East Harlem Tutorial Program is celebrating the ribbon cutting of the new Scholar's Academy High School!
The design of the new Scholars Academy High School embodies East Harlem Tutorial Program’s (EHTP) vision, fostering a strong institutional and community identity that inspires students on their paths to higher education. The building features specialized classrooms for art and music and fully equipped biology, chemistry, and physics labs. The lower levels of the building house shared spaces, including a gymnasium, a black box theater, a cafeteria, and a roof garden. These adaptable spaces support EHTP’s diverse after-school programs and serve as venues for community events, providing flexibility to accommodate various schedules and activities.
“Ennead aims to create an uplifting environment that encourages the pursuit of higher education while also functioning as an open, welcoming space for the wider East Harlem community to congregate and connect. Using feedback gathered from conversations with families, students, and community members, we created a design that thoughtfully weaves the space into the fabric of the city that surrounds it. As the first new public high school opening in the community in decades, we hope this serves as a model for future public schools throughout the city for years to come" - Stephen Chu, Partner at Ennead Architects.
“We are honored to partner with East Harlem Tutorial Program to expand their successful educational model to a newly designed location that will propel the future generation to success,” said Molly McGowan, Partner at Ennead Architects. “Ennead’s design approach to K-12 institutions focuses on creating dynamic spaces that engender collaborative learning, support a range of teaching modalities, and facilitate intellectual curiosity and flexibility that improve student outcomes, making it easy to integrate our expertise with EHTP’s similar mission.”