The Women’s Academy of Excellence opened in 2004 as a single gender, public, uniformed learning environment with a private school feeling. Affectionately referred to as the WAE, the mission of the Women's Academy of Excellence is to create a community of lifelong learners, where students' intellectual curiosity and creativity is nurtured, and their developmental needs as teenagers are met to their individual satisfaction.
Estefany Dominguez, WAE Class of 2017, is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University. She is majoring in Biology and Society and hopes to complete her Masters in Public Health in the near future. Next fall she will start teaching at Success Academy as a Life Sceinces teacher and hopes to inspire the next generation of scientists in NYC. In her free time at Cornell she enjoys getting ice cream from the Dairy Bar and jogging through the gorgeous hiking trails.
Learn MoreAisha Twilley, WAE Class of 2021. Is attending Dartmouth College where she majors in Public Health. Her ultimate goal is to attend medical school and become a doctor. Aisha is looking forward to attending Dartmouth to meet new people, create new memories and experiences, and learn as much as possible so that she can become a successful doctor.
Drama/TheatreBachayr Al Tareb is a junior graduating early with the Class of 2022. She will be attending University of Pennsylvania, School of Art and Sciences to major in Data Analytics and Social Sciences. Her goal is to later go to Graduate school to get a Master’s in Finances and use these two powerful degrees to start building her career in the corporate world and represent empowered females in Corporate America. Her ultimate goal is to lead and start organizations that help and empower people, including the assistance of refugees and young people. In addition, it has been a dream of her's to be part of the United Nations and UNICEF, which she hopes to navigate to at some point in her career!
Visual ArtsFirst day of school
Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for middle schools and D75 schools
Rosh Hashanah
Yom Kippur
Italian Heritage/Indigenous Peoples' Day
Diwali
Election Day
Veterans Day
Afternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for middle schools and D75
Thanksgiving Recess
Winter Recess
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Midwinter Recess
Afternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for middle schools and D75 schools
Eid al-Fitr
Spring Recess schools closed
Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for middle schools and D75 schools
Memorial Day
Eid al-Adha
Anniversary Day/Chancellor's Conference Day for staff development
Clerical Day
Juneteenth
Last day of school for students