Brooklyn Academy of Science and the Environment, or BASE, is one of four public high schools in the Prospect Heights Educational Campus (formerly Prospect Heights High School). BASE was established in 2003: a partnership among the Prospect Park Alliance, the

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, and environmentalist and journalist Ibrahim Abdul-Matin. Students participate in "field studies" at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, complementing classroom education about science, nature, and the environment.

Education

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College Now. It shares resources, including a swimming pool, library, athletic teams, and school-based service providers, with the larger Prospect Heights Educational Campus. The typical schedule for a 9th grader is 8:35am – 3:22pm.

Admissions

BASE is a limited unscreened school with priority given to Brooklyn students or residents who attend an information session. In 2016 it had approximately four applicants per seat.

Recognitions

100 Schools Project Targets Early Detection of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Issues Among Teens
JewishBoard.org, September 2016.
5 Black Environmentalists Making History in Energy and Sustainability
EcoTech Institute, February 9, 2016.
Science Identity Transformations through Place-Based Teaching and Learning in the Natural World
, graduate dissertation by Amy DeFelice, 2014.
$74M Lakeside Complex Brings Year-Round Skating to Prospect Park
DNA Info, December 18, 2013. *
City to Expand AP Classes to Bridge Racial Gap
Voices of NY, October 1, 2013
New York City students spend summer in suburban Connecticut
August 4, 2012 *

, High schooler Lima Hossain of the Brooklyn Academy of Science and the Environment took first place at the Brooklyn College Science Research Day", Brooklyn Daily, July 5, 2012.

New York Times, September 16, 2007.
An Environmental Partnership: Groundswell partnered with the Brooklyn Museum and the Brooklyn Academy of Science and the Environment (BASE) to create a mural
2005.

External links

Brooklyn Academy of Science and the Environment
School Home Page

Department of Education NYC Portal Page

References

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