Английская Википедия:Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School
Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Brooklyn, New York. The school opened in August 2008 with an initial freshman class of 43 students, and operates within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn. In 2013 it moved to more spacious quarters in the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn.
History
The school opened on the site of the former Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School, which closed in June 2005. Lourdes Academy opened in August 2008 and graduated its first class in 2012. In July 2011, Lourdes Academy was renamed Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School. It is part of the Cristo Rey Network of high schools. Its goal is to give children from low-income families a better chance for a college education, and assistance is available if they cannot pay the $2000 annual tuition.[1]
In 2013 Cristo Rey Brooklyn moved to the premises of the former Catherine McAuley High School in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. In also partnered with Boys Hope Girls Hope New York to provide boarding facilities for 50 girls in the former convent on the premises, from Sunday through Friday each week.[2]
Activities
Sports sponsored by the school: Шаблон:Col-beginШаблон:Col-break FALL
- Cross Country
- Girls Varsity Soccer
- Boy Varsity Soccer
- Girls Volleyball
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WINTER
- Girls Varsity Basketball
- Boys Varsity Basketball
- Boys JV Basketball
- Indoor Track
- Ski Club
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- Varsity Baseball
- Varsity Softball
- Outdoor Track
- Club Boxing[3]
Шаблон:Col-end Activities sponsored by the school include: Шаблон:Col-beginШаблон:Col-break
- African Dance
- Art
- Caribbean Dance
- Cheerleading
- Classic Film Club
- Contemporary Dance
- Film Making
- Girls Who Code
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- Student Ambassadors
- Student Government
- Step Team
- Yearbook[4]
Шаблон:Col-end In 2016, twelve students participated in the third annual service trip, this year to Nicaragua. raising funds for the trip through various fundraisers and through the organization Courts for Kids.[5][6]
References
Further reading
- Kearney, G. R. More Than a Dream: The Cristo Rey Story: How One School's Vision Is Changing the World. Chicago, Ill: Loyola Press, 2008. Шаблон:ISBN
External links
- School website
- Cristo Rey Network
- Fr. John P. Foley honored with Presidential Citizen's Medal
- 60 minutes
- Cristo Rey Featured in WashPost column by George Will
- Boston Globe - With sense of purpose, students cut class for a day
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Success of Innovative Urban Catholic School Sparks Major Investment
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