EXPLORATORY STUDIES PROGRAM (ESP)  ESP is a school-within-a-school, an alternative to the traditional high school education.

Students are scheduled for all of the following in ESP: English, Social Studies, Science, Math, keyboarding, Computer Applications, Environmental Studies, participation in Government, Economics, Art, Physical Education, and Independent Study.

The program incorporates student-centered, active education to develop critical thinking skills, responsibility for learning, expression, and academics through the use of the "EXHIBITION." The Exhibition is a thematic, conceptual, or practical unit of scholarship with group activity, research, reading, writing, artistic, and presentation components.

Other aspects of ESP:

AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM (PM) P.M. School is a special "after-school" program that allows students to obtain one credit in each of the following subject areas; Social Studies, English, Math and Science. Each class meets once a week for three hours. Parental and guidance approval is mandatory.

GENERAL EDUCATION DIPLOMA (GED)Our G.E.D. program is an officially approved program of the State Education Department. Students must be a minimum of seventeen years of age. Small groups of students are prepared for New York State examinations in the following areas; reading, writing, history, science and math. The examinations are administered and evaluated at a BOCES site. Diplomas are issued by New York State upon successful completion of all examinations.