5-Borough College Application March
Friday, December 14th from noon to 1pm we held our first ever NYC Outward Bound Schools 5-Borough College Application March. More than 600 seniors from our network of public schools marched from their respective campuses to their local post offices and mail trucks to submit their college applications on-deadline, exhibiting the grit and determination that they have learned through their involvement with us. Approximately 200 of these students were dramatically affected by Hurricane Sandy, overcoming incredible adversity to get their college applications in on-time. All eight of our high schools participated and two of our middle schools sent students to cheer them on. Across our network a total of more than 3,500 fellow students, teachers, family members, board members, Capital One volunteers, and local elected officials including NYC Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott joined in to cheer our seniors on. Thanks to those of you who joined us!
And a special thanks to the United States Postal Service, Capital One Bank and Edelman whose help throughout the event was critical!
If you are on facebook you can view and share our photos of the march by clicking here
See below for links to press coverage related to the event:
GothamSchools: Click Here
NY1:
Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning Schools' (WHEELS) which originated the march and Channel View School for Research: an Expeditionary Learning School (Far Rockaway): Click Here
Gaynor McCown Expeditionary Learning School (Staten Island):Click Here
NYDaily News: Click Here
WHEELS’ College Access Room
Wall Street Journal: Click Here
Brooklyn School for Collaborative Studies: an Expeditionary Learning School (Cobble Hill) senior Luis Rodriguez is featured
News 12 Brooklyn: Click Here
Expeditionary Learning School for Community Leaders (Bensonhurst)
Brooklyn Eagle: Click Here
Expeditionary Learning School for Community Leaders
ABC NEWS with Art McFarland: Click Here
Channel View School for Research: an Expeditionary Learning School (Far Rockaway)
United States Postal Service (USPS) Blog: Click Here
The James Baldwin School: an Expeditionary Learning School (Chelsea)
Harlem World: Click Here
WHEELS
Canarsie Courier: Click Here
Kurt Hahn Expeditionary Learning School (East Flatbush)
And the Wall Street Journal and Newsday picked up our announcement and ran small teasers for the march the day before the march.
