Forty five Explore 2000 students were the recipients of the generosity of the Morris Rubell Holocaust Journey Foundation. On Monday, October 24, 2016, Explore 2000 participated in a life-changing experience, the Morris Rubell Holocaust Remembrance Journey. Students, staff and parent chaperones were treated to a trip to the Holocaust memorial Museum in Washington DC. The...
In an Open Letter Explore 2000 Student Expresses Gratitude for Life Changing Experience
Dear Mr. Heyman, Thank you for sharing your experience with us on the trip. It was an enlightening story, and made me think more about not only the people who were killed but the hardships that ordinary people had to go through just because of their religion or race. The things that you told us...
Explore 2000 Middle School Visits the American Museum of Natural History
November 14, 2016 Explore 2000’s South House went on a field experience to the American Museum of NaturalHistory. In the museum, students walked around gathering notes and information. I learned many things on this trip such as the various ecosystems, the layers of the ocean and the different organisms that live...
Explore 2000 Middle School Holds Mock Election
Explore 2000 Middle School hosted their first mock presidential election on Monday, November 7, 2016. Students cast their ballots during their lunch periods while the 3rd Year students volunteered at the polls to help their classmates with the process. With all classes reporting in, we have a clear and decisive winner: Secretary Clinton won with...
Thinking Pink at Explore 2000 Middle School
Explore 2000 Middle School students and staff are making strides against breast cancer! The proceeds of two Think Pink NUT (No Uniform Today) Days, donut and ribbon sales, totaling $300 were donated to “Jersey City’s Making Strides” 5k, represented by our facilitator, Frances Bermas. ...
Explore 2000 Students Explore – Nicaragua
My Adventure To Nicaragua by Adelina Parra Introduction Last week I traveled to Nicaragua for a vacation. I had a very amazing trip. In this report, I will be telling you all about it. I learned some new things and I had fun. There are such beautiful places to visit in Nicaragua. There...
Explore 2000 Middle Schools Revs Up for STEM Race Car Competition (Jersey City, NJ)
Campers of Explore 2000 just completed their first week of Summer STEM Race Car Challenge. Girls and boys throughout Hudson County, from various schools within our community have been actively engaged in forming teams, designing logos, creating air-propelled puff mobiles, testing cars, trial races and practicing their driving and technical skills with the race cars....
Explore 2000 Middle School and Project Lead the Way
Explore 2000 Middle School was funded by the Verizon foundation for the 2015-16 school year to implement the Project Lead The Way curriculum for Design and Modeling. Throughout the school year, students explored their creative sides while working in a S.T.E.M. environment. One of the projects that stood out was Aidan Gonzalez’s UFO assembly using...
Explore 2000 Middle School Students On the Ropes Course
On May 25, 2016, the Explore 2000 1st Year and 2nd Year students participated in the Ropes Course at Ring Homestead Camp in Middletown, NY. They supported and encouraged each other while having fun and overcoming their fears on the zip line, tightrope, trapeze and...
Explore 2000 Middle School Hosts Festivus Maximus!!! Saturday, June 4th
(Jersey City, NJ) For almost two decades, Hudson County Schools of Technology’s Explore 2000 Middle School has celebrated the unity of the school and students’ achievements with an annual Spring Celebration. Fortunate to now have its own learning facility, the Student/Parent Advisory Council has taken its annual celebration to a whole new level by introducing...