Harlem Times’ reporter Katherine Deer paid a visit to our Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School’s new College Access Room (CAR), which was co-funded by school partners Capital One Bank and Heart of America Foundation. The CAR will bolster the school’s college readiness programs, which serve a population in which 100% are eligible for free or reduced lunch and 100% of graduating seniors were accepted to college.
Forbes’ released its Top 5 list of innovators working to “change the US for the better.” The magazine placed Expeditionary Learning President Scott Hartl on its list for his role in changing the face of education. According to Forbes, “Expeditionary Learning is now poised to become the preeminent curriculum developer and provider of professional development training for teachers looking to meet [Common Core] standards.”
The Epoch Times reports on our Expeditionary Learning School for Community Leaders’ gardening program, which brings real-world learning to teachers’ science projects. The garden’s success has led to a grant from Cornell University to grow plants year-round, as well as funding from the Citizens Committee for New York City.
Our Rockaway Beach-based Channel View School for Research has been hard-hit by Hurricane Sandy, and has been relocated to the Franklin K. Lane High School campus until the school is safe to return to.