George Westinghouse HS

2007-08 Partner Site Profile

Number of Pairs: 80

Length of Matches: 1 year matches

iMentor Partner Since: 2003

Location: Downtown Brooklyn

iMentor Program Coordinator: Hannah Peck

Brooklyn International HS Teachers: Mike Aquino and Kayon Pryce

About the iMentor Partnership

Westinghouse HS has been an iMentor Partner Site since 2003. After several successful years working with the Leadership class, iMentor and Principal Widlund collaborated to expand the reach  of mentoring throughout the school. We are proud now to serve 80 students in three academic courses in the 10th-12th grades:

• A+ Programming a computer programming course, one of several that all students at this tech-oriented school need to complete for graduation.
• Cisco Systems an advanced course where juniors learn about how technology affects the world and its various applications. 
• Multimedia (2 sections) Ninth graders apply to participate in this class as sophomores.  They learn about different forms of media, and study the basics of website design, graphics and animation. 

iMentor is thrilled to be partnering with Westinghouse for a fifth year in this new capacity!

Travel Directions

By Subway:

A, F to Jay St.-Borough Hall; N, M, R to Lawrence St.; 2, 3 to Hoyt St.; 4, 5 to Borough Hall

By Bus:
Bus: B25, B26, B37, B38, B41, B45, B52, B67,B75 to Jay St. and Myrtle Ave. or Flatbush Ave.and Tillary St.

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

About George Westinghouse HS

Mission:

Westinghouse offers all students an integrated academic and technical curriculum designed to provide real world, project-based learning experiences within an innovative and challenging instructional environment. Every student takes computer technology courses and by junior year chooses a specialty field. In most cases, students graduate with industry certifications. The school is a pioneering educational center that offers students, parents, universities and community based partners the opportunity to be part of an Information Technology complex that prepares students for a successful post-secondary education and a career in the ever-changing global marketplace.

Learn More:

• For a more detailed profile of Westinghouse High School, visit Inside Schools: http://www.insideschools.org/fs/school_profile.php?id=1060

• For Westinghouse’s Official Website, visit: http://schools.nyc.gov/SchoolPortals/13/K605/default.htm?searchType=school

Fun Facts

Students' nickname for the school: GHouse

The school boasts a robotics team (including several iMentor mentees) that participates in the FIRST National Robotics competition.

Osei T., a Westinghouse mentee, was named a 2006 Urban Hero.

For the past two years, Westinghouse mentees have received 8 paid internships at prestigious New York companies, including: Blue Ridge Capital, UBS, Gerson Lehrman, and Advent Capital.

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iMentor's 2007-08 Partner Sites