PS 270 And PS 307 Are Among Dozens Of Schools Receiving STEM Funds From BP Eric Adams

Heather Chin -
Photo by Stefan Ringel/Brooklyn Borough President’s Office.

Seventy Brooklyn schools — from elementary and middle to high school and college institutions — and their students are the beneficiaries of a $13.3 million allocation of funds from Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams’ office, designated specifically for STEM education programs. Pretty much every Brooklyn neighborhood is included in the boon — including our very own Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, and Wallabout:

  • $52,000 toward a mobile STEM lab at PS 270 Johann DeKalb
  • $52,000 to PS 307 Daniel Hale Williams for a mobile STEM lab
  • $242,000 for repairs and improvements to the Urban Assembly New York Harbor School’s home port in the Brooklyn Navy Yard

“The educational opportunities we create in Brooklyn should reflect the knowledge and skills necessary for the jobs of today and tomorrow in our borough, jobs which are rooted in STEM,” said Adams. “Projects like mobile labs and hydroponic classrooms will foster creativity and problem solving ability needed to prepare students for high-quality career opportunities.”

Photo by Stefan Ringel/Brooklyn Borough President’s Office.

The New York Harbor School’s principal, Jeffrey Chetirko, expressed delight and gratitude for the funding, which he noted will also help develop the Billion Oyster Project’s student-maintained oyster nursery in Wallabout Channel.

“Urban Assembly New York Harbor School is grateful to Borough President Adams for his generous support of the school’s unique career and technical education programs in marine science and technology,” Chetirko said. “[This] will enable high school students from Brooklyn and the other boroughs to acquire the skills and experience to pursue careers in the maritime industry and to become stewards of this City’s greatest natural resource, New York Harbor.”

Neighboring schools in Downtown Brooklyn also benefitted:

  • Brooklyn International High School received $134,000 for computer cart upgrades
  • NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering scored $1,025,000 for clean room facility equipment
  • St. Francis College was awarded $280,000 for A/V lighting upgrades to the Maroney Theater

Other schools benefitting from the allocation are located in Bed-Stuy, Bensonhurst, Boerum Hill, Brighton Beach, Brownsville, Bushwick, Canarsie, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Coney Island, East Flatbush, East New York, Flatbush, Greenpoint, Homecrest, Park Slope, Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, Sunset Park, Williamsburg, and Windsor Terrace.