http://www.schoolwithoutwalls.org

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• Is located on Broadway between South Union and Alexander Streets.
  
  
• Practices a learner-centered inter-disciplinary philosophy in which the needs and interests of students, as well as the demands of society, form the school curriculum.
  
  
• Emphasizes critical thinking and responsible citizenship, and honors all students' learning styles.
  
  
• Supports graduation-by-exhibition in which students must prove, through portfolios, project presentations, and oral defenses, that they are competent and ready to enter college or the world of work.
  
  
• Expects students to become responsible for their own learning.
  
  
• Encourages students to pursue independent study projects and classes at colleges.
  
  
• Requires students to demonstrate, through exhibitions, their competency in literacy, computers, art, history, media, science, mathematics, and independent learning.
  
  
• Requires students to give back to the community through 2 1/2 hours of volunteer service each week.
  
  
• Encourages students to participate in school clubs such as Student Government, School Newspaper, Master Minds, Model UN, PRIS2M math and science program, Yearbook, Rugby, and city cultural events.
  
  
• Offers students the opportunity to earn the Certificate of Employability, which is endorsed by employers throughout Rochester who consider it when making hiring decisions.
  
  
• Provides opportunities for all students to be involved in the management of the school and in the decision making and problem solving of important school issues.
  
  
• Is a school where more than 85% of its graduates have gone on to college (many of them holding prestigious positions such as authors, professors, attorneys, judges, videographers, nuclear engineers, domestic engineers, etc.).
  
  
• Has maintained one of the District's highest attendance rates and lowest suspension rates.
  
  
• Has one of the District's highest SAT averages.
  
  
• Has demonstrated one of the highest success rates with "at-risk-of-failure" students.
  
  
• Has active parent involvement in its Student Assessment Committees.
  
  
• Has one computer for every three students.
  
  
• Maintains a strong collaborative relationship with the University of Rochester’s Graduate School of Education and with Key Bank.
  
  
• Is a member of the nation’s prestigious Coalition of Essential Schools.
  
  
• Requires all students to have an advisor who conducts personal student conferences every two weeks.
  
• Uses a college style schedule for all students.