School Of The Future High School

Terrible school! Absolutely no structure or consequences. Kids aren’t given any homework, they’re encouraged to use AI to write essays. My son is completely unprepared for college and has simply learned that as long as he turns something in, he will get a good grade. Even if he doesn’t turn anything in on time, he has weeks to do so with zero consequences. Teachers, and principal alike, don’t respond to emails. If you care about education, do NOT send your child to School of the Future HS!!

I am a parent of a middle school student and I cannot get my child out of this school fast enough. I would NOT recommend this school for middle school or high school because their approach to academics is lackadaisical at best. Even though the school has some good teachers and the community is good, the administration does not care about the academic success of the students. Their implementation of the Jump Rope system has been a joke and does not accurately grade students. This school does not do ANYTHING to prepare students for high school since they assume kids will just have to stay because they will likely not get into any other public high schools. The top 20% of the students are sure to leave after middle school leaving other kids who need more support behind to suffer in a school that will not support them or prepare them for college. Given that this school was once highly regarded, it has really gone downhill. I highly recommend against this school.

Although I will praise the school for its emphasis on academics, I have to point out that the middle school principal does a disservice to her students when she minimizes complaints of bullying at the school. Her attitude is "KIDS WILL BE KIDS" " IT IS A TOUGH WORLD OUT THERE SO THEY SHOULD GET USE TO IT-TOUGHEN UP". If you want to find out more, just ask the principal about the incident of a student member of the athletic team that posted an embarrassing video of a disabled student on Snapchat. Numerous complaints about bullying were made and were disregarded. Also, there is a lot of down playing when discriminatory remarks are made by the students. Stop worrying about statistics and instead encourage children to not only do well academically but to respect their peers (if they don't, then simply enforce the NYS rules about bullying).

Ok, SOF is what you make of it, if you are a parent right now thinking about where to send your child to high school read this before, and evaluate if your child would excel in this type of environment. To put it short SOF is like a small liberal privet school with a very diverse community and a NYC public school budget. Currently I am a freshman in college, and now with about of year under my belt I hope that I can give some perspective. Many of my friends attended privet schools, Beacon, Elro, Lab, and bard. What I've notice is SOF is NOTHING like any other school. If you are looking for the typical high school experience go to beacon or Elro. I didn't realize it until I got to college that I grew up with such a diverse group of peers because it was so casual to me. And not just racially diverse or on social economic status, SOF has students that want to get into schools like Duke and Cornell, and a large amount of students who think high school is a joke. This is where many students who did not come into high school with motivation get frustrated. If you want more of an "experience school" go to SOF if you want a school that will only teach you how to take tests don't.

My daughter attended SOF for Middle School and loved it so much that SOF was her only choice for HS. Small student body and small classes means everyone knows each other. Unlike our Elementary School, there is Zero Bullying tolerated here and no one is marginalized. Fabulous teachers, every one! I have not met one yet who wasn't highly imaginative, caring and dedicated professionals. Demanding curriculum but expectations/rules are made clear. Excellent focus on Writing & on Special Ed. I have found the HS principal to be fair and compassionate. We love this little school...makes learning fun!