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Univision/Telefutura Explores NYC Outward Bound Schools

Univision/Telefutura Explores NYC Outward Bound Schools, January 10, 2012

Univision's sister television network Telefutura has produced an in-depth, Spanish-language segment on our network of public Expeditionary Learning schools, our mission, and our unique approach to education. "En Tu Comunidad" features NYC Outward Bound's Strategic Sponsorship Officer Deborah Castillero, our Validus Preparatory Academy's Principal Javier Ocampo, and our Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School's Assistant Principal Jenny Rodriguez.
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NY1 Covers WHEELS' College Application March

NY1 Covers WHEELS' College Application March, December 17, 2011

New York 1 features our Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School's first graduating class of seniors, who marched with NYC Schools Chancellor Walcott through crowds of community supporters to the post office, where they mailed in their college applications. 100% of WHEELS students are on track to graduate and 100% have submitted their college applications. Watch the video here.
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Nick News Covers BCS Expedition 'Why Gas the Geese?'

Nick News Covers BCS Expedition 'Why Gas the Geese?', November 15, 2011

We're on Nickelodeon News - at least, our Brooklyn School for Collaborative Studies' 6th grade English Language Arts and Environmental Science class is. Their learning expedition "Why Gas the Geese?" is featured seven minutes into the film. Guiding questions for this expedition included "What problems does overpopulation of geese cause?" and "Do humans have to become predators?"
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Kurt Hahn Teacher Pens New York Times Article

Teacher Pens 2nd New York Times Article, November 14, 2011

Dana Lawit, our 2010 Gaynor McCown Excellence in Teaching Award Winner and a special education teacher at our Kurt Hahn Expeditionary Learning School, returns to the New York Times' education site SchoolBook.com with her latest article, this time on topic of classroom rules.
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BBC Calls WHEELS 'Izone Pioneer School'

BBC Calls WHEELS 'Izone Pioneer School' , October 28, 2011

The BBC calls our Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School an "IZone pioneer school" in their article on New York's iZone Project - or Innovation Zone - which is challenging state schools in New York City to rip up the rule book.
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LaGuardia Community College Blog Explores Our Approach

LaGuardia Community College Blog Explores Our Approach, October 20, 2011

The LaGuardia Community College's sustainability blog has covered our Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School's learning expedition on the Greenpoint Oil Spill. The article provides a comprehensive and accessible explanation of our curricular approach to learning - a good read and testament to the work happening at our newest school.
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MSNBC Hails Innovative School Approach

MSNBC Hails Innovative School Approach, October 3, 2011

Our Kurt Hahn Expeditionary Learning School is the lead education story today on MSNBC's TheGrio.com. The article juxtaposes the neighborhood's economic struggles and violent past with the school's positive culture- and community-building initiatives that lead to academic success.
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NYC Outward Bound Receives 4-Star Rating

NYC Outward Bound Receives 4-Star Rating, September 30, 2011

NYC Outward Bound has received a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America's largest and most-utilized independent evaluator of non-profit organizations. Charity Navigator's mission is to advance a more efficient and responsive philanthropic marketplace by evaluating the financial health, accountability and transparency of America's largest charities.
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Education Week Covers Teacher's Blog

Education Week Covers Teacher's Blog, September 23, 2011

Education Week has picked up NYC Outward Bound teacher Hilary Lustick's recent blog post in GothamSchools.org. In the post, Lustick discusses the Common Core standards and her application of them in her classroom through analysis of political campaign rhetoric. Lustick teaches English at our Kurt Hahn Expeditionary Learning School in East Flatbush, Brooklyn.
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Hahn Teacher Blogs for New York Times

Hahn Teacher Blogs for NY Times, September 7, 2011

Dana Lawit, our 2010 Gaynor McCown Excellence in Teaching Award Winner, is a contributing writer in the New York Times' inaugural "issue" of its new education site SchoolBook. Lawit is a fifth-year teacher at our Kurt Hahn Expeditionary Learning School.
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