Kurt Hahn, a NYC Outward Bound School that serves 99% Black and Brown students came together as a community of educators and learners to develop an actionable plan following the murder of George Floyd.
NYC Outward Bound Schools teachers, staff and students were forced to get creative when schools closed their doors in the spring. As we now face a similar situation, we look back on what worked best in our pivot to the virtual world.
This fall, NYC Outward Bound Schools rolled out its first Virtual Crew Expedition, a reimagined course with the same community building goals as a traditional wilderness expedition.
NYC Outward Bound Schools’ 2020 Impact Report is a celebration of the creativity, courage and community that our students and staff embodied during this challenging year.
A week-long learning unit about Highbridge Park has evolved into a student-led, community-wide effort to pedestrianize and beautify thr Washington Heights neighborhood.
Akeelah Hargett Baldwin, a freshman at Brooklyn Collaborative Studies, recounts her experience in YVote’s #2020VisionforChange program, a cross-partisan civic engagement workshop for NYC teens.
Read a message about Richard Stopol’s departure and the ongoing search for a new CEO.
Read a message about Richard Stopol’s legacy written by Board Chair Gifford Miller.
NYC Outward Bound Schools is offering a free webinar on Sept. 22 with a panel of guests who will discuss lessons learned while teaching and learning remotely last spring, and what they’re planning to do differently this fall to make school less stressful and more productive.
Back by popular demand, NYC Outward Bound Schools is offering an interactive webinar this fall that will give attendees the tools to build community across blended and remote learning environments.