(Courtesy of MTA) In a dramatic and groundbreaking new development designed to elevate students’ experiences at the Yeshiva University High School for Boys (MTA), Rabbi Shimon Schenker, menahel, and Rabbi Daniel Konigsberg, principal, recently announced the formation of four innovative programs in partnership with the undergraduate programs at YU.
The programs, available only to MTA students and designed to strengthen the bonds between YU and the high school, are dynamic, unique and in some instances, cost saving. In addition, the programs will maximize students’ high school experience by offering opportunities to benefit from a YU education before they leave high school.
The following are brief descriptions of the new programs:
YU Honors Pathways Program: The YU Honors Pathways Program is designed to recognize and reward a select number of high-achieving students at MTA with early assurance to an honors undergraduate experience at Yeshiva College or the Sy Syms School of Business. This distinguished opportunity highlights academic excellence and provides a seamless pathway to their future as an honors student at Yeshiva University.
YU Residency Advancement Program: Designed to give motivated talmidim a head start on their YU undergraduate experience, students who take a minimum of 12 credits of college courses at YU during their senior year at MTA will fulfill one of the university’s six-semester residency requirements. With this program, an MTA graduate that attends YU can complete his undergraduate degree in as few as five semesters, while graduates of all other high schools are required to spend at least six semesters at YU. This initiative will also provide students the benefit of earning both YU course and residency credit at high school tuition rates.
MTA/YU Shiur Partnership: Each MTA shiur is paired with a YU rebbe or rosh yeshiva once a month to engage with talmidim through a shiur, question-and-answer session or informal dialogue. This program will provide students with a unique opportunity to learn directly from, connect with and build a relationship with YU’s world-renowned rebbeim while still in high school. In addition to the monthly sessions, the YU rebbe’s undergraduate students will join the MTA talmidim for a chavruta seder in the beit midrash periodically. These exciting opportunities to spend valuable time together will foster a sense of unity and shared purpose between the high school and undergraduate students.
YUHS Leadership Track: Students accepted into this program will participate in ongoing seminars, extracurricular leadership activities and cohort-based programming led by Yeshiva University leadership scholars from the Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks-Herenstein Center for Values and Leadership. Under the expert guidance of Dr. Erica Brown, vice provost at YU and director of the center, this program is designed to cultivate the leadership skills necessary for the next generation of Jewish leaders.
For more information about these four exceptional programs, reach out to Rabbi Konigsberg at [email protected] or Rabbi Schenker at [email protected].
