Queens High School of Teaching

The Queens High School of Teaching, Liberal Arts and the Sciences
Address
74-20 Commonwealth Blvd.
Queens, New York 11426
United States
Information
School type Public high school
Motto Different By Design
Established 2003
Founder Nigel Pugh
Status Open
School district Community School District 26 (NYC Department of Education)
Superintendent Elaine Lindsey
School number Q566
School code 26Q566
Principal Ean Corrado[1]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1190
Campus Frank A. Padavan Campus
Color(s) Red and black
Mascot Tiger
Nickname QHST
Website qhst.org

The Queens High School of Teaching, Liberal Arts and the Sciences (QHST) (26Q566) is a public high school in Glen Oaks, New York, United States. It is located on the Frank A. Padavan Campus, a sprawling 32-acre (130,000 m2) landscaped campus, which contains QHST and two other neighboring kindergarten-8th grade schools: P.S./I.S. 266 and P.S./I.S. 208.[2] It is one of the only schools in New York City that has a campus. The campus—originally named the Glen Oaks Campus—was renamed in 2008 in honor of a state senator who at the time was running for re-election.[3]

The school opened in the fall of 2003.[4] It currently serves grades 9-12.

History and origin

The school was originally planned as a year-round school with short vacations throughout the year, but this plan was later dismissed, and the school now adheres to a standard academic schedule.

The original plan was to enroll 300 freshmen and gradually accept more students each year. Months before its opening, 60 sophomores were admitted as well. At this time Principal Nigel Pugh separated the school into three "small learning communities" (SLCs) to simulate the experience of attending a smaller school.

The campus was originally the site of an extension of Creedmore mental hospital, to which the school has no affiliation. During the 2009-2010 school year, the last few buildings were torn down for a not yet started sports field.

The original principal was Nigel Pugh. On November 28, 2011 former dean Ean Corrado was selected to be assistant principal. Eric Contreras moved to a higher position. As of the 2017-2018 school year, Corrado became principal. The current principal is Jae Cho.[1]

Small Learning Communities

The school's three Small Learning Communities are named Emerson, Freire, and Montessori. Each has its own teachers, and students mostly attend classes only within their small learning community. Some classes – e.g. art, music, Spanish culture, Spanish - are "cross-community", meaning that students from different communities attend the same class. Montessori and Emerson were once the two biggest communities, having few seniors and an average number of juniors, sophomores, and freshmen, while Freire only had juniors, sophomores and freshmen. This has since changed.

SLCs each have a student government, with the student governments from all communities working together to form the United Student Government (USGO). Each community hosts events of its own, and members of the other student governments help the host carry out the events. Some school-wide events are planned by all student governments in conjunction.

The "Gardner Community" provides special education, and is named after Howard Gardner.

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.qhst.org/principal.htm
  2. ↑ "Top Projects Completed 2003-2004: The Glen Oaks Campus", New York Construction, June 2004.
  3. ↑ Gootman, Elissa. "School Campus Receives a Living Senator’s Name, Much to His Opponent’s Annoyance" The New York Times, April 29, 2008.
  4. ↑ Hass, Robin and Bode, Nicole. "A HAPPY CAMPUS - MOSTLY 2 of 3 schools open smoothly" New York Daily News, September 9, 2003.

Coordinates: 40°44′43″N 73°43′39″W / 40.7454°N 73.7275°W / 40.7454; -73.7275

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