• Two of the current 9th grade mentees are competing against seniors in moot court trials!

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iMentor's 2007-08 Partner Sites