About Us

Emma Lazarus’s student population is comprised of over eighteen different language groups. Our staff, like our students, is multi-cultural and specifically trained to support the needs of second language students.

We offer an English immersion program where all classes are taught in English with built in supports for students in their native languages. Therefore, English becomes the common language for all students and accelerates the learning process. It is our belief that learning should not be specific to the classroom, but should include exposure to outside experiences and activities. We offer a hands-on, rigorous, and dynamic curriculum designed to prepare students for college and the working world.

Students also take frequent trips outside the classroom, to help them acquire English and learn more about their adopted city and country. Our programs not only support content development, but support all of our students, and families, in their acculturation and allows all to learn through experience.

Students at Emma Lazarus will graduate with skill sets that uniquely prepare them for our 21st century technological and international society.

The Learning to Work (LTW) Program at Emma Lazarus High School is a partnership with the NYC Mission Society that provides assistance in the educational and professional development of Emma Lazarus students. The program provides subsidized internships for a minimum of 10 hours per week at internship sites in public, private and non-profit sectors.