The Bayard Rustin High School for the Humanities is dedicated to educational excellence, academic achievement, and public service. All students follow a college preparatory program. The focus on the humanities was chosen because the school values not only basic literacy, but, conceptual, critical, and aesthetic skills. Commitment to the humanities encourages students to pride cultural tradition, cultural change, active citizenship and private contemplation. All students receive a cross-cultural and interdisciplinary approach to learning with such enrichment activities as museum, theater and concert trips, internship programs, and college collaborative opportunities. At Humanities, students may select from a wide range of electives including across different departments:

• Physical Education electives include: Aerobics; Badminton; Yoga; and Weight Training.
• Advanced Placement courses are offered in Calculus, Biology, Chemistry, English, American History, Psychology, and Spanish.
• We offer a full complement of bilingual Spanish, Chinese, and E.S.L. courses.
• Community Service is mandated for the Bayard Rustin High School for the Humanities diploma.
• We have two competitive educational option programs: Creative Writing Institute and Medical Math Institute to which prospective student can apply.