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New Ventures Charter School is a public transfer high school in central Staten Island that places students ages 16-21 on a personalized pathway toward obtaining their high school diploma.
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Why Choose New Ventures?

New Ventures Charter School offers students a different path to success. We provide a supportive, personalized learning environment where students can overcome barriers, reconnect with their education, and work toward graduation with confidence. Through small class sizes, meaningful relationships, and real-world experiences, we help every student discover their strengths and prepare for their future.

New Ventures Charter School provides students ages 16-21 with a fresh start through personalized learning, meaningful relationships, and real-world experiences. As a transfer high school serving grades 10–12, we help students overcome barriers, earn their diplomas, and prepare for success in college, careers, military service, or the workforce.
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Fully Inclusive Learning

We embrace diversity through integrating students with differing learning needs in our classrooms. New Ventures Charter School classes are comprised of 60% general education students and 40% special education students, each working alongside teachers at their own pace.
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A Fresh Start

At New Ventures, it’s all about love without limitations. Students are “adopted” into school families that restore the confidence they may have lost along the way. We turn school into a safe space for learning and growing. A focus on relationships and rapport, combined with a personalized pathway, propels each student to the finish line so they can earn the high school diploma they deserve.
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Next Level Readiness

We aim to prepare students for success by providing the developmental skills and tools necessary to excel in higher education and the professional world. New Ventures fieldwork and internship programs offer students a unique opportunity to explore career aspirations and build connections while earning credits toward a high school diploma.

Student Wellness

We recognize the important role mental, emotional, and social wellness plays in fulfilling personal potential, even beyond the classroom. Our robust Wellness program guides students in managing stress, overcoming challenges and practicing conflict-resolution in their everyday lives.

Personalized Pathways to Graduation


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Every student’s journey is unique. At New Ventures, students receive individualized academic plans, flexible scheduling, and targeted support designed around their needs, goals, and strengths. Our team works closely with each student to create a clear pathway toward earning a diploma and achieving their next steps after high school.

Career-Connected Learning

Learning comes to life through hands-on experiences. Through fieldwork, internships, and career exploration opportunities, students gain real-world skills while discovering potential career pathways. From culinary arts and education to media, design, music production, and more, students learn by doing and build confidence for life after graduation.
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Student Support & Relationships


At New Ventures, relationships are at the heart of everything we do. Our caring staff creates a school community where every student is known, valued, and supported. Students have access to trusted adults who provide academic guidance, social-emotional support, and encouragement throughout their high school journey.
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Graduate Success

Success after high school looks different for every student. New Ventures prepares graduates for the path that best matches their interests and goals, whether that means college, career training, apprenticeships, military service, certifications, or entering the workforce. Through individualized planning and career counseling, students graduate with the skills, confidence, and direction needed to succeed.

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Ready for a new beginning? New Ventures Charter School provides students with the opportunity to earn their diploma in a supportive environment built around their success. If you or your student is looking for a school community that values growth, opportunity, and future goals, we invite you to learn more about joining New Ventures.
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ABOUT

As the No. 1 performing transfer charter school in New York State, New Ventures Charter School offers a personalized pathway in a warm and nurturing environment to under-credited, disconnected youth pairing internships with fieldwork outside the classroom. Students are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the school year.
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New Ventures Charter School provides students ages 16-21 with a fresh start through personalized learning, meaningful relationships, and real-world experiences. As a transfer high school serving grades 10–12, we help students overcome barriers, earn their diplomas, and prepare for success in college, careers, military service, or the workforce.

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ABOUT

As the No. 1 performing transfer charter school in New York State, New Ventures Charter School offers a personalized pathway in a warm and nurturing environment to under-credited, disconnected youth pairing internships with fieldwork outside the classroom. Students are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the school year.
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Our Promise

At New Ventures Charter School, we create a learning community in which students with differing learning needs develop the skills and social fluency to lead fulfilling and engaged lives in their communities.
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Why Choose New Venture Charter School

At New Ventures, there’s no chance of feeling lost in the crowd. An individualized curriculum, combined with extra support in the classroom and real-world learning experiences, makes graduation a reality at our transfer high school.

Fully Inclusive Learning

We embrace diversity through integrating students with differing learning needs in our classrooms. New Ventures Charter School classes are comprised of 60% general education students and 40% special education students, each working alongside teachers at their own pace.

A Fresh Start

At New Ventures, it’s all about love without limitations. Students are “adopted” into school families that restore the confidence they may have lost along the way. We turn school into a safe space for learning and growing. A focus on relationships and rapport, combined with a personalized pathway, propels each student to the finish line so they can earn the high school diploma they deserve.

Next Level Readiness

We aim to prepare students for success by providing the developmental skills and tools necessary to excel in higher education and the professional world. New Ventures fieldwork and internship programs offer students a unique opportunity to explore career aspirations and build connections while earning credits toward a high school diploma.

Student Wellness

We recognize the important role mental, emotional, and social wellness plays in fulfilling personal potential, even beyond the classroom. Our robust Wellness program guides students in managing stress, overcoming challenges and practicing conflict-resolution in their everyday lives.

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