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'''Bard High School Early College''' (BHSEC) is a series of [[Early college high school|early college]] schools with multiple campuses in the United States, enrolling approximately 3,000 students across all campuses.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Relations |first=Bard Public |title=Bard High School Early College Opens Its Bronx Campus |url=https://www.bard.edu/news/details/?id=19528&prefurl=bard-high-school-early-college-opens-its-bronx-campus-2023-08-31 |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=www.bard.edu |language=en}}</ref> The schools allow students to begin their college studies two years early, graduating with a Bard College [[Associate degree|Associate in Arts degree]] in addition to their [[high school diploma]]. Students complete their high school studies in the ninth and tenth grade, after which point they begin taking credit-bearing college courses under the same roof. Unlike some [[Dual enrollment|dual-enrollment]] programs, students stay on the same campus for all four years, and both high school- and college-level courses are taught by the same faculty. Teachers at the Bard High School Early Colleges are both certified public school teachers as well as experienced academic scholars, often holding [[terminal degree]]s in their areas of study.
'''Bard High School Early College''' (BHSEC) is a series of [[Early college high school|early college]] schools with multiple campuses in the United States, enrolling approximately 3,000 students across all campuses.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Relations |first=Bard Public |title=Bard High School Early College Opens Its Bronx Campus |url=https://www.bard.edu/news/details/?id=19528&prefurl=bard-high-school-early-college-opens-its-bronx-campus-2023-08-31 |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=www.bard.edu |language=en}}</ref> The schools allow students to begin their college studies two years early, graduating with a Bard College [[Associate degree|Associate in Arts degree]] in addition to their [[high school diploma]]. Students complete their high school studies in the ninth and tenth grade, after which they begin taking credit-bearing college courses under the same roof. Unlike some [[Dual enrollment|dual-enrollment]] programs, students stay on the same campus for all four years, and both high school- and college-level courses are taught by the same faculty. Teachers at the Bard High School Early Colleges are both certified public school teachers as well as experienced academic scholars, often holding [[terminal degree]]s in their areas of study.{{cn|date=July 2024}}


The first campus, Bard High School Early College Manhattan, opened in [[New York City]] in 2001 as a partnership between [[Bard College]] and various local public school systems. There are currently eight Bard High School Early College campuses across the country (see below).
The first campus, Bard High School Early College Manhattan, opened in [[New York City]] in 2001 as a partnership between [[Bard College]] and various local public school systems.<ref name="DeRuy">{{Cite web |last=DeRuy |first=Emily |date=2016-12-07 |title=Where Students Get Two Years of College in High School for Free |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/12/early-college-isnt-a-new-idea/509759/ |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=The Atlantic |language=en}}</ref> There are now eight Bard High School Early College campuses across the country.


The Bard High School Early Colleges are part of a larger network of early college programs run by [[Bard College]], called the Bard Early Colleges, which also include half-day programs in [[New Orleans, Louisiana]]; in partnership with the [[Harlem Children's Zone]] in New York City; and in [[Hudson, New York]].
The Bard High School Early Colleges are part of a larger network of early college programs run by [[Bard College]], called the Bard Early Colleges, which also include half-day programs in [[New Orleans, Louisiana]]; in partnership with the [[Harlem Children's Zone]] in New York City; and in [[Hudson, New York]].


==Admissions==
==Admissions==
Applicants must maintain a B letter grade of 85 percent or higher to be considered. Bard has its own academic standards, and if a student meets them, they will be called to a one-on-one interview.{{cn|date=July 2024}} In advance of their opening in the Bronx, the school's admissions and diversity practices were called into question. This had been an issue in D.C., including addressing the city's brain drain.<ref name=" Zimmerman">{{Cite web |last= Zimmerman |first=Alex |date=2019-11-19 |title=Selective Bard High School wants to open in the Bronx, but it may have to rethink its admissions policy |url=https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2019/11/19/21109343/selective-bard-high-school-wants-to-open-in-the-bronx-but-it-may-have-to-rethink-its-admissions-poli/ |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=Chalkbeat |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-31 |title=Plans for Bard's early college school prompt questions about impact, location |url=https://thedcline.org/2018/10/31/plans-for-bards-early-college-school-prompt-questions-about-impact-location/ |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=TheDCLine.org |language=en-US}}</ref>
BHSEC has a conventional admissions process. Applicants must maintain a B letter grade of 85 percent or higher in order to be considered. Bard has its own academic standards, and if a student meets them, they will be called to a one-on-one interview.{{cn|date=September 2023}}


==History==
==History==
Founded in 2001 as a partnership of the [[New York City Department of Education]] and [[Bard College]] and funded in part by the [[Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation]], Bard High School Early College Manhattan was the first public Bard Early College. However, the early college model and many of the teaching philosophies employed across the Bard Early Colleges were primarily developed at [[Bard College at Simon's Rock]], the oldest [[early college entrance program]] and only [[NEASC|accredited]] [[Bachelor's degree|four-year]] early college to date.
Founded in 2001 as a partnership of the [[New York City Department of Education]] and [[Bard College]] and funded in part by the [[Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation]], Bard High School Early College Manhattan was the first public Bard Early College with other foundations following.<ref name="spencer">{{Cite web |last=Spencer |first=Kyle |date=2013-04-09 |title=Rigorous Schools Put College Dreams Into Practice |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/14/education/edlife/bard-high-school-early-college-a-second-chance-for-disadvantaged-youth-in-newark.html |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US}}</ref> But the early college model and many of the teaching philosophies employed at the Bard Early Colleges were primarily developed at [[Bard College at Simon's Rock]], the oldest [[early college entrance program]] and only [[NEASC|accredited]] [[Bachelor's degree|four-year]] early college to date.


BHSEC Manhattan was the first school in the Gates Foundation's Early College High School Initiative, which aims to improve education, in the United States, by introducing smaller public high schools which help remove the barriers to a college education by offering students a college education in a high school setting.
BHSEC Manhattan was the first school in the Gates Foundation's Early College High School Initiative, which aims to improve education in the U.S. by introducing smaller public high schools that help remove barriers to college education by offering students a college education in a high school setting.


As of 2023, over 4,000 A.A. degrees have been awarded across all BHSEC campuses.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Relations |first=Bard Public |title=Bard High School Early College Opens Its Bronx Campus |url=https://www.bard.edu/news/details/?id=19528&prefurl=bard-high-school-early-college-opens-its-bronx-campus-2023-08-31 |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=www.bard.edu |language=en}}</ref> The schools boast a 98% high school graduation rate and a 95% A.A. degree attainment rate. Many graduates of BHSEC transfer their 60+ college credits to another college or university and finish their [[Bachelor of Arts]] (B.A.) degree in two more years; others opt to study for three or four years in their subsequent institutions. According to the National Student Clearinghouse, the six-year B.A. attainment rate for the classes of 2005-2009 was 98%.
As of 2023, over 4,000 A.A. degrees have been awarded at BHSEC campuses.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Relations |first=Bard Public |title=Bard High School Early College Opens Its Bronx Campus |url=https://www.bard.edu/news/details/?id=19528&prefurl=bard-high-school-early-college-opens-its-bronx-campus-2023-08-31 |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=www.bard.edu |language=en}}</ref> The schools have a 98% high school graduation rate and a 95% A.A. degree attainment rate. Many BHSEC graduates transfer their 60+ college credits to another college or university and finish their [[Bachelor of Arts]] (B.A.) degree in two more years; others opt to study for three or four years in their subsequent institutions.


==School structure==
==School structure==
By the end of their time at a BHSEC program, students have the ability to earn up to 60 Bard College credits.<ref name="dorio">{{Cite web |last=D'Orio |first=Wayne |date=2022-03-22 |title=Bringing College into High Schools |url=https://www.educationnext.org/bringing-college-into-high-schools-bard-early-colleges-associates-degree/ |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=Education Next |language=en-US}}</ref>


===High school (9th & 10th grades)===
===High school (9th & 10th grades)===
In the BHSEC program, students spend what is traditionally ninth and tenth grade finishing the bulk of their high school work. Students are encouraged to take all required state testing by the end of 10th grade, when possible – in New York City, students take the five [[Regents exam]]s required for the High School Regents diploma, which they receive in addition to the Associates of Arts degree from Bard College. Unlike most public high schools, however, BHSEC does not offer courses tailored to prepare students for state tests, nor are there any [[Advanced Placement]] (AP) or [[International Baccalaureate]] (IB) courses offered (as the last two years are already spent in an accredited college program). In order to complete the high school curriculum in two years, courses are taught at an accelerated pace.
In the BHSEC program, students spend what is traditionally ninth and tenth grade finishing the bulk of their high school work. Students are encouraged to take all required state testing by the end of 10th grade, when possible – in New York City, students take the five [[Regents exam]]s required for the High School Regents diploma, which they receive in addition to the Associates of Arts degree from Bard College.

BHSEC does not rank its students and does not honor titles such as Valedictorian, nor does it implement a Dean's list.


===Early College Program (11th & 12th grades)===
===Early College Program (11th & 12th grades)===
The two years spent, in the college program, are denoted "Year 1" and "Year 2." As a college program, students may select their courses based primarily on their academic interests and preferences for certain professors; however, they must also meet the college program's core requirements. These requirements include four semesters of the Bard Seminar, in which students read and discuss seminal works of western thought, from [[Plato]] and the classics through [[Shakespeare]] and ending in [[postmodernism]]. Students are also required to complete two semesters of math, two semesters of laboratory science, one semester of a U.S. history course, one semester of a world history course, two semesters of literature, and two semesters of a foreign language (at least one at intermediate level) and three arts credits. Students may also create their own courses with the independent study program, provided that a faculty member is knowledgeable in the subject, awarding one to three credits, depending on the amount of college-level reading completed. Every semester, a student must take 14-18 credits. With permission from the [[Dean (education)|dean]], students may take more than 18 credits in a semester. Students can also transfer credits from other universities to meet their requirements for the college program.
The two years spent in the college program are called "Year 1" and "Year 2". As a college program, students may select their courses based primarily on their academic interests and preferences for certain professors, but they must also meet the college program's core requirements.

BHSEC's college program offers classes that are more specialized than in the high school program, such as [[linear algebra]], reason and politics, novels of [[Dostoyevsky]], [[philosophy of religion]], [[physics]] of sound and music, the [[social contract]] and its critics, [[criminal law]] through literature, and culture and history of food. These courses are taught by college professors, many of whom have published books and articles in their fields. Across campuses, college course offering are based on the interest and expertise of the faculty members.

=== Writing and Thinking Workshop ===
Across all of Bard College's campuses and programs, the school year begins with a week-long Writing and Thinking Workshop. Students spend each day engaging in critical reading, writing, and thinking exercises, which are employed in the classroom throughout the school year. It is an opportunity to introduce new students to and re-familiarize current students with BHSEC's academic environment.

Across disciplines, teaching at the Bard Early Colleges employs practices developed at the Bard Institute for Writing and Thinking to advance the philosophy that “Writing is both a record of completed thought and an exploratory process that supports teaching and learning across disciplines. At all levels writing allows the writer to discover what she or he wants to say.” Students and their teachers write together using various classroom exercises and teaching methods to respond to texts reflecting diverse genres, voices, and perspectives. This written dialog then becomes the basis for classroom discussion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cec.bard.edu/pedagogy/methods.php|title=Our Methods {{!}} Center for Early College|website=cec.bard.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-09-06}}</ref>


== Campuses ==
== Campuses ==
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* [[Bard High School Early College Newark]]
* [[Bard High School Early College Newark]]
* Bard High School Early College Cleveland
* Bard High School Early College Cleveland
* [[Bard High School Early College Baltimore]]<ref name="Dieterle">{{Cite web |last=Dieterle |first=Marcus |date=2021-08-12 |title=Bard Baltimore receives $1.5M from Bloomberg Philanthropies for early college education for high school students |url=http://baltimorefishbowl.com/stories/bard-baltimore-receives-1-5m-from-bloomberg-philanthropies-for-early-college-education-for-high-school-students/ |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=Baltimore Fishbowl |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Bard High School Early College Cleveland East
* Bard High School Early College DC<ref name="Stein">{{Cite news |last=Stein |first=Perry |date=2019-08-26 |title=D.C. kicks off the school year with a new school — and more choices |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-kicks-off-the-school-year-with-a-new-school--and-more-choices/2019/08/26/9e883dea-c41f-11e9-b72f-b31dfaa77212_story.html |access-date=2024-07-19 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Bard High School Early College Baltimore]]
* Bard High School Early College DC
* Bard High School Early College Brooklyn


=== Other Bard Early College programs (Half-day) ===
=== Other Bard Early College programs (Half-day) ===
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==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
*[[Audrey Gelman]]
*[[Audrey Gelman]]
*[[Henry Kessler (soccer)|Henry Kessler]]
*[[Alex Muyl]]


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.bard.edu/bhsec/}}
* {{official website|http://www.bard.edu/bhsec/}}
* ''[http://www.thebardvark.com The Bardvark]''
* ''[https://bardbroadside.wixsite.com/bhsecq BQ Broadside]''


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BHSEC Manhattan
Bard High School Early College's Manhattan location at 525 E Houston St.
Location
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Coordinates40°43′7.205″N 73°58′33.125″W / 40.71866806°N 73.97586806°W / 40.71866806; -73.97586806
Information
MottoA Place to Think
Established2001
School district24
PresidentLeon Botstein
PrincipalFormerly Stephen Chaterpaul, searching for replacement as of end of 2023-2024 school year
Grades9–12
Enrollment~3,000
CampusUrban
Color(s)Black, white, and red
   
NewspaperThe Bardvark, The Underground (Manhattan Campus), BQ Broadside, The Quill (Queens campus)
AffiliationsBard College, Bard College at Simon's Rock, NYC Department of Education
Websitewww.bard.edu/earlycollege

Bard High School Early College (BHSEC) is a series of early college schools with multiple campuses in the United States, enrolling approximately 3,000 students across all campuses.[1] The schools allow students to begin their college studies two years early, graduating with a Bard College Associate in Arts degree in addition to their high school diploma. Students complete their high school studies in the ninth and tenth grade, after which they begin taking credit-bearing college courses under the same roof. Unlike some dual-enrollment programs, students stay on the same campus for all four years, and both high school- and college-level courses are taught by the same faculty. Teachers at the Bard High School Early Colleges are both certified public school teachers as well as experienced academic scholars, often holding terminal degrees in their areas of study.[citation needed]

The first campus, Bard High School Early College Manhattan, opened in New York City in 2001 as a partnership between Bard College and various local public school systems.[2] There are now eight Bard High School Early College campuses across the country.

The Bard High School Early Colleges are part of a larger network of early college programs run by Bard College, called the Bard Early Colleges, which also include half-day programs in New Orleans, Louisiana; in partnership with the Harlem Children's Zone in New York City; and in Hudson, New York.

Admissions

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Applicants must maintain a B letter grade of 85 percent or higher to be considered. Bard has its own academic standards, and if a student meets them, they will be called to a one-on-one interview.[citation needed] In advance of their opening in the Bronx, the school's admissions and diversity practices were called into question. This had been an issue in D.C., including addressing the city's brain drain.[3][4]

History

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Founded in 2001 as a partnership of the New York City Department of Education and Bard College and funded in part by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bard High School Early College Manhattan was the first public Bard Early College with other foundations following.[5] But the early college model and many of the teaching philosophies employed at the Bard Early Colleges were primarily developed at Bard College at Simon's Rock, the oldest early college entrance program and only accredited four-year early college to date.

BHSEC Manhattan was the first school in the Gates Foundation's Early College High School Initiative, which aims to improve education in the U.S. by introducing smaller public high schools that help remove barriers to college education by offering students a college education in a high school setting.

As of 2023, over 4,000 A.A. degrees have been awarded at BHSEC campuses.[6] The schools have a 98% high school graduation rate and a 95% A.A. degree attainment rate. Many BHSEC graduates transfer their 60+ college credits to another college or university and finish their Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in two more years; others opt to study for three or four years in their subsequent institutions.

School structure

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By the end of their time at a BHSEC program, students have the ability to earn up to 60 Bard College credits.[7]

High school (9th & 10th grades)

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In the BHSEC program, students spend what is traditionally ninth and tenth grade finishing the bulk of their high school work. Students are encouraged to take all required state testing by the end of 10th grade, when possible – in New York City, students take the five Regents exams required for the High School Regents diploma, which they receive in addition to the Associates of Arts degree from Bard College.

Early College Program (11th & 12th grades)

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The two years spent in the college program are called "Year 1" and "Year 2". As a college program, students may select their courses based primarily on their academic interests and preferences for certain professors, but they must also meet the college program's core requirements.

Campuses

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Bard High School Early Colleges (4-year)

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Other Bard Early College programs (Half-day)

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  • Bard Early College New Orleans
  • Bard Early College at the Harlem Children's Zone
  • Bard Early College Hudson

Recognition

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In 2009, President Barack Obama singled out BHSEC as the model for the future in his Centennial Speech to the NAACP:

We also have to explore innovative approaches such as those being pursued here in New York City; innovations like Bard High School Early College and Medgar Evers College Preparatory School that are challenging students to complete high school and earn a free associate's degree or college credit in just four years.[10]

Notable alumni

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Relations, Bard Public. "Bard High School Early College Opens Its Bronx Campus". www.bard.edu. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  2. ^ DeRuy, Emily (December 7, 2016). "Where Students Get Two Years of College in High School for Free". The Atlantic. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  3. ^ Zimmerman, Alex (November 19, 2019). "Selective Bard High School wants to open in the Bronx, but it may have to rethink its admissions policy". Chalkbeat. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "Plans for Bard's early college school prompt questions about impact, location". TheDCLine.org. October 31, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  5. ^ Spencer, Kyle (April 9, 2013). "Rigorous Schools Put College Dreams Into Practice". The New York Times. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  6. ^ Relations, Bard Public. "Bard High School Early College Opens Its Bronx Campus". www.bard.edu. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  7. ^ D'Orio, Wayne (March 22, 2022). "Bringing College into High Schools". Education Next. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  8. ^ Dieterle, Marcus (August 12, 2021). "Bard Baltimore receives $1.5M from Bloomberg Philanthropies for early college education for high school students". Baltimore Fishbowl. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  9. ^ Stein, Perry (August 26, 2019). "D.C. kicks off the school year with a new school — and more choices". Washington Post. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  10. ^ "Remarks by the President to the NAACP Centennial Convention 07/16/2009". whitehouse.gov. July 17, 2009. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
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