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We provide a rigorous and engaging academic program that prepares our students to succeed on all standardized exams. ABCD students are challenged in the classroom to reach beyond their limits. In addition, our middle school students can take full advantage of being connected to our high school. For example, our Math curriculum prepares students for Pre-Algebra and Algebra I in 8th grade.
Our after-school program, called Co-Curricular Activities, is complements our academic work, but is also a lot of fun:
- Arcade Club
- Art and Music Club
- Basketball
- Chess Club
- Running Club
- Study Hall
B usiness Courses
Students are required to take our Business Education & Technology course in every grade. The curriculum is specifically designed to support the Math and English covered on standardized exams and to prepare students for a college major in Business, Economics, or a related field of study.
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GRADE |
BUSINESS TOPIC |
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6 |
Intro to Business |
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7 |
Management |
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8 |
Marketing |
|
9 |
Accounting and Finance |
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10 |
Economics |
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11 |
Business Law and Ethics |
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12 |
Entrepreneurship |
College Tours
Students are required to go on College Tours in every grade. We believe that exposure to colleges makes the possibility a reality. The variety will make our students the most knowledgeable college applicants in the nation.
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GRADE |
LOCATION |
COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES |
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6 |
Private colleges in NYC |
Columbia University, Long Island University,
New York University, Fordham University |
|
7 |
Public colleges in NYC |
CUNY-Baruch, CUNY-Brooklyn College,
CUNY-John Jay, CUNY-Medgar Evers College |
|
8 |
Colleges in Upstate NY |
SUNY-Albany, Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst.,
Marist College, Siena College |
|
9 |
Colleges in Pennsylvania |
Lincoln University, Univ. of Pennsylvania, Temple University, Villanova University |
|
10 |
Colleges in Baltimore, MD/Washington, DC |
Loyola University, Morgan State University, Georgetown University, Howard University |
|
11 |
Colleges in New England |
Providence College, Brown University, Boston College, Harvard University, Wheelock College |
|
12 |
Individual college visits |
Seniors will individually arrange visits to colleges and universities based on preference |
Dedication and Discipline
- Being an all-boys school, we teach our students the dedication and discipline necessary to become productive and successful adults.
- Our students wear uniforms that get more formal towards graduation, beginning with “business causal” polo shirts in middle school and button-down shirts with ties in high school.
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In Advisory, we follow the ABCD Brotherhood Curriculum where we address such topics as self-awareness, conflict resolution, manhood, and shared history.
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To further promote the ideal of Brotherhood, each incoming 6th grader is mentored by a 9th grader and they follow each other for 3 years. When the 6th grader becomes a 9th grader, he will then mentor a 6th grader. When the 9th grader becomes a 12th grader, he will have an adult mentor.