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Walkabout Bronx High School

Overview written by the school: The best preparation for the real world is the real world. Students at Walkabout Bronx High School experience learning and life through the five Challenge Areas: APPLIED ACADEMICS, INTERNSHIP, SERVICE LEARNING, WILDERNESS and PRESENTATION. Our community honors individual and cultural identity with a foundation rooted in Design Thinking, Community Learning, and Action. Our students disrupt social, economic, and environmental injustices to harness the innate resilience, talent and wisdom of The Bronx.

School Performance

Graduation Rate: No data (at the end of the school year before last, the percent of students who graduated "on time" by earning a diploma four years after they entered 9th grade).

Percentage of Students Enough Variety: % students feel that this school offers a wide enough variety of programs, classes, and activities to keep them interested in school.

Percentage of Students Safe: % students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room and cafeteria. (Student opinions on school safety, as reported on the NYC School Survey.)

Programs offered

Program 1: Walkabout Bronx High School
Code: X65A

Interest: Humanities & Interdisciplinary
Method: Open

Seats 9 GE: N/A - new program

Grade 9 GE applicants: N/A - new program
Grade 9 GE applicants per seat: N/A - new program
Seats 9 SWD: N/A - new program

Grade 9 SWD applicants: N/A - new program
Grade 9 SWD applicants per seat: N/A - new program

Seats 10: 0
Admissions priority 1: Priority to Bronx students or residents
Admissions priority 2: Then to New York City residents

Activities

Extracurricular Activities
Extracurricular activities and clubs offered by the school that do not fall under one of the Sports categories (PSAL Sports or School Sports): No data
PSAL Sports Boys
Male PSAL (Public School Athletics League) sports offered at the school, listed under Extracurricular Activities and Clubs in the HS Directory: No data
PSAL Sports Girls
Female PSAL (Public School Athletics League) sports offered at the school, listed under Extracurricular Activities and Clubs in the HS Directory: No data
PSAL Sports Coed
Co-ed PSAL (Public School Athletics League) sports offered at the school, listed under Extracurricular Activities and Clubs in the HS Directory: No data
School Sports
Sports offered by the school outside PSAL (Public School Athletics League): No data
Flag for female only school: No data
Flag for male only school: No data

Other info

Start time: 9:00am
End time: 3:25pm

Final grades: 9 to 12

Additional info: College Trips,Community Service Expected,Extended Day Tutoring,Health Center,Internships Available,Online Grading System,Orientation,Summer Internships

School accessibility description: Fully Accessible

More info

Borough: Bronx
NTA: East Concourse-Concourse Village
Neighborhood: E. Concourse-Concourse Village
Campus name: Mott Haven Educational Campus
School Number:

Community board: 204
Council district: 17
Census tract: 61
BIN: 2103486
BBL: 2024430078

About Walkabout Bronx High School

Contacts

Address: 730 Concourse Village West, Bronx, NY 10451 (,)
Latitude: 40.82231
Longitude: -73.923829
Phone number: 718-504-4040

School email: [email protected]
Website: www.walkaboutbronx.org
Subway lines near the school: 2, 4, 5 to 149th St-Grand Concourse; B, D to Yankee Stadium-161st St
Bus lines near the school: Bx1, Bx13, Bx15, Bx19, Bx2, Bx21, Bx32, Bx41, Bx41-SBS, Bx6, Bx6-SBS, BxM4

Hotels near Walkabout Bronx High School

District Borough Number: 
07X625
Academic opportunities: 

APPLIED ACADEMICS challenges students to solve real-world problems of interest to them.

INTERNSHIP allows students to apprentice with experts in local businesses, gaining skills, job opportunities and a professional network.

SERVICE LEARNING gives students the opportunity to collaborate with neighborhood partners to make a difference in their community.

WILDERNESS expeditions develop self-reliance and collaboration skills while giving time to unplug and reflect.

PRESENTATION develops communication skills while requiring students to demonstrate their learning to authentic audiences.

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