For the past two years, students at NYC Outward Bound Schools teamed up with nonprofits around the city to conduct community service projects for Better World Day, a national initiative started by EL Education. This year, the effort looks a bit different — service projects have shifted online due to COVID-19 — but with no […]
Over the past month, students at MELS, a NYC Outward Bound School in Forest Hills, Queens, have met a video game expert, attended a comic book workshop with an award-winning writer and author, and held a private audience with two Broadway stars — all virtually, of course. Learning at MELS hasn’t stopped; it’s simply adapted. […]
A WABC-TV special highlighted the effort of students and staff at MAELS, a NYC Outward Bound middle school on Staten Island, to combat social isolation at school through their work in Crew and with nonprofit partner, Beyond Differences.
Although students of all ages are having to adapt quickly to online learning, perhaps no one has experienced more of an uncertain shift than high school seniors. But at NYC Outward Bound Schools, the Class of 2020 can rest assured that they have a support system in place as they transition to college. A new […]