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Meet the Winner of the 2020 Greg Farrell Award >

Pascale Florestal has been named as the recipient of the inaugural Greg Farrell Award.

Thank You to Richard Stopol: Our Extraordinary Founder and Leader >

Read a message about Richard Stopol’s legacy written by Board Chair Gifford Miller.

Launch Students Making a Better World >

Launch middle school students partnered with the Campaign Against Hunger to help end hunger during Better World Day.

Geoff and Ginger Worden >

Ginger and Geoff Worden are the recipients of the 2019 Kurt Hahn Award. This is the highest honor that Outward Bound USA bestows, and there are no two individuals who are more deserving.

Sara Boeck Batista: 2019 Klingenstein Teacher Award >

Leaders High School teacher, Sara Boeck Batista, receives National Teaching Award from EL Education

Channel View is Credentialed >

Channel View received EL Education’s national credential for their exemplary practice in each of the three dimensions of student achievement that EL prioritizes: academic performance, high-quality work, and positive character.

Our Teachers are Interviewed by Chalkbeat about The Climate Strike >

Our teachers from M.S. 839 and Brooklyn Collaborative share how using the real-world as part of the curriculum can be tricky. Click here to read what they have to say. At our schools, students engage in Fieldwork, which is distinct from Field Trips. Fieldwork is real-world learning which is integral to the curriculum, explores all […]

MELS Co-Principals Share Strategies for Creating an Inclusive School >

Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning Schools (MELS) Co-Principals, Patrick Finley and Damon McCord, share four strategies for creating an inclusive school community in their OP-Ed published in Education Dive. MELS is one of the most diverse public schools in New York City and is helping all of its students achieve at high levels. Read their Op-Ed to […]

CEO Richard Stopol Offers Hope for the New School Year >

President & CEO Richard Stopol shares a recipe for educational excellence in the New York Daily News that if put into practice can help all students succeed, regardless of background or circumstance. Read his Op-Ed to learn more.

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Partner Spotlight: The Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation >

For the past decade, The Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation has been partnering with NYC Outward Bound Schools to help us bring out the best in New York City’s public school students, teachers and school leaders.