Bay Ridge Prep College Profile

Mission Statement: Bay Ridge Preparatory School is dedicated to enriching intellectual curiosity, creativity, and emotional intelligence through an inclusive, student-centered community that values the talents and interests of each person.

The School and Community: Bay Ridge Prep is an independent, non-profit, coeducational, college-preparatory K-12 school located in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Bay Ridge Prep opened in the fall of 1998 and graduated its first senior class in Spring 1999. The Upper School now enrolls approximately 200 students in grades 9– 12, serving all five boroughs of New York City and Long Island.

Approximately 32% of our students identify as students of color.

The Upper School allows students to gain exposure to the type of academic rigor that will be experienced in an undergraduate program while still learning in an environment that promotes creativity and celebrates each individual.

Because we believe that learning is both an intellectual and an emotional experience, we explicitly teach skills that build emotional and social intelligence, which help students create healthy and satisfying relationships in and outside of school.

We provide students the freedom and responsibility to pursue their interests through open-ended inquiry, a wide course selection and a variety of student-initiated clubs, research, and projects. We emphasize innovation, creativity and practical application, going beyond the rudiments of rote knowledge acquisition and memorization.

AP courses offered:

AP European History AP United States History AP Government & Politics ^ AP Biology AP Chemistry AP Physics 1 AP Environmental Science * AP Precalculus ^ AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC AP Statistics ^ AP Literature & Composition AP Language & Composition AP Computer Science Principles AP Computer Science A * AP Macroeconomics * AP 3D Art * Not offered in 2025 - 2026 ^ New course offered in 2025 - 2026

Senior Elective Courses:

Making of the Modern World Finance Personal Finance Neuropsychology Psychology Anatomy & Physiology Sociopaths, Psychopaths & Cults Digital Art Classic Movie Appreciation Video Game Design Issues of the Supreme Court Emergency Medicine Training *Starting in the 2025-2026 school year, Bay Ridge Prep provides students the opportunity to enroll in a New York State EMT preparation course. An Independent contractor will instruct students, following the New York state EMT curriculum.

Upon successful completion of the course and a passing score on the examination, students will be certified Emergency Medical Technicians.

UPPER SCHOOL PROFILE 2025- 2026

Curriculum: A Tailored Academic Experience Bay Ridge Prep offers a challenging curriculum that includes opportunities for advanced learning, research, exploration, and the mining and discovery of new passions. Our approach is both academically rigorous and student-centered. It leans into the types of complex problems that both challenge and reshape the way that students think and respond to both themselves, the community, and the world around them.

In addition to our robust core course offerings, we provide a wide variety of elective courses, over 16 varsity sports, and arts programs including music, ceramics, dance, graphic design, jazz ensemble, photography, theater and studio art.

Seniors are required to perform a senior project. They are given Fridays off from school, once per week during the second semester, to engage in activities related to their project, whether it be research, community service, or internship experience. Students can select their own projects/sites (subject to approval), or are assisted in developing their project through a faculty mentor.

In addition to our mainstream program, two supportive programs are available for students with specific learning differences. The Achieve and Bridge Programs exist within our mainstream learning environment and develop students’ study skills, organization, reading and writing. Modified Courses are for students in our Bridge Program who have significant learning disabilities. Curricular modifications include slower pacing of material and access to approved accommodations for testing and learning and most modified courses mirror their mainstream counterparts in terms of major content covered.

Graduation Requirements: 4 credits of English 4 credits of History 3 credits of Mathematics 3 credits of Science 3.5 credits of electives 2 credits of Physical Education 1 credit of Arts 1/2 credit of Health 1 credit of World Language Senior Service Project

Grading Scale & GPA Points: A+ 98 - 100 A 93-97 A- 90-92 B+ 87-89 B 83-86 B- 80-82 C+ 77-79 C 73-76 C- 70-72 D 65-69 F 0-64

GPA 4 GPA 4 GPA 3.7 GPA 3.3 GPA 3 GPA 2.7 GPA 2.3 GPA 2 GPA 1.7 GPA 1 GPA 0

Bay Ridge Bay Ridge Prep Prep does does not not provide provide a a class class rank. rank. GPA GPA is is unweighted. unweighted.

HEAD OF SCHOOL: Charles Fasano, Ph.D

CEEB CODE: 330348

UPPER SCHOOL DIRECTOR Chris Nuesell, Ph.D

MAIN OFFICE: (718) 833-5839

UPPER SCHOOL DIRECTOR John Kugler, Ph.D

FAX: (718) 833-1043

DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE COUNSELING: Julia Loonin

WEBSITE: www.bayridgeprep.org

Bay Ridge Prep • 7509 Shore Road • Brooklyn,New York 11209

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