Cristo Rey New York High School
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Cristo Rey New York High School is a college preparatory high school
located in East Harlem, in New York, New York. Students gain internships with many of New York City's corporate office to earn their education. The schools creator and Principal is Bill Ford whose aunt is the martyr Ita Ford
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of high schools, the original being Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago
. Cristo Rey High School seeks to provide a quality education for economically disadvantaged high school students of all faiths through its core curriculum, dual language instruction and corporate work-study program. This school ministry is endorsed by the American Province of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus
, the Long Island New England Province of the Brothers of the Christian Schools and the New York Province of the Society of Jesus
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Cristo Rey, in a spirit of collaboration with these groups, strives to foster the human and intellectual potential, as well as the cultural heritage, of all members of the school community. Our final measurement will be not only “what has the student learned?” but also, “how, where and for whose sake has she or he chosen to invest that learning?” If we succeed, our graduates will become leaders in service, working alongside others to transform our city into a place where all can live with dignity and peace.
, documents the unlikely development of the Cristo Rey model and its remarkable success throughout the United States.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located in East Harlem, in New York, New York. Students gain internships with many of New York City's corporate office to earn their education. The schools creator and Principal is Bill Ford whose aunt is the martyr Ita Ford
Ita Ford
Ita Ford, M.M. was a Roman Catholic Maryknoll Sister missionary to Bolivia, Chile and El Salvador. She worked with the poor and war refugees. On December 2, 1980, she was tortured, raped, and murdered, along with fellow missionaries Maura Clarke, M.M., laywoman Jean Donovan, and Dorothy Kazel,...
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Background
Cristo Rey New York High School was established in 2004. It is part of the Cristo Rey NetworkCristo Rey Network
The Cristo Rey Network comprises 25 high schools that provide a quality, Catholic, college preparatory education to urban young people who live in communities with limited educational options...
of high schools, the original being Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. Cristo Rey High School seeks to provide a quality education for economically disadvantaged high school students of all faiths through its core curriculum, dual language instruction and corporate work-study program. This school ministry is endorsed by the American Province of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus
Society of the Holy Child Jesus
The Society of the Holy Child Jesus is an international community of nuns that was founded in England in 1846 by Philadelphia-born Cornelia Connelly. Cornelia converted to the Roman Catholic Church in 1835. The Society was approved in 1887 by Pope Leo XIII, and the rules and constitutions were...
, the Long Island New England Province of the Brothers of the Christian Schools and the New York Province of the Society of Jesus
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
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Cristo Rey, in a spirit of collaboration with these groups, strives to foster the human and intellectual potential, as well as the cultural heritage, of all members of the school community. Our final measurement will be not only “what has the student learned?” but also, “how, where and for whose sake has she or he chosen to invest that learning?” If we succeed, our graduates will become leaders in service, working alongside others to transform our city into a place where all can live with dignity and peace.
Book about the Cristo Rey Model
In January 2008, Loyola Press released a book titled More than A Dream: How One School's Vision is Changing the World The book, authored by G.R. Kearney, a writer and former volunteer teacher at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in ChicagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, documents the unlikely development of the Cristo Rey model and its remarkable success throughout the United States.