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November 20, 2009

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New Explorers High School
701 St Ann's Avenue Bronx, NY 10455 Phone: (718) 993-3634 Fax: (718) 993-3614 Website Map	Principal: Parent Coordinator:
WHAT'S SPECIAL: Program that engages students through neighborhood and world study DOWNSIDE: Teachers have to work hard on confidence-building in many students

Grade levels: 9 to 12
Class size: 20
Enrollment: 324
Ethnicity %:
1 W; 38 B; 60 H; 1 A

4 year graduation rate: 59.2%

District 7
HS Supt: Jill Myers
Admissions: application/interview
Neighborhood: The Hub/ South Bronx
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Located in South Bronx High School, the small New Explorers High School is centered on the idea that students turned off by education can become engaged in learning by studying their neighborhood. The school, which began as a program, was founded by former South Bronx High teachers concerned that many of their students had lost a sense of curiosity and considered school boring.

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(student) May 2, 2009	"The class size is not 20, but are about 30. The classes are nearly full of students who do not care about their education."
(student) May 1, 2009	"The students at this school are very disruptive and won't pay attention for more than 5 minutes. I cannot learn sometimes because other students want to take up the whole time arguing with... read more
May 4, 2008	"I have taught at a number of different schools in my career, and so far, New Explorers is the best," writes a teacher. "It takes me over an hour to commute to the school everyday; however, I feel... read more

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