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in

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the heart of New York City where

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creativity meets challenge there's

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a high school with a different Vision grammarcy

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Arts High School is cultivating the creative Leaders of Tomorrow

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tomorrow our philosophy is built on a powerful

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idea the Arts and core academic

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subjects aren't in contrast they function in

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concert creating significant Synergy we

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at grammarcy have a dual Mission which is to

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Foster creativity and the

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while we also encourage

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kids to explore as they

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take AP courses that are

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academically stimulating the

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creativity of Visual Arts the expression of theater

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all work together to build a world

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rooted in research and academic expertise students

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are enrolled in arts classes at the

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same time as their enrolled in all of their academic classes so

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the school balances academic rigor and

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creative expression very well early

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on our students take AP

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learning how to research with a critical lens applying

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an interdisciplinary approach to complex

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issues like ethical science or environmental economics

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it provides a real world context

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showing that schooling is an esoteric

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but about refining your thinking to become a leader of service

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a key Pathway to that service is attaining

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enrollment in a college of choice that's

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why our Capstone program dedicates significant time

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to college preparatory work looking

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at different colleges and graduate programs and

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their outcomes the castle major is

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for those students that are interested in

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the art or theater but also want

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to push themselves a little bit further so that

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way they could have an edge when applying for colleges

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and that absolutely goes

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hand in hand with preparing them for

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for the college application process that we really

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begin to dive into at the 11th

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and 12th grade level the beginning of the year our

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first English assignment was to revise

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and perfect our personal narratives for

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college applications that means making sure

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set really high expectations for their writing skills

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grammarcy provides SAT prep 1-on-1

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help and even 2 teachers in a

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classroom our College advisor Anna

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and our guidance counselor Miss Parnell are

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amazing when it comes to

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seeking help with your applications because we're

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a small school we're able to provide that

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very individualized support because we know what

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the college application process it's not a 1 size

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fits all we want students to take their creativity

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from the Arts and apply it across all disciplines

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we pair high expectations with a high degree

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of support the teachers are so committed

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so caring they love what they teach and

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that's what brings the kids into it it

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teaches know all of them by name they know

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their strengths they know their weaknesses I

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absolutely love the teachers here I think they're amazing and

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they're very nurturing when it comes to academic

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Excellence at grammarcy Arts we uniquely

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support the creative child and the academically inclined

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child grammarcy Arts High School Unleash

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Your Potential