The James Baldwin School Home

We are a transfer school, accepting students who have spent at least one semester at another school and chose our community as a better fit.  As a result, we are intentional about individualized college and postsecondary counseling.

We work with a Transformative Justice lens, aiming to disrupt racial inequities in education by creating restorative, humanizing, justice-seeking teaching and experiences.

Like all NYC Outward Bound schools, we implement the nationally recognized EL Education model, featuring rigorous learning experiences, both in and out of the classroom.  We use hands-on learning with real-world application. Leadership, active citizenship, and character development go hand-in-hand with academic rigor and challenge.