Brooklyn Academy of Science and the Environment

The school offers a variety of advanced placement courses, electives, enrichment and internship opportunities, as well as enrollment in college courses at Medgar Evers College through CUNY 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.^[3]

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.^[4]

• 100 Schools Project Targets Early Detection of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Issues Among Teens, JewishBoard.org, September 2016.^[5]
• 5 Black Environmentalists Making History in Energy and Sustainability, EcoTech Institute, February 9, 2016.^[6]
• "Science Identity Transformations through Place-Based Teaching and Learning in the Natural World", graduate dissertation by Amy DeFelice, 2014.^[7]
• $74M Lakeside Complex Brings Year-Round Skating to Prospect Park, DNA Info, December 18, 2013.^[8]
• "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^[9]
• "Standing O", 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.^[10]
• ‘My Family Has High Hopes for Me Because They Know I’m Going to Do Great Things.’, 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.^[11]