Overview

Because of our educational mission, Yale has a strong commitment to public education and makes its resources available to strengthen K-12 education in New Haven. These resources include facilities, courses, and the talents and services of faculty, students, and staff.
 
Comprehensive partnerships with some of New Haven's magnet high schools, such as the ongoing partnership between the Schools of Medicine and Nursing with Hill Regional Career Magnet High School, have become an important part of our efforts. Likewise, the collections, faculty and staff of the Yale Art Gallery, British Arts Center and Schools of Music and Drama have become an integral part of the curriculum of the Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School.

Throughout the school year, there are numerous Yale-sponsored academic, mentoring and athletic programs in which New Haven youth participate. Yale College academic courses are also made available for credit at no charge to New Haven high school students and a number of scholarships are provided for Yale College Summer Programs.

Yale is involved in numerous literacy initiatives in New Haven's public schools. These initiatives include the Yale Reading Corps, which deploys Yale students to provide individual tutoring and classroom assistance at Timothy Dwight and Wexler-Grant schools. Yale is a leading sponsor of the New Haven Reads Free Community Book Bank.

The Yale Urban Teaching Initiative is the latest addition to Yale's commitment to education in the New Haven public schools. Participants in the program earn a Master of Arts in Urban Education Studies and a State of Connecticut Initial Educator License for grades 7 -12 and receive a full-tuition scholarship and stipend of $18,000.  In return, the participants commit to teach in a New Haven Public middle or high school for a three year period following graduation.

Professional development opportunities through the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute, the Yale Peabody Museum Fellows, and the Program in International Education Resources strengthen teaching and learning in all of the local schools. Each year through these programs Yale faculty members and New Haven's teachers work together using the University's world-class resources to study subjects in-depth and develop new curricular materials for the public schools.

Additional programs supported by members of the Yale community include the museum education programs that bring over 10,000 area children to programs at the Yale art and natural history museums. There is also a growing number of summer recreational and academic programs run by Yale Athletics and other departments that enroll over 600 New Haven youth every summer.

For more information, download a copy of our comprehensive brochure detailing Yale University's Educational Partnerships and Programs for New Haven Young People (Requires free Adobe Acrobat Reader software).

The links at the top left provide a brief overview of the many programs and opportunities Yale offers to New Haven teachers, families and youth.