About the Stanley Manne Institute™

The Bronx High School of Science Vision

Since its inception in 1938, at the heart of The Bronx High School of Science, lies a commitment to invest in great minds, to introduce them to the world’s big challenges and provide them with the opportunities to help solve life’s problems.

Bronx Science has earned an international reputation as one of the best public high schools in the United States. The school attracts a blend of intellectually gifted New York City students who are culturally, ethnically and economically diverse. The 3,000 students who attend Bronx Science are New York’s best and brightest.

Bronx Science students take advanced classes that extend beyond the New York State Regents curriculum and the Advanced Placement curriculum. All students take required courses in writing, engineering, computer science and research. Advanced electives such as Genetics, Algorithms, Microbiology, Game Theory, American Studies, Analytical Chemistry, Modern Physics and more are all offered.

Our Science Research Program stands out as one of the most extraordinary high school initiatives in the nation. Students work for three years on independent research projects in leading university laboratories. Hundreds of Bronx Science students have received top recognition for their independent research projects through the renowned Regeneron Science Talent Search competition (formerly sponsored by Intel and Westinghouse), the most prestigious science competition for high school students in the country.

The Bronx Science educational model works, as evidenced by how our alumni have shaped the world around us to an unprecedented degree. Bronx Science alumni include eight Nobel Prize winners, more than any other secondary education institution in the world and more than most countries.

About the Stanley Manne Institute™

The Stanley Manne Institute™ is a brand new, state-of-the-art science research program and facility that has no peer at any other high school in New York. The Stanley Manne Institute™ has more than 10,000 square feet of dedicated space for professional-grade science labs comparable to leading research universities and companies. This new building on the Bronx Science campus is the most transformative improvement in the school’s history. The Stanley Manne Institute™ features three multidisciplinary labs and a full complement of auxiliary spaces: a cold room, tissue culture room, microscopy room, sterilization room, animal room and more. The new labs enable students to conduct independent scientific research with cutting-edge equipment and materials in sophisticated, versatile spaces for their research. Students will have the freedom to envision, design, execute, analyze and report on projects. They will be able to run experiments, continuously allowing them to undertake more complex research questions. At the Stanley Manne Institute™, students will receive the education, training and support to develop the scientific method, explore their passions and to prepare for careers in science to make an indelible mark on the world.

Bronx Science Student Research Program

The primary focus of the Stanley Manne Institute™ is to provide Bronx Science students with the space, equipment and guidance to develop their very own scientific research questions, engage with the process of experimentation and discover scientific results. Within the Stanley Manne Institute™, students will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of research programs to design their own independent science research projects. At the core of our research program, are the independent research projects students conduct. Students prepare for the research program through a required course on Research Literacy in their first year at Bronx Science. All 750 first year students will have an opportunity to engage with the Stanley Manne Institute™ during their school day on the different aspects of professional labs. Students will learn how to use cutting edge equipment, conduct introductory experiments and see complex demos.

Bronx Science will host several intensive Summer Institutes at the Stanley Manne Institute™ labs so students can pursue their independent projects beyond the school year. The ultimate goal for these budding young scientists will be to create a final project and paper they can submit in national competitions. Students will have the opportunity to explore a variety of scientific specialties including Microbiology, Animal Behavior, Genetics and more topics of students’ own interest. Throughout the process, students will be able to collaborate with and learn from mentors and leading scientists. Students will also have the opportunity to continue their projects by devoting extra time on the weekends and after school.

Bronx Neighborhood Partnerships and Stanley Manne Institute™ Mission

The Bronx High School of Science has been in the Bronx since the school’s inception in 1938 and in our current building since 1959. The school’s students, parents and especially our alumni are proud to learn and live in the Bronx, and our vision is that the Stanley Manne Institute™ will have a meaningful presence for all schools within our home borough. We believe in the talent of our neighboring schools and their students and we aim to see our entire borough thrive.

Bronx Science is proud to partner with our neighboring high schools DeWitt Clinton High School; the High School for American Studies; the Marie Curie High School and on the Walton Campus, the High School for Teaching and the Professions, Discovery High School and International School for Liberal Arts. We are also proud to partner with PS/MS 95 to help introduce younger students to the importance of science research and to help show them how meaningful and inspiring a science-based education can be for them as they continue on their educational journeys.

Each of our partner schools is within walking distance of the Stanley Manne Institute™ allowing students to maximize the opportunity. In the collective interest of the Bronx, we believe it is important that students at our partner schools have opportunities as well to perform their own scientific experiments and hear from leading scientists. We envision the Stanley Manne Institute™ as a center firmly rooted in the Bronx, where students at Bronx Science and our neighbor schools will all have access to state-of-the-art resources and benefit from in-depth, hands-on science research.

Career and Industry Enrichment

The Stanley Manne Institute™ provides Bronx Science and our neighboring schools with unique moments to connect their learning in the classroom with the broader world and their professional aspirations. As a complement to the student research program, there will be opportunities for students to engage with leading scientists, present their research and inspire themselves and one another. Guest speakers who are leaders in industry will be invited annually to give academic talks to students about their own research and current trends. Students will also have the opportunity to visit research labs and companies to understand how scientific inquiry is conducted professionally.

Impact: Bringing Science and Students Together

The Stanley Manne Institute™ at The Bronx High School of Science is well positioned to serve as a powerful hub of scientific research at Bronx Science, in the Bronx and in the entire city of New York. For up-and-coming researchers as well as established scientists, we envision that mentoring students through the Stanley Manne Institute™ or delivering a guest lecture will serve as an important milestone that all scientists will view as a pivotal moment in their own career trajectories. Scientists and students will learn and advance together.

The Bronx High School of Science has 3,000 students who hail from across the city. Our partner schools have an additional 2,000 high school students and 1,000 elementary and middle school students. All 6,000 students will have exposure and awareness to the programs within the Stanley Manne Institute™. We anticipate at least 500 high school students and 50 middle school students as active annual participants in the research programs with thousands more students with opportunities to participate as part of their classes.