EdWeek article on research firm Mathematica’s new study, which reveals that middle school students at an Expeditionary Learning school perform better in reading/math than in other public schools. Three of the five studied schools were in our network: Marsh Avenue Expeditionary Learning School, Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School and Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School – WHEELS.
PBS profiles our Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School (WHEELS), where individualized attention, an ethos of support, and strong sense of community has helped propel its 98% Latino student body toward academic and personal success.
Sarah Bever, a teacher at our Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School, writes about school standards and opportunities presented by the Common Core in the New York Times Opinion section.
Our Validus Preparatory Academy is highlighted by Izone Innovate, an NYC Department of Education-developed initiative that highlights outstanding and innovative practices within the NYCDOE school system. Validus is recognized for instituting Mastery-Based Grading across the school, which helps students become leaders over their own learning and progress.
The 77 students that comprise our Gaynor McCown Expeditionary Learning School’s Class of 2013 contributed 4,280 community service hours during their tenure at the school, says the Staten Island Advance.
The GothamSchools Rise and Shine newsletter shared a number of photos from our 2013 Gala, including students with our honoree Governor Andrew Cuomo and Gaynor McCown Excellence in Teaching Award Winner Jessica Kruse.
On June 11, students from our Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School, Brooklyn School for Collaborative Studies, and Launch Expeditionary Learning Schools set sail in their handmade Opti sailboats, which they designed and built during the spring semester under the guidance of non-profit organization Brooklyn Boatworks.
PBS Newshour visits science teacher Jamie Munkatchy of our Validus Preparatory Academy, who brings Expeditionary Learning to life daily in her classroom. Today’s lesson: Transforming ethanol into biofuel using common, everyday items to compensate for state-of-the-art ones. Munkatchy explains it’s not only a lesson in chemistry, but a way to connect their science education to real world problems.
Senior Luis Hernandez of our Brooklyn School for Collaborative Studies will serve as this year’s Master of Ceremonies at our Annual Gala, headlining an evening that will be entirely student-led and which will honor Governor Andrew Cuomo and Capital One Bank. Hernandez has earned a full-tuition, four-year scholarship to the University of Southern California, is a Posse Scholar, and is one of five inaugural recipients of the Bryan Cave LLP Edward I. Koch Scholarship.
This year, 70% of schools in our network received an A on their most recent NYC Department of Education Progress Reports, compared to 28% of schools citywide. Our graduation rates outpaced the City average by 11%, and 93% of our graduates were accepted to college – with a number of our schools achieving 100% college acceptance rates. Our schools’ college enrollment rates are equally encouraging, with the most recent Progress Reports showing that as a network we are outperforming 98% of the City’s schools.
