A video from NYC Outward Bound Schools highlights what adventurous learning can look like for students and educators. It shows how learning can go beyond textbooks and classrooms, giving students opportunities to explore new ideas, take on challenges, and connect what they learn to the real world. For us, adventurous learning means being willing to try something new. That can include exploring a new place, solving a difficult problem, working with others, or looking at an ide

City Limits featured our students as they joined a youth-led climate action in Manhattan and spoke directly about how climate change is affecting their homes, neighborhoods, and future. More than 70 of our students traveled to Citigroup’s headquarters in Tribeca to call attention to the company’s investments in fossil fuels. Students spoke to employees, shared personal stories, and asked business leaders to think about the impact these decisions can have on young people and t

Brooklyn Paper featured our students after nearly 90 young writers from Leaders High School took part in a writing contest connected to their English class. The project gave students the chance to write about their own experiences, develop their voices, and share their work with a real audience. The assignment was inspired by The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. Students created short vignettes and personal stories based on their lives, observations, and experiences.

A Chalkbeat New York article features how we use performance-based assessments to give students more freedom to explore topics, complete meaningful projects, and show what they know in ways that go beyond traditional testing. As a member of the New York Performance Standards Consortium, we use Performance-Based Assessment Tasks, also known as PBATs, as a major part of our graduation process. Instead of relying only on Regents exams, students complete in-depth work in science,

News 12 Brooklyn featured our seniors as they celebrated an important milestone, completing their college applications. The story highlights how our students joined thousands of seniors across the country in recognizing the hard work that goes into preparing for life after high school. Our students and staff came together for a special march to celebrate the completion of the college application process. For our seniors, completing college applications is about more than subm

A Chalkbeat New York article highlights how we use outdoor experiences, strong relationships, and our Crew program to help students build confidence and feel more connected to their school community. The article follows a group of our ninth-grade students during our annual camping trip at Sharpe Reservation in Fishkill, New York. As part of the NYC Outward Bound Schools network, we focus on building strong relationships between students and staff. The camping trip gives stude