Governors Island acquired its first tenant when GIPEC approved the New York Harbor School's application for an Island site. A project of the Urban Assembly, the school is one of the small, specialty high schools - there are 149 of them - promoted by the city to re-engage young people in their education. The school is currently located in Bushwick in central Brooklyn, about as far away from the water as any location in New York City. Locating it on the Island puts it in the center of lower New York Harbor and helps to fulfill the "E" in GIPEC (Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation).
The Harbor School's mission combines a hands-on harbor experience with the rigor of a creative curriculum. Planning to open on the Island next year, the school will benefit the general public as well as its 400 students. The boat building program, among others, will be open to the entire community on the days when Governors Island is open, allowing the public in general to enjoy the maritime educational experience.
The Harbor School's mission combines a hands-on harbor experience with the rigor of a creative curriculum. Planning to open on the Island next year, the school will benefit the general public as well as its 400 students. The boat building program, among others, will be open to the entire community on the days when Governors Island is open, allowing the public in general to enjoy the maritime educational experience.