City As School was founded in 1972 as the first alternative high

school in NYC Board of Education. It was designed to serve

students who had begun high school in traditional schools, but who

were at risk of dropping out. Insted of the usual 8 classes per day

repeated 5 days a week for each semester, CAS's innovative design

stressed experiential learning interships throughout the city combined

with classes and more individual attention than is possible in large

school. In our 4-cycle per school year schedule a student's program

might be different every day of the week, with new choices made

four times a year, and would provide the student with the chance to

explore interests in the world of work while earning high school

credit. This design has reconnected thousand of young people with

secondary education by helping them to see its relevance to their

present lives and future goals.