Public Prep and Cornell University Extend Partnership

1/23/18 — Public Prep and Cornell University recently extended their multi-year, multi-faceted partnership to incorporate computer science instruction and more opportunities for immersive, on-campus STEM engagement.

Through this College Completion Initiative, Girls Prep Bronx Middle School scholars, as well as Girls Prep alumnae in high school, will have the opportunity to pursue week-long, campus-based experiences where they take collegiate classes, live in dorms, and get exposure to college life on Cornell’s campus.

“These types of pre-college activities will help our [students] and alumnae in high school — accumulate the types of collegiate experiences that better equip them to handle the academic rigor and social transitions necessary to successfully complete college on time,” shared Ian Rowe, CEO of Public Prep and an alumnus of Cornell Engineering.



In addition to these immersive, summer college experiences, Girls Prep will also participate in the Cornell Leadership Study being conducted in partnership with the National Coalition of Girls Schools by the Development of Social Cognition Laboratory led by Katherine Kinzler, Cornell Associate Professor of psychology and of human development. The study, funded in part by the Cornell Center for the Study of Inequality, will explore the benefits of an all-girls education on leadership ideals in elementary students.