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November 21, 2009

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New York Harbor School
400 Irving Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11237 Phone: (718) 381-7100 Fax: (718) 418-0128 Website Map	Principal: Nathan Dudley Parent Coordinator:
WHAT'S SPECIAL: Frequent class trips to waterfront sites offer exciting learning and a chance to sail the Hudson and East Rivers. DOWNSIDE: School is miles away from the water.

Grade levels: 9 to 12
Class size: 20-22
Enrollment: 406
Ethnicity %:
1 W; 30 B; 66 H; 2 A

4 year graduation rate: 54.4%

District 32
HS Supt: Ainslie Cumberbatch
Admissions: Open to Brooklyn residents
Neighborhood: Bushwick
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Like a small, sturdy ship plying an ocean's large swells, the New York Harbor School is a vessel of considerable integrity, facing daunting challenges. First, the school is miles from the water, an essential element to its curriculum and mission. Second, the students, many of whom arrive unprepared for high school, can be overwhelmed by the expectations of rigor, discipline, and commitment that characterize Harbor. That said, the school's dynamic, charismatic leadersPrincipal Nate Dudley and founder Murray Fisherlead a crew of devoted young teaching professionals, whose energy both in the classroom and the field has the power to transform young lives.

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(parent) Nov 2, 2009	"The New York Harbor School seeks a sea change in education" according to a feature story on National... read more
(parent) Aug 21, 2009	The New York Harbor School will move to its long-awaited new home on Governors Island in 2010, according to an article in the read more
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