The BEST Program offers monthly Saturday workshops
at the Brookdale Campus of Hunter College for a group of New York
City high school students. The workshops aim to promote nursing as
a career through collaboration with nursing students and professionals,
to provide supplemental instruction in academic subject areas, and
to prepare students for college acceptance and undergraduate studies.
The additional mentoring and counseling offered by the BEST Program
help these students to focus on boosting their qualifications for
admission to college.
The workshops include instruction and exercises in reading, writing,
and mathematics designed to enhance student knowledge. Other topics
cover test taking skills, stress management, the role of mentors,
and similar areas that prepare students for college success. Nursing
topics include general introduction to the discipline of nursing,
health disparities, diet and nutrition, and information about health
careers.
High
School Students