A National Model of Excellence
"School of Promise" designation active from 2008 - 2013
Awarded due to proficiency with Keys 1 & 2 of the 5 Keys for Successful Career Academies.
NEP Lab School designation active indefinitely.
School District: New York City Public Schools
Chancellor: Dr. Dennis Walcott
Principal: Diane Varano
CAAS is located on the Tilden High School campus in the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn, NY, about a half way between LaGuardia and JFK airports. Opened in September 2008, CAAS serves grades 9-12.
School Exhibits
NEP Lab School students compete in an academic competition that is regionally televised by ESPN. Although it was only their first time competing, they defeat three other schools before getting knocked out in the fourth round. Okay, ESPN, we'll see you next year.
How CAAS Measures Up
See how CAAS meets the needs of their students as measured by Glasser's Choice Theory.
See how CAAS meets the needs of their students as measured by Thompson's Components of Meaningful Instruction.
See how CAAS meets the needs of their students as measured by the 5 Keys for Successful Career Academies.
Interesting Facts About CAAS
>Colors: Cabernet & Sky Blue
>CAAS is on the Tilden High School campus built in 1929.
>Following a recent trend in NYC Public Schools, Tilden High School has been subdivided into small schools. In this phase of Tilden's evolution, the campus houses CAAS, the Kurt Hahn Expeditionary School, and the It Takes A Village Academy (ITAVA).
>The school auditorium displays a massive 2,400 square foot wall mural painted in the 1930s as part of President Franklin Roosevelt's WPA.
>The campus has three gymnasiums, an indoor swimming pool, and a rifle range (no longer in use).
>Portions of the movie "The Lords of Flatbush", starring Sylvester Stallone and Henry Winkler, was filmed on campus in 1974. The 1994 movie "Above the Rim" was also shot on campus. The movie starred Tupak Shakur and Marlon Wayans.
>CAAS houses NEP's New York office and the Innovation Magazine newsroom.
>CAAS website
>CAAS is on the Tilden High School campus built in 1929.
>Following a recent trend in NYC Public Schools, Tilden High School has been subdivided into small schools. In this phase of Tilden's evolution, the campus houses CAAS, the Kurt Hahn Expeditionary School, and the It Takes A Village Academy (ITAVA).
>The school auditorium displays a massive 2,400 square foot wall mural painted in the 1930s as part of President Franklin Roosevelt's WPA.
>The campus has three gymnasiums, an indoor swimming pool, and a rifle range (no longer in use).
>Portions of the movie "The Lords of Flatbush", starring Sylvester Stallone and Henry Winkler, was filmed on campus in 1974. The 1994 movie "Above the Rim" was also shot on campus. The movie starred Tupak Shakur and Marlon Wayans.
>CAAS houses NEP's New York office and the Innovation Magazine newsroom.
>CAAS website
