-If you excel learning in a virtually, -are interested in accelerating your learning, -while exploring the real life applications of your learning in a challenge-based environment -and you can manage your time and work independently, while receiving support from your teachers and peers. Then the Virtual Academy is for YOU! We offer SIX KEY FEATURES: 1. longer interdisciplinary learning blocks with live teachers 2. project-based learning 3. daily advisory 4. daily teacher support in study hall and asynchronous periods 5. lunchtime and after school activities 6. design thinking projects that allow you to create solutions to community problems. We will build community in advisory, lunchtime and after school clubs, weekly community circles and town halls. Students have the opportunity to co-design their learning experience internships. Our school is also a FutureReadyNYC school offering the best of college and career exploration and preparation in Computer Science -one of the fastest growing and highest paid industries in our city We’ll prepare you for work in any field, not just technology. Students will explore a range of careers, acquire 21st century employability skills including financial literacy, earn paid work- based learning opportunities and early college credits and credentials, engage in 1-1 advising and will graduate prepared for college and/or careers in NYCs growing technology industry.

School Budget: View financial budget

Teachers with more than 3 years of experience: 93%

Academic Highlights: Daily individual asynchronous learning time, Bi-weekly electives like PE, Digital Art and Computer Science, Dual college credit courses and internships, Interdisciplinary Humanities and STEM blocks, Daily small group advisory

Other Features: 10th Grade Seats Available, College Trips, Community Service Expected, Internship Expected, Online Grading System, Program(s) with 1 GE Applicant Per Seat, Program(s) with 1 SWD Applicant Per Seat, Saturday Programs, Student Parent Orientation, Summer Bridge, Summer Internships, Summer Orientation, Virtual/Hybrid

School Features:

• Offers 10th Grade Seats
• Guidance Counselors, Bilingual Guidance Counselors

This data was gathered from various NYC DOE reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview

Note: Yellow bars indicate city-wide averages for the associated category

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's demographic snapshots: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly quality reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/school-quality-reports-and-resources

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's Special Education Reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/government-reports/special-education-reports