Welcome New Students!
Congratulations on your acceptance to Bard High School Early College (BHSEC). We are delighted that you will be joining us in the fall.
We start the fall semester with a Writing and Thinking Workshop where you will work closely with a small group of students and one of our teachers. You will learn to read and listen more thoughtfully, to articulate ideas, to review your own work critically and, most basically, to recognize the link between thought and expression.
Students and families will receive High School Admissions results on Thursday, March 5th, 2026. Please contact your guidance counselor for specific questions. Results will be released on your MySchools account.
We can’t wait to meet our accepted students, and are very much looking forward to our 2026 Open House for Accepted Students. Matching to our school shows that students are serious about learning and seek academic challenge. In order to experience the intellectually engaging community that we hope will be home for the next four years, we’d also like to invite accepted students to visit our classes. Accepted students will receive an email in March with details on how to schedule a visit. Please stay tuned!
Our orientation for new students and their families will take place in late May. Details will be emailed.
Federal Parent/Guardian Student Ethnic Identity Form
Child & Adolescent Health Examination Form
Home Language Survey (NOTE: families must fill out second page ONLY and must include student name)
Bard College Media Release Form
Bard College First Generation Survey
Family Opt-In to Bard Early College Network Communications
Please send all completed forms to [email protected]. You may also drop off hard copies in person on campus.
The Media Release form, First Generation Survey, and Opt-In to Network Communications are only fillable online.
Hello and greetings from the Music Department at BHSEC. Congratulations on your acceptance to our school! In an effort to learn more about your past musical experiences and help you transition into our school’s music program, we would like ALL incoming 9th-grade students to fill out the following questionnaire. BHSEC Queens has a strong music program to offer students and all are welcome! Please click here to access the questionnaire.
The Summer Bridge program is an informal introduction to our school and is intended to familiarize accepted students with BHSECQ’s academic culture. It is also an opportunity for incoming students to get to know their fellow classmates, meet our faculty, and attend classes in the Arts, Spanish, Chinese, and Latin. By sampling our World Languages and Electives, students will be able to fill out the 9th Grade Elective and Language Preference Form. This program is optional and is usually two days.
Sports Interest Form
All new students should complete our Sports Interest Form. Please see this website for the sports that we offer. You can also check out our PSAL team page here. High school is a perfect time for you to join a sport!
Bard DNA Summer Program
The Bard DNA Summer Program is a summer enrichment program which DNA fellows are expected to attend the July before their freshman year. During this three-week long program, students will take engaging and fun academic courses, participate in community bonding activities each day and attend Peer Mentor-led advisory sessions. Information will be shared with families at the end of March, 2026.
