School Name
Clara Barton High School
Phone Number
718-636-4900
School Email
RForman@schools.nyc.gov
Bus
B41, B43, B44-SBS, B45, B48, B49
Subway
2, 3, 4, 5, F, S to Botanic Garden
Primary Address Line 1
901 CLASSON AVENUE
Website
http://schools.nyc.gov/SchoolPortals/17/K600
Overview Paragraph
The primary focus of Clara Barton High School is to prepare students with an interest in the health professions for college and/or entry-level positions in a health career. As a CTE School, we offer students many career opportunities through a variety of special programs and courses. We test all students for proper program and course placement.
Program Highlights
Students may receive CTE endorsement in Vision Technology; Gateway Honors for Pre-College Education, Health Professions Major (Practical Nursing, Medical Assistant, Nurse Assistant, Dental Assistant, Dental Laboratory, Vision Technology), Medical Technology, Work-based Learning Program, Business Computer Applications & Cooperative Education, Arts (Ceramics, Drawing, Painting, Graphic Design, Dance), Internship Opportunities, CUNY College Now, Medgar Evers Talent Search, Intergenerational Work Study, Upward Bound in collaboration with Brooklyn College, Pace University and Medgar Evers College, Health Professions Recruitment & Exposure Program, Medical Science, Science & Technology Entry Program, Arthur Ashe Downstate Program, S-PREP-Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons
Language Classes
French, Haitian-Creole, Russian, Spanish
Advancedplacement Courses
Biology, Calculus, English, European History, French Language and Culture, United States History, World History
Extracurricular Activities
Cheerleaders and Boosters, Christian Seekers, Dental Assist, Fashion, Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA), LGBT, Mentoring and Conflict Resolution, National Honor Society, Opening Act, Peer Tutoring, Practical Nursing, Salsa, Senior Council, SPARK, SAPIS, Student Government, Travel, Vision, Visual Arts (Ceramics, Drawing, Painting, Graphic Design), Muslim Student Association, Knitting Club, Change Makers, Yearbook, Clara Barton Ambassadors
Psal Sports Boys
Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track
Psal Sports Girls
Basketball, Cross Country, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Softball, Tennis, Volleyball
Partner Cbo
Positive Results in Drug Education (Project PRIDE), The Leadership Program, The Crown Heights Youth Collective, New York Congregational Nursing Center, Career Counseling and Mediation Guidance, Photovoice/HAI Program through the NYC Department of Youth & Community Development (DYCD) and Center for Economic Opportunity
Partner Hospital
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Kings County Medical Center, Long Island College Hospital, Methodist Hospital, Woodhull Hospital, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Center for Nursing Rehabilitation
Partner Highered
Kingsborough Community College, Medgar Evers College, New York City Technical College, The City College of New York, Pace University, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Long Island University, New York University
Partner Cultural
Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, New York Aquarium, Brooklyn Children's Museum
Partner Nonprofit
Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health, Toussaint L'Overture Leadership Academy
Partner Corporate
Big Brothers/Big Sisters Brookdale Mentoring Program, Pizzi Dental Studio, Aim Dental Laboratory, Groundwork, Inc.
Partner Other
MS2 (Math and Science for Minority Students) Program at Phillips Academy
Addtl Info2
Dress Code/Uniform Required: Blue or yellow knit/dress shirt, navy blue, beige or khaki pants/skirt. Health Career Majors in grades 11 and 12 are required to wear uniform scrubs daily. When returning to school from external clinical facilities, students can 'dress for success' in a collared shirt and dress pants; Internship Opportunities; Our school is a multi-session school with classes that begin as early as 7:30 AM and end as late as 5:00 PM.
Se Services
This school will provide students with disabilities the supports and services indicated on their IEPs.
Ell Programs
ESL, Transitional Bilingual Education: Haitian-Creole
School Accessibility Description
Functionally Accessible
Priority01
Open to New York City residents
Priority02
For K50B only: Open only to students whose home language is Haitian Creole
Priority03
For K50C only: Fifty percent (50%) of the incoming 9th graders for this program will be English proficient students and fifty percent (50%) Russian-speaking English Language Learners