About Our School

Emma Lazarus High School provides a nurturing environment where English Language Learners can feel supported while they work through a challenging academic program. Students' educational progress is fostered by classroom teaching focused on language and content acquisition, supportive advisories, work internships, counseling, college and career exploration, extended-day classes, and culturally-attuned activities. Project-based learning and other hands-on approaches are at the core of our education. Our teachers support our students academically and emotionally on their path through high school and beyond. 


Who was Emma Lazarus?

Emma Lazarus was a New York City poet. She is best known for "The New Colossus", written in 1883; its lines appear on a plaque in the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty.




"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"