The Questar III New Visions programs provide high school seniors with valuable insight into career options from a real-world perspective. A 1-year, honors-level program, New Visions turns area businesses, healthcare facilities, and government buildings into classrooms for highly motivated, academically successful students.
During this half-day program, New Visions students learn and explore through mentoring, internships, interaction with professionals, group discussion, and creative projects. Each program provides specific 12th-grade course requirements and the opportunity to earn college credits.
Questar III currently offers seven New Visions programs:
- Business, Finance, and Marketing – Columbia-Greene Community College, Hudson
- Emergency Preparedness, Informatics, Cyber and Homeland Security (EPICH) – University at Albany, Albany
- Medical – Samaritan Hospital, Troy
- Pathways in Education – University at Albany, Albany
- Scientific Research and World Health – University at Albany’s Health Sciences Campus, Rensselaer
- STEM @ RPI – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy
- Visual and Performing Arts – The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy
Students interested in attending next year should join the Parent Information Night with their families. This is your chance to learn more about the program, meet the teacher, and learn about the enrollment process. All Parent Information Night’s will be held at 7pm on Zoom or Google Meet. Please click the program names below to access links to join the virtual meetings. Check back for updated information.
- Tuesday, January 9, 2024 – Visual and Performing Arts
- Wednesday, January 10, 2024 – Medical
- Thursday, January 11, 2024 – Pathways in Education
- Tuesday, January 16, 2024 – STEM
- Wednesday, January 17, 2024 – Emergency Preparedness, Informatics, Cyber, and Homeland Security
- Thursday, January 18, 2024 – Scientific Research and World Health
- Tuesday, January 23, 2024 – Business, Finance, and Marketing
The application deadline to attend a New Visions program next year is Saturday, February 10th. Applications can be found here.
