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| Students in the S.T.A.R. High School give a "thumbs up" to the innovative, college-preparatory curriculum. | Erasmus Hall High School was founded in 1787 with funds contributed by Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, John Jay, and others. |
STAR, located in historic Erasmus Hall High School in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, opened its doors for the first time on September 8, 2003 with seventy ninth-grade students. The school prepares student scientists for college by providing a strong high school education with concurrent enrollment in credit-bearing courses at Brooklyn College.
Admission to the school is based on attendance records, interest in science, and a letter of recommendation from a junior high school teacher or guidance counselor. Over the next three years, the high school will add an additional 125 entering freshmen until reaching a maximum of 500 students.
Teachers at the high school are working closely with Brooklyn College faculty to create an interdisciplinary curriculum that fully integrates the use of technology and interactive assignments.
STAR@Erasmus is part of the Early College High School Initiative, which was initially funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Fountation
The National Science Foundation funded some of the curricular development for this program through an NSF-CCLI grant obtained by Theodore Raphan and Chaya Gurwitz (deceased) for three years. This funding was taken over by the State of New York and included in the Brooklyn College budget. The CCLI budget is administered by Theodore Raphan, who runs the workshops, seminars, and courses that students take as part of their curriculum.
The Star Early College Program is directed by Mary Chiusano, who is the Brooklyn College Liason to Erasmus High School. Theodore Raphan, Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, directs the CCLI program encompassing the Fall workshops, six week Spring seminars, and courses in computer science. Rachel Axinnm is a Liason from Erasmus High School to Brooklyn College and works closely with Mary Chiusano.
Stephen Chester, Department of Antropology and Archaeology
Judy Listhaus, Department of Computer and Information Science
Betty Gadeloff-Mizrahi, Department of Health and Nutition Science
Antonio Lopez , Department of Biology
Avinash Jairam , Department of Computer and Information Science
Matthew Harrick, Library