Mission & Vision

Newark Evening High School

Our Mission

The goal of Newark Evening High School is to establish a safe and supporting community that cultivates social, emotional, economic, and civic engagement of self-directed learners in a responsible, relevant, and rigorous learning environment.

Newark Evening High School

Our Vision

Newark Evening High School is a diverse learning environment where real world learners are engaged in an open exchange of ideas to spark their true potential.

Our Motto: One Teacher, Two Learners

Newark Evening High School

Our Core Principles

As a community, we are engaged in a united struggle to overcome the social, political, economic, educational and spiritual inequities, which threaten to destroy us as a people.

To rebuild and improve the quality of life in our community through collective work responsibility and cooperative economics;

To educate, elevate and raise the consciousness of ourselves and others along the way;

To develop our potential as leaders and positive role models so we can proactively pursue justice, equality and peace for all.

We recognize that, we are one of the greatest resources available to the survival of the community.

Therefore, we stand ready and willing and hereby pledge our commitment:

All this we do with appreciation, love, dignity, respect and faith that the collective will of the community is the greatest force conceivable.

Newark Evening High School

Our Graduates

Newark Evening has established criteria we believe is integral to becoming a responsible citizen of the 21st century. Below is a cross section of projects, assignments, and experiences to highlight the depth of curriculum and the focus of the school.

Criteria

By the time graduates have completed their program at Newark Evening, they will have had an opportunity to:

  • Advocate on an issue of personal importance by creating a P.S.A., writing an Editorial Essay, or initiating a Campaign
  • Compare and contrast the cost-benefit of Home-Ownership vs Renting
  • Collaborate in a community-oriented project based experience
  • Conduct a scientific experiment, collecting and recording empirical data, to produce a written summary of the results with sound scientific conclusions
  • Examine and acknowledge their own learning style and set personal learning goals
  • Produce or perform a work of art
  • Assess media coverage of an issue or event from various perspectives
  • Solve a challenging problem in a team
  • Analyze a meaningful passage of another's writings, and recite it with passion from memory
  • Contribute to the Voices of Newark Evening Anthology
  • Create a Resume, Cover Letter, and LinkedIn Profile
  • Prepare a business plan.
  • Participate on the NEHS Student Council
  • Complete a class online or through a blended learning format
  • Prepare a budget, reconcile bank statements, and explore the benefits of responsible credit card use