Urban Assembly :: Who We Are



Partners are an integral part of the Urban Assembly model. By engaging students in the real world beyond the classroom, partners bring a school's theme and curriculum into vibrant focus and reinforce in students' minds the connection between career and college that is a key predictor of success in college. The aspirations that partners inspire are a powerful incentive to academic achievement. The Urban Assembly has organized strong institutional partnerships around each school's theme and identified expert advisers in government, education, and the corporate and nonprofit sectors who enrich students' academic experience. The caliber and range of our partners are unprecedented, and so is their engagement in the daily activities of our schools. In addition to influencing students' lives and futures, partners can play an important role in designing a school and ensuring its long-term direction and sustainability. Through meaningful interaction with partners, Urban Assembly students gain personal motivation, experience real world applications of core academic skills, and increase their familiarity with college, the workplace environment and a broad range of career options. Partners work with our schools to: Integrate theme-based activity into specialized classes, core curriculum offerings, or advisories; Provide regular exposure to the professional world through field trips, internships or mentoring; and Provide exposure to higher education and the steps necessary to gain access to their desired career Our more than 250 active partners currently include: Alloy Marketing Apollo Theater Ars Nova ASPIRA, NY Barnard College Bronx Court Complex Bronx Zoo/Wildlife Conservation Society Brooklyn Academy of Music Brooklyn Law School Casita Maria Center for Urban Pedagogy Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Children's PressLine Christodora Citizen Schools Citizens Union City Year Cornell University EMC2 Facing History and Ourselves Federal Reserve Bank of New York FEGS Girls Inc. Harlem Stage/Aaron Davis Hall Hip-Hop Theater Festival Human Rights Watch Kaye Scholer, LLP Lehman Brothers Marquis Studios Manhattan Neighborhood Network National Grid News Corporation New York Cares New York City Department of City Planning New York City Department of Design & Construction New York City Office of the Mayor New York City Department of Parks and Recreation New York City Police Department New York University Law School New York Yankees PACE University Paley Center for Media Phipps Community Development Corporation Polytechnic University Project REACH Red Hook Community Justice Center Riverkeeper Scratch DJ Academy Siemens USA Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP SOBRO South Street Seaport Museum Stern School of Business, New York University TDX Construction Thornton Tomasetti Group, Inc. Time Warner Tischman Construction Vera Institute of Justice Waterkeeper Alliance