Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation
Project Title
For support of the Brooklyn STEAM Center
Date
Jun. 14, 2018
Duration
6 months
Description
New models of career and technical education (CTE) can prepare students for twenty-first century success by helping them navigate and continually adapt to an increasingly complex labor market. Yet, work-based learning experiences remain out of reach for the majority of students. In partnership with the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE), the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation (BNYDC) has developed the STEAM Center, an educational hub that provides high school students with rigorous, work-based learning opportunities. Through this innovative partnership, BNYDC leverages the professional community at the Navy Yard to convene industry professionals and employers for planning and programming, while NYCDOE runs the instructional components of the STEAM Center. With Corporation support, BNYDC will iterate upon and test program design, develop curriculum and industry-aligned pathways, and document efforts for potential replication.