Gaynor McCown Expeditionary Learning School (31R064)
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100 Essex Drive, Staten Island, NY 10314, Staten Island
Phone: 718-370-6950
Email: klipari2@schools.nyc.gov
Hours: 08:10am - 02:39pm
Principal: Margaret Tang
School Website: http://www.gaynormccownels.org/
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/38854
Admissions Information: https://www.gaynormccownels.org/apps/news/
Quality Snapshot: https://tools.nycenet.edu/snapshot/2022/31R064/HS/
Bus: S44, S55, S56, S59, S61, S79-SBS, S89, S91, S94, SIM31, SIM4, SIM4C, SIM4X, SIM8, SIM8X
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Program Details
Humanities & Interdisciplinary
Our school partners with NYC Outward Bound Schools and EL Education to offer student-centered learning, focused around case studies and expeditions, that incorporate fieldwork, products presented to authentic audiences, and service learning opportunities. We expect students to uphold our character traits of creativity, honesty, humor, respect, and responsibility. Students are part of a Crew that provides social and emotional support, opportunities for community service and academic tracking.
- (Group 1) Priority to Staten Island students or residents
- (Group 2) Then to New York City residents
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This data was gathered from various NYC DOE reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview
About the School
McCown is a college preparatory school partnering with NYC Outward Bound Schools and EL Education to offer challenging student-centered learning focused around case studies and expeditions that incorporate fieldwork and conclude with projects presented to authentic audiences along with service learning opportunities. We offer a small, personal environment which allows McCown to highlight each student's unique gifts, talents and creativity in pursuit of mastery of NYS Standards. McCown has dual enrollment partnerships with St. Francis College and CUNY CSI - all students are encouraged to take dually enrolled courses for college credits while attending McCown. We expect students to uphold our character traits of citizenship, integrity, perseverance, respect, and responsibility, wear our uniform, and complete 100 hours of community service by graduation.
Academic Highlights: Crew/Advisory: College and career preparatory curriculum, Robotics & Advanced Art Electives, Fieldwork and experiential learning are required, Dually Enrolled College Credit Bearing Courses: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, World History 1500 - Present, US History, Intro to Writing, Pre-Calculus and Statistics, AP Seminar & Research Available
Other Features: College Trips, Community Service Expected, Dress Code, Internship Expected, Internships Available, Orientation, Program(s) with 2 GE Applicants Per Seat, Program(s) with 3+ GE Applicants Per Seat, Program(s) with 3+ SWD Applicants Per Seat, Student Parent Orientation, Summer Bridge, Summer Orientation, Uniform
School Features:
Offers 10th Grade Seats
School whose primary location is co-located with another school
AP Courses, Languages & Sports
Survey Summary & Data (2023-24)
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Academic Summary & Data (2022-23)
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4-Year College 56.50%
Unknown 25.00%
School Demographics (2022-23)
Female 49.30%
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Black 8.50%
Hispanic 25.20%
White 45.50%
Other 8.70%
Other 15.60%
This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's demographic snapshots: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview