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Validus Preparatory Academy: An Expeditionary Learning School |
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1595 Bathgate Avenue Bronx, NY 10457 Phone: (718) 466-4000 Fax: (718) 466-4001 Website Map |
Principal: Brady Smith Parent Coordinator: Sarah Rivera (718) 466-4000 |
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WHAT'S SPECIAL: A partnership with the school-improvement offshoot of the Outward Bound adventure organization; emphasis on physical fitness. DOWNSIDE: Low attendance; still in a temporary home. |
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Grade levels: 9 to 12 Class size: 26 Enrollment: 409 Ethnicity %: 1 W; 39 B; 59 H; 1 A |
4 year graduation rate: 68.0% |
District 9 HS Supt: Joel Di Bartolomeo Admissions: Bronx Neighborhood: Morrisania More school data |
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It's not unusual for students to drop to the floor and perform a dozen push-ups at the Validus Preparatory Academy, which opened in fall 2005 with a 9th grade. In fact, daily physical exercise is mandated at this school, which is associated with Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound, a school-improvement offshoot of the not-for-profit outdoor adventure group. Located during the 2005-06 school year in a former elementary school now called the Morrisania High School Complex, the school was preparing to move in 2006 to a brand new building. . .  |
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| Apr 13, 2005 |
The NYC Outward Bound program, a founding partner of Validus, issued a press release about the opening of the school. It explains the "expeditionary learning" model as an "experience-based... read more |
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| This page was last updated on Mar 24, 2010. |
