The Software Engineering Pilot (SEP) is a comprehensive, standards-aligned computer science and software engineering education program for grades 6 to 12. The goals of the program are: (1) to increase the number of high school graduates, particularly from traditionally under-represented groups, who are ready to enter new and emerging high-tech fields, and (2) to develop students’ computational thinking and problem solving skills in real-world contexts.
Program Details
The program currently offers core curriculum in the following areas: computer programming, robotics, web design and development, physical computing, and mobile computing. As it scales, the program provides schools with structured full-year course pathways including core computer science curriculum and elective topics designed to develop students’ technical and creative skill. SEP students will participate in work-based experiences with major industry leaders and partners.
In 2015-16, the SEP program served 42 teachers and more than 3000 students in grades 6, 7, 9,10, and 11th grades across nine high schools and nine middle schools. For more information about the SEP program, contact cs4all@strongschools.nyc
Our Schools
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SEP Middle Schools
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Bronx Park Middle School |
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J.H.S. 062 Ditmas |
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J.H.S. 074 Nathaniel Hawthorne |
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J.H.S. 157 Stephen A. Halsey |
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J.H.S. 185 Edward Bleeker |
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M.S. 223 The Laboratory School Of Finance & Technology |
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Mark Twain I.S. 239 For The Gifted & Talented |
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Pathways College Preparatory School |
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PS/IS 30 Mary White Ovington |
SEP High Schools
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Bronx Compass High School |
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Cambria Heights Academy |
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Eagle Academy For Young Men |
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High School Of Telecommunication Arts & Technology |
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New Dorp High School |
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Queens Vocational & Technical High School |
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Ralph R. McKee Career & Technical Education High School |
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Renaissance Charter High School For Innovation |
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Urban Assembly Gateway School For Technology |
In the News
- How NYC is Preparing Girls for our STEM-focused Future, 8/28/15
- At McKee High School video games are more than fun and winning, 6/03/2015
- South Bronx Middle-School Students Incorporate Software Engineering Into Curriculum, 04/03/2015
- New York City kids get with the programming thanks to software engineering classes, 12/16/2014
- Middle School Students Teach Chancellor Fariña and First Lady Mccray to Code as Part of Internet Week New York, 5/21/2014
- Mayor Bloomberg and Chancellor Walcott Announce AT&T to Donate $1.6 Million to the Fund for Public Schools to Expand Software Engineering Curriculum in High Schools, 11/12/2013 (PDF)
- Mayor Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Walcott Announce the 20 Schools Selected For the New Software Engineering Pilot Program, 2/25/2013 (PDF)
