student activities
SLJ and the Adams Street Foundation offer numerous student enrichment programs and activities including:
Summer Support Services
Intensive summer courses (9th Grade Summerbridge, 12th Grade AP Camp, Credit Recovery, Regents Prep) to drive achievement in the year ahead
College & Career Center
A differentiated approach to college advising that assists and supports each student in finding the right school and creates a college-focused senior plan
Early College Awareness Programs
Opportunities in and out of school aimed at creating awareness of and readiness for college among 9th through 11th graders, supported by a push-in college curriculum
The After-School Learning Academy
A diverse program of extracurricular activities intended to help students develop special talents and continue learning after the last bell
The Advisory Cornerstone Project
A unique ninth grade experience that partners every advisory with an outside organization to identify a compelling theme and create a powerful project around it
Lunch with Lawyers
A monthly discussion seminar during which students share lunch with a legal professional and ask questions in a casual and intimate setting
Young Men's Initiative
Programming tailored to the needs and interests of young men to foster achievement and a positive sense of self
Internships
Exciting pre-professional experiences in highly professional office settings either over the summer or during senior year
CSI: Community Service Initiative
A grassroots campaign to revive teen volunteerism by sending eleventh grade advisories out into the community to perform acts of community service and bring the lessons they learn back to school.
Vertical Mentoring
Cross-age mentoring relationships between older and younger students that provide growth experiences for both mentors and mentees
Field Trips and Guest Speakers
Scheduled opportunities to bring the school into the outside world and the outside world into the school, and thereby empower students through constant involvement
"My friend goes to a different small law high school but she doesn't get the opportunities that I get."
- Edania Heslop, Class of 2009