Hannah Kehn, principal of HUM IV, would like to welcome new students and share her vision for the school. Please see a letter from the Principal.
At Humanities IV, we believe that an excellent education prepares students to emerge from high school knowing how to be successfully independent and interdependent.
We create a culture where Artist-Scholars:
-Feel supported to execute their rights as Artist-Scholars
-Commit to the responsibilities that come with those rights
-Hold themselves and others accountable to logical consequences and ”making things right” when harm is caused
We offer Artist-Scholars pathways that best suit their passions and aspirations. This includes opportunities for Advance Placement courses, internships, and college exposure.
Our curriculum is designed to foster deep thinking and collaboration. Beyond required courses, Artist-Scholars take classes in visual and performing arts curricula and choose an arts focus-area in the 10th grade. By senior year, students use their artistic experiences and learning to address a challenge or strengthen an asset in their community.
We refer to our Habits of the Graduate with the acronym "CREATE" - commit, reflect, envision, act, trust, excel. These habits reflect the orientation toward learning and participation that we support our students to demonstrate in every classroom. They represent the most important aspects of artistic, academic, and humanist processes. We believe that practicing and reflecting on our habits promotes the kind of awareness, decision making, focus, and confidence necessary to navigate the complexities of human existence.
Small class sizes and a strong advisory program ensure that teachers and staff get to know and support each other.
The parents/caregivers of our students are involved every step of the way—school team members communicate regularly in regards to attendance, growth, school events, and opportunities for participation. Parents/caregivers attend two student-led conferences a year and
the Habits of the Graduate (CREATE) Review at the end of the year.
Students benefit from a number of effective literacy development supports, like Wilson's Just Words and Read 180, to succeed academically. For students who need additional support in math, we offer Transition to Algebra in our Math Lab. We offer a 1:1 ratio of Chromebook computers to students and have a technology specialist working to support teachers to meaningfully use technology in the classroom. Additional supports are also provided to students with IEPs or English Language Learners to meet their needs.
Internships, guest speakers and community focused projects give scholars the chance to connect with professionals and industry experts.
New Visions for Public Schools has created over 130 small district high schools across New York City, and since 2011, has opened seven charter high schools to provide families even more choice. Today, the New Visions network supports more than 120,000 traditional district and charter school students across the city.
New Visions charter high schools are quality high schools that are committed to helping all students gain the skills that they will need to succeed in college and in life.
At our charter schools across the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens, students learn to write well, communicate clearly, and present ideas to different audiences–all skills that are needed to be successful in college and beyond. Through sports, clubs, volunteer opportunities, and internships in the community, students are able to explore their hobbies and interests. Scholars learn how to advocate for themselves and for causes that are important while teachers help students to use what they are learning in class to solve real world problems.