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2015 Summer School and Bridge Program Schedule

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See the document below, which provides information about WHSAD's 2015 summer school and the summer bridge programs, including the schedule of classes for both. If you have any questions, please call our parent coordinator, Ms. Chu, at 718-388-1260, extension 2273. [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/WHSAD-2015-Summer-School_v1.docx"] … [Read more...]

Williamsburg Students Instrumental in Brooklyn Barge Bar Design

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Over the last few months, the owners of the Brooklyn Barge have been working with students at the Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design (WHSAD), who created detailed drawings for the space, that the owners then used for the construction and permitting process that followed subsequently. To read the full story, as published in the Greenpoint Gazette,  click here or see the PDF file below. [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/GPGazzette_BargeBar.pdf"] … [Read more...]

WHSAD Students Become More Marketable for the Workforce

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For the past five months, a dozen students at the Williamsburg High School of Architecture and Design (WHSAD) have been working diligently to prepare themselves to break into the manufacturing industry. In a first of its kind partnership for the school, WHSAD teamed up with the family-owned and operated manufacturing firm Architectural Grille for a semester long work study program. To read the full story, as published in the Greenpoint Gazette,  click here or see the PDF file below. [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/GPGazzette_ArchitecturalGrille.pdf"] … [Read more...]

WHSAD Students Score Internships Aboard the Mary A. Whalen

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The tanker, known as the Mary A. Whalen, has long been untethered, traveling from port to port on short-term permits, but beginning Friday, it'll finally have a home at Pier 11 in the Atlantic Basin — where it will stay for the next three years.Three students from the Williamsburg High School have scored internships aboard the ship this summer, according to a statement from the organization. To read the full story at DNAinfo.com, click here, or see the PDF file below.   [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/DNAInfo_Portside-Interns.pdf"] … [Read more...]

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  Please review the following documents  to learn more about how to host a WHSAD student for an internship at your company or organization and the skill sets that our students develop though our four year program. Employer Recruitment Brochure [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Employer-Recruitment-Brochure.pdf"] WHSAD's CTE Architecture Sequence Skill Summary [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/CTE-Sequence-Skill-Summary.doc"] … [Read more...]

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How to Redesign a School’s Public Spaces? Let WHSAD’s Students Decide

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Please take a moment to read the GreenPoint Gazette article detailing WHSAD's in-house design competition. We'd like to extend a special thanks to the Gazette's publisher, Jeff Mann, for his continued support over the years. You can read the article below or click here to view the article on the Greenpoint Gazette website. [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/how-to-redesign-a-schoo.pdf"]                   … [Read more...]