mobanmarketNEW YORK CITY — City officials recently broke ground on an expansion of the New York Harbor School on Governors Island last week.
The expansion will allow the school to better prepare students for good-paying green jobs by doubling the school’s campus from two to four buildings and adding new classrooms, a competition-sized pool and gymnasium, and laboratories designed to support the school’s maritime and environmental curriculum, officials told Patch.
The announcement builds on City Hall’s efforts to develop a “Harbor of the Future” – an initiative to reimagine the city’s waterfront to fuel 21st-century growth and innovation.
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The Harbor School provides a college preparatory education with a focus on environmental stewardship.
The NYC School Construction Authority will also renovate Building 555 – a designated landmark structure built in 1938 – to create 32,000 square feet of additional classroom space.
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“We’re proud to improve and build on the original vision for the Urban Assembly New York Harbor School and look forward to seeing how the expanded campus will empower these exceptional students to learn and expand their environmental stewardship,” SCA President and CEO Kubota told Patch. “This expansion will enable the school to serve even more students while becoming a valuable resource for the broader community.”
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The New York City Council and the Manhattan Borough President’s Office helped provide funding for the project.
“Over the past 14 years, thousands of young New Yorkers have had transformational educational experiences on Governors Island, using the harbor as a living classroom and receiving high-quality career training in maritime and environmental fields,” Trust for Governors Island President and CEO Clare Newman told Patch. “We are proud to collaborate with our partners at the School Construction Authority and New York City Public Schools to develop these new, state-of-the-art facilities, which will serve to expand opportunities for students and empower the environmental leaders of tomorrow.”
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