Announcements

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    Mather students honored in Arts Festival!

    Congratulations to our Mather students who are included in the "Virtual" Manhattan Borough Arts Festival for 2020. Shout outs to Taina Lopez, Arianna Porto, and Yanilsa Perez for their amazing work in Ms. DiClerico's Decorative Finishing class.

    Find their work in the show > Manhattan Borough Arts Festival 2020

    Additionally, their work can be found on the main NYC DOE site for one year > Celebrate Student Artists!

    [click any image to view their work]

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    Get a 2020 Yearbook!

    Underclassmen, missed your chance to buy a 2019-2020 yearbook? Think again! You can still purchase one and customize your free pages. It will be sent directly to your house! Go to TreeRing to buy one today!

    Mather Building Arts & Craftsmanship High School
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    Watch our Virtual Freshman Orientation!

    Did you miss our Virtual Freshman Orientation? You can still watch it here!

    Mather Building Arts & Craftsmanship High School

  • Have you received your acceptance letter?! Welcome Class of 2024!

    Incoming Freshmen: Please fill out this form so we can be in contact with you!

    Looking to join Mather’s Waitlist? We may still have a spot for you! 

    General Questions? Please email Ms. DiTommaso msditommaso@matherhsnyc.org 

    Looking forward to meeting you all soon!

    Mather Building Arts & Craftsmanship High School
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In the Classroom

Benefits of CTE

For Students

  • Opportunities to learn by doing, to work with their hands and tools, and to apply knowledge

  • Ability to explore and begin learning the craftsmanship of carpentry, masonry, decorative finishes and landscaping

  • Chances to demonstrate their creative and artistic sides

  • Internships, job-shadows and other work-based experiences outdoors and on job sites with industry leaders

  • Graduate with a Regents Diploma, CTE Endorsement, and real-world employable skills

 For Parents

  • A safe and supportive environment where students are known well, personally guided, and taught to self-advocate 

  • Small academic classes that feature problem-based learning with real-world application so that students can answer the question: Why do I need to know this?

  • Open communication with teachers and staff, access to curriculum, continuous school updates and easy monitoring of student progress

  • The security of knowing students will have many options for after high school and well into life 

Our Programs

About Mather

Stephen T. Mather Building Arts & Craftsmanship High School is a Career and Technical Education (CTE) high school for hands-on skills-training in the specialized building arts and landscape trades, focused on high-quality craftsmanship and historic preservation. 

Partnering with the National Park Service—which is committed to protecting the nation's 400+ national parks, monuments, cultural and historic sites including the Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island—students work directly in the trades of carpentry, masonry/plastering, decorative finishes and landscape management.

​Hands-on learning experiences, targeted academic support, and extensive work-based opportunities means that every student builds a strong academic foundation while learning solid trade skills, opening doors to a secure, lucrative and successful future.

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What is a Mather?

Actually, it’s not a what, but a who.  Our school is named after Stephen Tyng Mather, the first director of the National Park Service (NPS), a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Created in 1916, NPS was created to care for America’s “crown jewels” — the national parks.

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Today, NPS carries on the traditions established by Mather safeguarding nearly 400 places of historic, scenic and natural significance that tell the stories of America and its people. NPS also works with local governments, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and individuals to also revitalize their communities, preserving local history and celebrating local heritage.

Contact

Mather Building Arts & Craftsmanship High School
439 West 49th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY  10019

Tel: 212-399-3520
Email: info@MatherHSNYC.org
Facebook: MatherHSNYC

        

 

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