Welcome to the Brooklyn STEAM Center
A school that believes in building with our community, not for.
FREE FOOD SHIPPED TO THE HOMES OF STEAM CENTER SCHOLARS & THIER FAMILIES
On behalf of our STEAM Center partners at the Food Education Fund and DJ Questlove, STEAM Center scholars and their families can now sign up to have FREE food delivered to their homes during these very difficult and unfortunate times.
Dear STEAM Scholars and Family Members,
During these uncertain times, we want to ensure that we are providing you with all the necessary supports needed to ensure that you have an easy transition to Remote Learning. We know that ever so often even with access to technology, there are unforeseen challenges and potential issues that emerge with the devices we use to connect to the internet. To help support you during these times, we are offering Remote Desktop support to help you troubleshoot or repair computer systems/mobile devices that are experiencing performance or connection issues. These services will be available to any STEAM scholar and their family members FREE of charge by calling our repair service hotline at 347-692-8138 between the hours of 8:10am - 3:00pm, Monday - Friday. In order to ensure that you also have a method of connecting with us for questions or concerns during school closures, please see the list of staff members and their Google contact phone numbers and email addresses below. We are readily available by phone and email during school hours.
- Kayon Pryce, Principal: 718-772-6171 | kpryce@brooklynsteamcenter.org
- Charles Brown, Assistant Principal: 917-652-6107 | cbrown@brooklynsteamcenter.org
- Alicia Cortes, Parent Coordinator: 914-670-7648 | acrotes@brooklynsteamcenter.org
- Franklin Rodney, Guidance Counselor: 848-999-4154 | frodney@brooklynsteamcenter.org
Please continue to also feel free to connect with our instructors by email, or with our leadership team at: leadership@brooklynsteamcenter.org. You can also quickly access our Remote Learning platforms using the links below:
- https://bksteam.schoology.com
- https://classroom.google.com (Culinary Course Only)
Best Wishes,
The Brooklyn STEAM Center Team
REMOTE LEARNING ANNOUNCEMENT
Dear Scholars and Family members,
We do hope that you and your loved ones are staying well during these unprecedented times. In order to ensure that the learning continues during school closures, the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) and the Brooklyn STEAM Center will be transitioning to a Remote Learning system. To learn more about Remote Learning, and the latest NYCDOE COVID-19 updates, please click here. All scholars that are enrolled for programming here at the Brooklyn STEAM Center should continue to check their STEAM emails, and access their Schoology/Google Classroom accounts for assignments and course updates. Please note that if you need support accessing your online accounts or help with acquiring the technology needed to access remote learning platforms during these times, please email us at: leadership@brooklynsteamcenter.org.
Kindest Regards,
The Brooklyn STEAM Center Team
REMOTE PARENT/GUARDIAN TEACHER CONFERENCE SIGN-UP
Dear Parent/Guardian, in response to the New York City Department of Education changes to the Parent Teacher Conference (PTC) format this Spring, we are providing families with the access to an online sign up, which will enable your scholar's teacher to contact you at the specified time.
OVERVIEW
The Brooklyn STEAM Center is an innovative career and technical training hub for 11th and 12th grade students, immersed within a robust industry environment, which prepares a pipeline of talented young adults who will thrive in the rapidly evolving manufacturing, technology, and creative fields. At STEAM, students engage in high quality professional work, develop robust and real industry networks, and explore tangible pathways to economic opportunity, all within the industry ecosystem at the Brooklyn Navy Yard - a 300 acre industrial park that houses over 400 businesses in cutting-edge industries.
SHARED TRAINING HUB
Eight partner high school send students to the Brooklyn STEAM Center. Partner high schools focus on core academics while STEAM prepares students in career and technical education. Our partner schools are:
- George Westinghouse High School
- Benjamin Banneker Academy
- Bedford Academy High School
- High School for Global Citizenship
- Science Skills Center High School for Science, Technology & the Creative Arts
- Science Technology and Research (STAR) Early College High School at Erasmus
- Boys and Girls High School
- Medgar Evers College Preparatory High School
5 INDUSTRY PATHWAYS
STEAM Center students train for two years in one of five high demand fields:
INDUSTRY ECOSYSTEM
The Brooklyn STEAM Center is located within the Brooklyn Navy Yard, a robust industry ecosystem of over 400 businesses that span manufacturing, technology, food, fashion and media. The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation leads industry advising and engagement, including:
- Convening an Advisory Council of 30+ businesses and higher education partners
- Coordinating Industry feedback loops to inform the curriculum
- Creating opportunities for work based learning
THE STEAM EXPERIENCE
Students graduate from the STEAM Center with:
