Young Women'S Leadership Of Staten Island recently moved into a new permanent facility at the Corporate Commons Three campus operated by the Nicotra Group. The new building includes a rooftop farm for student use, a gymnasium, light-filled classrooms, and planned capacity to serve grades 6 through 12 by adding one grade level each year. The relocation provides expanded space and long-term growth capacity for the school’s academic program.

Q1. What kind of school model does Young Women's Leadership of Staten Island use?

Ans. Young Women's Leadership of Staten Island is a part of the Young Women's Leadership network, which is a public school model that helps girls get ready for college, do well in school, and become leaders.

Q2. What should parents look at first when they go to Young Women's Leadership of Staten Island?

Ans. Families should look over the rules for getting into school, the school's performance data, the extracurricular activities available, the rules for getting to and from school, and the ways the family can talk to each other.

Q3. What are some of the best opportunities for students at Young Women's Leadership of Staten Island?

Ans. The model focuses on leadership experiences, mentoring, hard work in school, and programs that help students reach their long-term educational goals.

Q4. What makes this school different from a regular middle school that is coed?

Ans. It has a mission that includes themes of leadership and college readiness, and it is a school that focuses on girls.

Q5. What makes Young Women's Leadership of Staten Island stand out?

Ans. One of the borough's more specialized public school options, it is a network-affiliated school with a mission-centered model.