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We Are Crew: A Choreopoem by MELS >

Check out this Choreopoem written by MELS’ class of 2021, peformed at the 2018 Gala.

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Learning To Be a Kid Again >

Read NYC Outward Bound Schools student Tafura Taslima speech about learning to be a kid again.

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Gaynor McCown’s Intensives featured in Staten Island Advance >

At Gaynor McCown, classes stopped for a week in April while students participated in a week-long intensive course in a field they are passionate about, such as learning the history of fashion, how NYPD trains new recruits and the food industry.

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Learning to Feel Safe >

NYC Outward Bound Schools student Anna Vera spoke about being a student at Leaders High School at our 2018 Gala.

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Goodwill at WHEELS for EL’s Better World Day >

WHEELS seniors recently took part in a Participatory Action Research (PAR) project, in which they learned lessons on social issues and philanthropy, and then paid it forward by awarding $2,500 in grant money to a local community-based organization (CBO).

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MAELS students place kindness rocks at South Beach Boardwalk >

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How Is Change Achieved When Protest Ends? Leaders High School Sends Teens Citywide Seeking Answers >

Leaders High School sent a teen team to delve into modern community organizing during their week-long field course “Intensive.” Read about what they learned in this thought-provoking article.