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James Baldwin Academy is a spinoff of the successful Humanities
Prep High School, which was founded in 1997 and provides a
philosophical and practical education to its students to prepare them
to live "thoughtful and meaningful lives," incorporating the
principles of both the Coalition of Essential Schools which is a
partner with Humanities Prep and Expeditionary Learning.

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Gates-Funded Expeditionary Learning High Schools Now in Two Boroughs

New York City Outward Bound today announced the locations and
named the principals of the two new small high schools the non-profit
organization will be opening in New York City in September, 2005. As a
partner with the Department of Education in this initiative, NYC
Outward Bound helps each school implement its Expeditionary Learning
model, and oversees all aspects of the school, ranging from school
design, governance and evaluation, staff recruitment, development,
support and teambuilding to literacy and leadership programming for
students .
Since 1992, Blank personally or through his family foundation has
contributed $6 million to Outward Bound organizations, including an endowment
paid annually to the North Carolina Outward Bound School.

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Expeditionary Learning
schools, of which there are more than 125 around the country, have
consistently been shown to meet or surpass the academic standards in
their districts--we believe those statistics will prove true here as
well," he said. Smith will complete an MS in Education
Administration at Baruch College this spring."

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In partnership with the New York City Department of Education and with
a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, NYC Outward Bound
is launching eight new high schools over the next five years as part
of the City's "Small High School Initiative."
Outward Bound, the nation's leading, nonprofit experiential education
organization, emphasizes personal growth through experience and challenge, and
facilitates self-reliance, responsibility, teamwork, confidence, compassion ,
and environmental and community stewardship.

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Foundation Chairman
Arthur Blank is a long-time supporter of the organization and serves as board
chairman of Outward Bound USA. Outward Bound in 2005 celebrated
45 years of experiential education in the United States, touching the lives of
over 70,000 individuals a year.

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He has worked on community
development and education issues in the Teachers for Africa program
and the Centers for Social Responsibility and will complete the High
School Leadership Development Program and a masters' degree at the
School of Public Affairs at Baruch College (CUNY) this spring.

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The Validus Preparatory Academy: 1125 Grand Concourse at 166th
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NYC Outward Bound Announces Locations Principal Appointments for Two New High Schools Opening in September; Adds Humanities Prep to Roster

The
new Expeditionary Learning(TM) schools are:

The James Baldwin Academy: Bayard Rustin Educational Complex,
West 18th Street in the Chelsea section of Manhattan . "And we are very
excited to be working with our two new principals, each of whom have
demonstrated their strength of vision and capacity for leadership in
education.

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Its principal will continue to be Vincent Brevetti."
James Baldwin and Validus Prep are among the 26 new small high
schools slated to open next fall as part of the City's new small high
school initiative.
"Expeditionary Learning is an intense school reform model in which
every aspect of a school--its curriculum, structure and
culture--promotes an experience-based approach to education. operations of Outward Bound, to help young people build
character and gain self-esteem through outdoor adventure.

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With the opening of these schools, and the addition
of Humanities Prep, NYC Outward Bound will be operating four high
schools in the City, and anticipates a total of eight by 2009, funded
by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He holds a Masters in Teaching Arts from
Lewis and Clark College and has been teaching since 1995, first in
Oregon and then in New York. Through his generosity, the
foundation, along with Blank and his wife's personal giving, has granted more
than $200 million to various charitable organizations.

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Principal: Brady Smith.
"We are delighted that our proposals for our two new Expeditionary
Learning Schools were approved by the Department of Education," said
Richard Stopol, NYC Outward Bound executive director.
"The model focuses on character growth and teamwork, using the
motto 'we are all crew, not passengers. Elijah
Hawkes, principal of James Baldwin Academy, joins the new school from
Humanities Prep where he has been co-director for three years.

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That
means our students learn their core academic subjects through in-depth
projects that often require them to use the City itself as a
classroom," Stopol noted.

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At Validus Preparatory Academy--"validus" is the Latin word for
strength--in addition to providing students with strong academic
skills, the school's focus will be on developing strong bodies and
character in its students.

Blank Foundation Awards $500 000 to Outward Bound

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"I
see it as a long-term investment that can potentially lift-up and strengthen
these young people and have a positive effect on others they will touch
throughout their lives .

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Blank is owner + CEO of the Atlanta Falcons and Georgia Force.

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In addition, Humanities Prep , an early small high school within
the City's public school system, which sits on the Bayard Rustin
campus with James Baldwin Academy, will join the Expeditionary
Learning network as well, adjusting its educational approach
accordingly.
As a student at Wesleyan University, Hawkes became involved in
education and was a primary school English teacher in Dakar, Senegal
for a year prior to his graduation. Blank Family Foundation is focused on
enhancing education, preserving green space, sustaining the arts and sparking
collaboration among its nonprofit partners, primarily in Atlanta.

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Validus Principal Brady Smith, joins the
school from the New Leaders for New Schools Program, where he is
completing his principal residency at IN -Tech Academy Middle and High
School 368 in the Bronx.

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Principal: Elijah Hawkes. In
addition to its fully- sponsored schools Expeditionary Learning
schools, NYC Outward Bound conducts in-school and after-school
programs for students in literacy, leadership and character
development; teacher training in classroom management, literacy
instruction, curriculum planning and diversity; and organizational
development programs for faculty, administration, parents and staff.

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' To reinforce this all ninth
graders are required to participate in a week-long Outward Bound
backpacking course, where they break into small groups, called crews,
to get to know each other and develop the bonds that will help carry
them through their high school experience.

Founded in 1987, New York City Outward Bound is an independent
non-profit organization that brings the educational philosophy and
expertise of Outward Bound to New York City's public schools.
Grants will be distributed as follows:
- Outward Bound USA -- $330,000
- North Carolina Outward Bound School -- $60,000
- New York City Outward Bound Center -- $50,000
- Thompson Island (Boston, MA) Outward Bound Education Center -- $60,000

"My goal in making these grants is to help Outward Bound continue to
impact the lives of young people and to disburse the funds in a way that most
efficiently and directly reaches kids throughout the country," Blank said.

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Its first fully-sponsored
school, Bronx Expeditionary Learning High School (BELHS), opened in
September 2004 in the Taft High School Campus in the Bronx. Blank Family Foundation
today announced it has awarded $500,000 in grants that will be shared among
all four domestic U.