Our Kurt Hahn Expeditionary Learning School is in the New York Times for their students' involvement in the City Council's participatory budgeting process, which garnered the school and its 45th district $450,000 to dramatically increase safety by placing lights in the district’s parks and in the field behind the school's Tilden Educational Campus in East Flatbush, Brooklyn.
A National Network
- There are over 150 Expeditionary Learning schools across the country.
- Schools implementing Expeditionary Learning consistently outperform district averages in reading & math.
- EL schools help students discover the the excitement & joy of learning.
New York City Outward Bound’s schools are part of a national Expeditionary Learning network, which has over 150 schools nationwide, serves 47,000 students and 4,000 teachers in 30 states and the District of Columbia. A national leader in education innovation, Expeditionary Learning has been recognized by President Obama, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for its positive impact on national education reform. Learn more.
“This kind of innovative school…is an example of how all our schools should be.”
—President Obama after visiting an Expeditionary Learning school in Washington D.C.
“There should be an Expeditionary Learning School in every neighborhood in this country, as it is the only design, that I am aware of, where experience is at the center and the things which we experience are those we best remember.”
—Tom Vander Ark, former Executive Director, Education, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
The American Youth Policy Forum gave Expeditionary Learning a 5-star rating for linking community service to academics and building "an ethos …of service to others."
The American Institutes for Research, in a study of comprehensive school reform in 1999, found that Expeditionary Learning was one of only eight school-wide reforms whose research showed positive effects on student achievement, across subject areas.
Recent News
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NY Times Covers Kurt Hahn Students City Council Involvement April 9, 2012 -
NY Daily News Features Kurt Hahn Senior Expo April 3, 2012Mark Morales of the NY Daily News covers Kurt Hahn Expeditionary Learning School senior exit projects at their public Senior Expo. Students presented their findings and educated their peers on a diverse array of real-world problems endemic to the high school’s East Flatbush neighborhood in Brooklyn such as gang violence, teen pregnancy and immigration issues.
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Univision/Telefutura Explores NYC Outward Bound Schools January 10, 2012Univision'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.