High School II (1994)

HIGH SCHOOL II is a film about Central Park East Secondary School CPESS a successful alternative high school in New Yorks Spanish Harlem 8595 of whose graduates go on to four year colleges The film illustrates the schools emphasis on the Habits of Mind program weighing evidence awareness of multiple points of view seeing connections and relationships speculating on possibilities and assessing values Sequences illustrating the schools approach to learning include classroom activities in the humanities and sciences family conferences discussions of race class and gender faculty meetings disciplinary problems sex education conflict resolution by students and student council meetings