A Real World Learning High School
A School Without Walls is a new kind of public High School.
Read on to learn more about our NYC public High School recruiting 9th graders for fall 2023 and fall 2024.
Our project based, real world learning school blends in-person and remote learning opportunities in a small class setting to better support our incoming high school students and meet their needs. This model supports students' socio-emotional wellness, prioritizes individualized academic support, and offers the flexibility for students to engage in both in-person and remote learning experiences. Students will attend A School Without Walls in person for part of their school week and study remotely by engaging in both synchronous (live) and independent learning.
We create the flexibility to center the lives of young people through group and individual passion projects, interdisciplinary coursework, and a hybrid course schedule as a pathway to completing NYS high school graduation requirements. By committing time, space, and resources to our students’ passions, those passions become the curriculum.
In addition, all students will take 4 years of math and science, modern language, art, PE/health, and a broad array of electives co-created by students or through our partnership with CUNY College Now, and the required exams needed for a NYS Regents Diploma.
Each semester at A School Without Walls, students, with the support of a teacher advisor, will:
Design a passion project based on the student’s personal interests, concerns, and identities.
Write an Individual Learning Plan to set project goals, write learning targets, and align the project to NYS course standards for ELA, Social Studies, Math, Science, and Art.
Engage in real world learning through on-site internships, service learning, and volunteer opportunities.
Interview experts in the field to learn about the current state or advances in the field.
Conduct independent research to understand the context, issues, and communities relevant to the passion project.
Identify a dilemma that impacts a particular community related to the student’s passion.
Create a proposal to make or do something that will impact the affected community related to the passion project.
Prepare public presentations of learning to discuss the project design, community impact, and learning experience.
Meet Our Original Design Team