Founding Year: 2006 Grades: 6–12  |  Grade Active: 6–8 283 Adams Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 | | | The Urban Assembly Institute of Math and Science for Young Women, conceived and planned in partnership with Polytechnic University, encourages and empowers students to study and pursue careers in mathematics, science and technology— fields in which women have traditionally been given little encouragement or opportunity to excel. The school’s interdisciplinary, inquiry-based curriculum engages students in their other classes as well, while community service projects and advisers promote lifelong learning and leadership. | | | The UA Institute of Math and Science for Young Women is the first and only all-girls school in Brooklyn that focuses on math and science and draws students from Regions 5,6, and 8. Its partners include Polytechnic University, Barnard College, Thornton Tomasetti Group, MOUSE, Girls Inc., Con Edison, and the NYC Department of Design and Construction. Electives include African dance, yoga, forensic science, graphic art, robotics, environmental science, and the chemistry of cooking. Address: 283 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Principal: Kelly DeMonaco  |  (718) 778 5890  |  fax (718) 778 5895 Partnership coordinator: Sandy Ting  |  (718) 778 5890 Barnard College Con Edison Girls Inc. MOUSE NYC Department of Design & Construction Polytechnic University Thornton Tomasetti