Academy for Environmental Leadership

Academy for Environmental Leadership
Address
400 Irving Avenue
Brooklyn, New York
United States
Coordinates 40°41′48.12″N 73°54′39.6″W / 40.6967000°N 73.911000°W / 40.6967000; -73.911000Coordinates: 40°41′48.12″N 73°54′39.6″W / 40.6967000°N 73.911000°W / 40.6967000; -73.911000
Information
Type Public,
Established 2006
Founder Nilda Gomez-Katz
School board New York City Public Schools
School number 403
Principal ChántAndréa Blissett
Faculty 28.0 FTEs[1]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 347 (as of 2014-15)[1]
Student to teacher ratio 12.4:1[1]
Color(s) Green
Mascot Tiger
Yearbook AEL Yearbook
Website http://www.aelnyc.org

The Academy for Environmental Leadership (AEL) is a small high school located in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. It was founded in September, 2006, and is located on the 4th floor of the Bushwick High School Campus. The school has close to 300 students, spread out among four grades.

The partner organizations of the Academy for Environmental Leadership include · Advancement Via Individual Determination Brooklyn College, Brooklyn Library Connections Program, College Now, Guardian Life, Make the Road New York, Medger Evers College, Nature Conservancy, New York City College of Technology, SolarOne and Summer Search.

AEL offers Advanced Placement classes in Studio Art, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Environmental Science, World History and US History.

The school also has a farm, Bushwick Campus Farm, and a Hydroponics Lab.

As of the 2015-16 school year, the school had an enrollment of 279 students and 28.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.4:1. There were 237 students (68.3% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 3 (0.9% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 School data for Academy For Environmental Leadership, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 12, 2016.
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