At MELS, a focus on deeper learning demands leaders who trust and support teachers to create rich curriculum and to engage students as whole beings rather than simply as data points.
Excerpted from a speech written by NYC Outward Bound Schools student Natalia Gonzalez for our 2017 gala
Excerpted from a speech by NYC Outward Bound Schools 8th Grader Aissatou Diallo
Excerpted from a speech written by NYC Outward Bound Schools senior Jovani Hernandez at our 2017 Gala
Excerpted from a speech written by Shazzarda Davis, a senior at a NYC Outward Bound School in Bensonhurst, for our 2017 gala.
When students at Gaynor McCown learned about fellow Staten island teen JH Dilgen’s fight against epidermolysys bullosa, they were determined to help: by raising money and awareness.
On Friday, June 9th, seventh graders from Launch marched from their school to a rally at Restoration Plaza amphitheater, where the student body president kicked off a series of speakers from the school and community, in partnership with the Save Our Streets (SOS) Crown Heights organization.
Launch students walked from their school to Restoration Plaza to raise awareness of gun violence in their community.
Students from West End Secondary School (WESS) went to the State Capitol to speak in favor of a bill sponsored by local Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal.
ABC 7’s Diana Williams returns to Leaders High School to follow up with the Peer Mediators, Leaders’ restorative justice program.