Early College Initiative Schools: Bronx Early College Academy

Bronx Early College Academy

Principal: Sharon Freedman
3223 Independence Avenue
Bronx, NY 10463

Key Facts
Opened: September 2006
College Partner: Herbert H. Lehman College and the CUNY Teacher Academy
Intermediary: The Early College Initiative at CUNY
Demographics: Currently, 160 students in 6th and 7th grades; 525 in grades 6–12 at full enrollment

Bronx Early College Academy is partnered with CUNY's Teacher Academy and serves as a laboratory school for training a new generation of teachers. Students from the Teacher Academy spend up to 3 days per week in the school collaborating with teachers and working with students.