Dr. Carla Stephens
Principal

About Our School

Bard High School Early College Newark (BHSEC Newark) opened in September 2011 as a collaboration between Bard College and the Newark Public Schools. BHSEC Newark seeks to demonstrate that an academically rigorous liberal arts program can intellectually engage a diverse group of high school students and better prepare them for success than a traditional high school can. We enable students from underserved middle schools to reach their full intellectual potential and complete a college education.

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Bard News

Newark Board of Education Salutes Graduates of 2021-22

June 23, 2022

Newark, NJ, [June 23, 2022]. Today, Newark Public Schools is hosting graduation ceremonies for over 2,300 seniors from across 14 district high schools in celebration of the Class of 2022’s remarkable accomplishments. Family, friends, staff, and community members will witness the achievements of this very special and historic class with 434 seniors achieving a GPA […]

Bard takes third in Science Olympics

June 20, 2022

Congratulations to Kyla Coats, Nicholas David, Najuania Hemmings, Daniel Oyasodun, and their coach Ms. Chirico for their third-place finish in this year’s District Science Virtual Olympics!

Bard Celebrates AAPI Heritage

June 18, 2022

Bard celebrated the Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage of our faculty and staff on Thursday with a day of international food, sushi-making lessons, and Bollywood screening. Thank you to Kristina Aguirre, Dr. Woo, and all other student and faculty organizers!

Bard Queerbait and STAAR Club host first fashion show

June 5, 2022

On June 2, student organizers from Queerbait and STAAR clubs hosted their first-ever Bard fashion show. Months of planning and practice paid off as students dazzled on the runway.

Dr. Wood featured on Podcast

May 19, 2022

The Society for the History of Children and Youth is featuring Dr. Wood’s book on their website and podcast this month. The book is titled Upon the Altar of Work: Child Labor & the Rise of a New American Sectionalism and focuses on how North-South conflict shaped legal, political, and ideological disagreements about child labor […]

Bard Pre-Calc students sweep Math+Art Desmos Contest

May 18, 2022

Congratulations to the students in Dr. Beridze’s Pre-Calc class for winning first, second and third place in the annual Math + Art Desmos competition. These students used graphic calculators to create their own designs. First Place: Jacqueline Llivicota Second Place: Laura Ovbiye Third Place: Josselin Regalado and Nydiranna Lewis Wright See the winners here: Math & […]