High School in the Community Academy For Law Social Justice Interdistrict Magnet

Overview

School Overview

High School in the Community Academy for Law and Social Justice (HSC) is a teacher-run  school that seeks to develop students into critical thinkers,effective communicators, lifelong learners and responsible citizens. Our students are encouraged to be self-motivated and willing to play an active role in their education and in the community.

Mission and Vision: HSC students engage in an authentic exploration of law, justice, and equity as these topics apply to their lives, communities, and the world at large. Through a demanding program of learning experiences, they master the skills and knowledge necessary to thoughtfully and ably engage the social and political issues at the heart of American and global citizenship.

Mastery-Based Learning and HOT: HSC students enter at the foundation level. As they demonstrate mastery of specific skills, each student will move on to create a program focused on his or her individual needs and goals. A mastery-based education is concerned with the outcomes of learning. Students work towards mastery of the material covered and have multiple opportunities to demonstrate that they have reached the goals and expectations of a 21st Century education through challenging  and engaging performance as they embark upon this exciting educational path, HSC has also joined forces with Higher Order Thinking (HOT) Schools, a program that facilitates integrating the arts across all academic disciplines.

Features

Features

• Teacher-run school focused on individual student needs
• Students and teachers use first names to foster mentoring relationships
• AP classes in English, calculus,biology, and Spanish
• Independent study and college courses
• Community service and internships in law and social justice
• 21st Century Competencies Portfolio
• Eagle Time: extended hours support student learning
• Cutting-edge technology, including iPads for students as of 2013-2014
• Sports at Cross, Hillhouse, or home school Intramurals at HSC

Partners

Education Partners

• Yale University
• Gateway Community College
• SCSU
• University of New Haven
• Area law firms and government agencies
• Area social justice organizations
• International Studies Program
• The Future Project
• Amnesty International
• Yale Social Justice Network
• League of Innovative Schools
• CT Commissioner's Network

Quotes

What our students are saying...

«Mastery-based learning allows students who are ahead and have mastered the things they need to know move on to another topic. If we don't understand a subject, it allows us to not move on and take our time to master what we need to know.» -Kurt, Grade 11

2012 Lottery Results Data

2012 Lottery Results Data 

In an effort to help make families make informed decisions about choosing magnet and charter schools, for the first time NHPS is publishing last year’s lottery data for each magnet and charter school at the bottom of each page. Although the data changes year to year, you can see a snapshot by grade level of how many seats were available, how many applicants applied, how many applicants lived in the neighborhood and how many applicants had siblings. Seats and applicants are specific to New Haven and suburban residents. Hopefully this added information, along with attending Open Houses, will give families the information necessary to choose schools that will fit the individual needs of their children.

Last Year's New Haven Available Seats and Applicants by Grade Level

Last Year's Suburban Available Seats and Applicants by Grade Level