Urban Assembly Charter School for Computer Science (Comp Sci High)

• Computer Lab,
• Performance Space
• Arts Room, and
• Gym

Why We Need Your Help
When COVID hit the Bronx in March, we reached out to raise money for our kids and families.  We needed computers, hotspots, and tech for our teachers.  Our families also needed food, medical supplies...and help with funeral costs.

Ten months later, our school community is still persevering and still succeeding. But, the suffering and hardship in our community have only grown since March.  The pandemic receded for a while, only to be replaced with unemployment, hunger, and homelessness.  

We have been there with our families every minute, distributing more than $70,000 in direct aid for food and rent (with the help of so many amazing supporters in our last GoFundMe).  

But, more and more of our 340 families are struggling to pay for food, rent, and the internet costs that allow for virtual learning.  More and more of our students need new devices and hotspots to continue learning. 

Who We Are
Comp Sci High is a computer science high school in the Bronx whose mission is to ensure every student goes to college and graduates with high tech skills and real work experience to build a successful career. 

In our first year, our scores put us in the top 2% of all Bronx high schools, and top 6% of all high schools in NYC.  Last year, in a pandemic, nearly half of all our sophomores attained college-level scores on the AP Computer Science exam.
And just a few weeks ago every single 9th and 10th grader completed virtual mock interviews with Morgan Stanley. 

Comp Sci High is a special place.    We want to keep it that way.  But, we need your help.

1. We funds to continue providing our families with direct rent and food assistance.

2. We need more support to make sure we can continue to provide students with wifi and Chromebooks through this school year.

Please help us support our families and serve our kids: 

● $250 provides a student with a mobile hotspot.

● $350 buys a student a new Chromebook with enough power to join class remotely.
 
● $1000 is enough to provide our remote Juniors with the laptops they need to do their Digital Design classes remotely.  

We know these are hard times for all, but we are asking for your help. Any support for our students and families will go a long way. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, 

- The Comp Sci High Community

Why We Need Your Help
Three weeks ago, the COVID-19 crisis forced Comp Sci High to close its doors and shift to remote learning for our 220 students and families.   Our building was closed by the city at 5pm on a Sunday night.  One day later, we had delivered wifi and Chromebooks to our students and successfully completed our first day of remote classes.

We promise our students and families that we would prepare them for college and for the careers of the future.  This crisis has changed everything...except that promise. 

Who We Are
Comp Sci High is a computer science high school in the Bronx whose mission is to ensure every student goes to college and graduates with high tech skills and real work experience to build a successful career. 

Last year, our scores put us in the top 2% of all Bronx high schools, and top 6% of all high schools in NYC.

And in the last few weeks, our students have 
  ● Launched a new literary magazine  
  ● Designed video games in Python
  ● Explored the Physics of bottle flipping in Physics 
  ● Debated the use of violence in the 20th-century labor movement 

Comp Sci High is a special place.    We want to keep it that way.  But, we need your help. 

1. We need to raise funds to help our families, who are already reaching out to us for help with basics like groceries and medical supplies.  The money that we set aside each year for emergency support will not come close to the need, and 

2. We need more support to make sure we can continue to provide students with wifi and Chromebooks through June,  and
Please help us support our families and serve our kids: 

  ● $200 covers two weeks of groceries for one of our families
  ● $300 buys a Chromebook for one of our students
  ● $500 covers a month of internet access for all our students who don’t have it at home.

We know these are hard times for all, but we are asking for your help. Any support for our students and families will go a long way. 
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, 

- The teachers and staff of Comp Sci High