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Gender Sexuality Alliance
GSA is a student-run High School club that meets once a week during lunch. It provides a safe place for students to meet, support each other, and talk about issues related to sexual orientation and gender identity and expression. While GSA clubs have traditionally served as safe spaces for LGBTQ+ youth to build awareness and community as well as prevent discrimination and harassment in schools, they are now emerging as vehicles for deeper social change that extends beyond individual schools. GSA club is registered on https://gsanetwork.org/
For more information on how to join this club please reach out to the club facilitators:
Ms. Raptis CRaptis@schools.nyc.gov
Ms. Solomon ASolomon5@schools.nyc.gov
Peer Mediation
Peer mediation empowers our students to help their fellow classmates to resolve conflicts through thoughtful words and compromise. Our social worker Ms. Davis holds training once a year in which volunteer students grades 7 to 11 are certified and become mediators for not only York Early College Academy but for our building in which we share with Emerson and MS8. Weekly meetings are held by our Dean Mr. Gross but our peer mediators have an on-call schedule to help when help is needed. Mediators take on a leadership role and work with partners.
Peer Mediation Benefits:
- empowers students to resolve conflicts through words and comprises
- reduces fights and altercations
- reduces suspension and staff involvement in discipline
For more information on becoming a Peer Mediator please see Mr. Gross in room 420 or he can be reached via email at MGross4@schools.nyc.gov
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York Early College Academy
108-35 167th Street, Jamaica, NY 11433
Phone: 7182628547
Fax: 718 558 4257
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