Accreditations

NYC Outward Bound School

Our school is an NYC Outward Bound School. NYC Outward Bound Schools is a nonprofit organization that operates a network of public schools in partnership with the NYC Department of Education. All NYC Outward Bound Schools prepare students for college, citizenship, and the 21st-century workplace by bringing to life the central principle of Outward Bound: that combining intensive challenge with guided support leads to students achieving far more than they ever thought possible. Learn more about NYC Outward Bound Schools by visiting nycoutwardbound.org

Like all NYC Outward Bound schools, we implement the nationally recognized EL Education, or expeditionary learning, model which is rooted in Outward Bound. This model features rigorous learning experiences, both in and out of the classroom, and is built upon a culture of high achievement and mutual support. EL uses hands-on learning that has real-world applications to ignite a joy for learning and discovery in our students. At our school, leadership, active citizenship, and character development go hand-in-hand with academic rigor and challenge. Learn more at eleducation.org

FutureReadyNYC (FRNYC) School

FRNYC is a multi-year initiative where participating schools choose to build one of four career pathways: business, education, healthcare, or technology. Through this career-connected pathway, participating students will:

  • Explore a range of careers and take classes aligned to a career that interests them,

  • Develop 21st-century skills, including digital and financial literacy,

  • Get real-world, paid work experiences like internships,

  • Earn early college credit and industry-validated credentials, and

  • Be supported with personalized college and career planning to ensure a successful transition into college and/or careers that provide family-sustaining wages.

Through this pilot, schools and educators will receive support and funding to develop labor market-aligned pathways to ensure that students are ready for successful futures. FutureReadyNYC will prepare students with real skills, a strong plan for after high school, and a head start for where they are going, including through college credits and/or industry-aligned credentials. FutureReadyNYC will also engage NYC employers to offer internships and other work-based learning experiences and higher education, including CUNY campuses, for early college credit aligned to careers. FutureReadyNYC will catalyze opportunities for schools, educators, and students to learn about how career-connected learning can work best in NYC schools.