Sunset Park High School

Sunset Park High School — our neighborhood's first and only public high school — opened in September 2009 after more than 30 years of community advocacy by community residents and neighborhood organizations seeking equitable access to quality education for youth in Sunset Park.

SPHS is a diverse, inclusive school that seeks to prepare all students for college and cultivate an ethic of service to local and global communities. The school is organized in three, theme-based Small Learning Communities that allow students to explore subjects through the lenses of Business & Entrepreneurship, Visual & Performing Arts, and Health & Human Services. As a key community partner to SPHS, the Center provides meaningful supports to the school and its students, both afterschool and during the school day.

The Center is collaborating with SPHS and the Institute for Student Achievement to develop and implement a unique advisory program that pairs teachers with our youth development and social work staff. The program is based on the Institute for Student Achievement's model of distributed counseling. SPHS teachers and CFL staff co-lead weekly advisory groups that promote college readiness and foster inclusiveness and active participation in the school and community.

AIM 2013 is a new afterschool program designed to help 9th grade students make a successful transition to high school and stay on track. The program offers mentoring, academic support and arts enrichment activities.

The Center's Youth Employment Program is also located onsite at SPHS, providing community service, career and college exploration, and internship opportunities for 9th-12th grade youth afterschool.