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What if a student wants to be on a swim team, but attends a school without a pool? What if a teen wants to fence, but goes to a school with no fencing coach? ICYMI, this P.S. Weekly episode explores the city’s program that allows students to play on teams at nearby schools if their own school doesn’t offer that sport. You’ll hear a student from Manhattan’s High School of Art and Design share his experience playing football for Stuyvesant.

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Away game: NYC students who play sports for other schools

This episode of P.S. Weekly tackles what it’s like when you have to play for another school’s team. Noah Moore attends the High School of Art and Design, but played football for Stuyvesant.

Inside the diversity program at a selective NYC high school

Changing a school’s demographics is one thing. Integrating schools is another. This P.S. Weekly episode explores how Bard Early College High School Manhattan supports diverse peers.