Congratulations to Gaynor McCown Expeditionary Learning School which has been named to the 2023 AP School Honor Roll! McCown is a Bronze member of the Honor Roll! McCown and had 40% of seniors who took at least one AP exam during high school & 25% of seniors scoring a three or higher on at least one AP exam.
Please read McCown's updated Family Handbook to learn about school procedures and policies.
Use this form to register to attend Gaynor McCown Expeditionary Learning School's High School Information Session at 5 or 7pm on Thursday October 19, 2023.
https://forms.gle/1cD3qFgzRSwPGJSj7
Click here to sign up for McCown's Summer Bridge Program that will be held for incoming students 9am - 12pm August 29, 30, and 31. Come meet your classmates, upperclassmen, your teachers, and the McCown building before high school begins.
Check out the article about McCown's yearly College March in the Staten Island Advance!
On December 2, 2022, NYCOB schools across NYC participated in our annual College March. Our seniors were joined by Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella, State Representative Michael Tannousis, and Commanding Officer of the 121 Precinct Eric Waldhelm.
Are are a McCown graduate? Join our alumni networking group on Linkedin to keep up connections with other McCown alums. Most career opportunities are found through personal connections - don't miss out on an opportunity that may present itself for you via another McCown grad.
Gaynor McCown ELS is proud to be a recipient of CollegeBoard's Female Diversity Award for AP Computer Science Principles. Research shows that female students who take #APCSP in high school are more than 5x as likely to major in computer science in college. Click on the full press release.
McCown has a graduation rate of 97.8% and was recently spotlighted by NYCDOE Chancellor David Banks as a "great high school option" and the only school to be recognized in Staten Island.
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. 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.
We encourage our students to earn college credits while they are in high school through our two dual enrollment partnerships with St. Francis College and the College of Staten Island. Students can graduate from McCown with as many as 15 college credits.
We offer a private school experience at a public school price!
Contact Ms. Murgolo at Dcasciomurgolo@schools.nyc.gov for information.
