• About Us

    About Us

    Our commitment to the Coalition of Essential Schools Common Principles drives our educational philosophy. This enables us to create a school that has high expectations, shared accountability, is student-centered, and uses performance-based asse

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  • Mission & History

    Mission & History

    Vanguard High School is a community of learners committed to cultivating the resources necessary to become literate, articulate, analytical, reflective and empathetic citizens. Respect for self and others is the motivating force toward achieving our

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  • Advisory Circle

    Advisory Circle

    Vanguard is a school that prides itself on personal freedom, safety, and security. Further, we are also committed to personalized attention to our students and group attention to our community as a whole. At the heart of these ideas is our advisory s

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  • Performance Based Assessments

    Performance Based Assessments

    Developing PBA At the base, of course, is the student, the teacher and the curriculum project. But what is different or unique about PBA is that from the beginning of the freshman year, there is conscious planning and awareness on the part of the st

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  • Freshmen Alley Pond Ropes Course

    Freshmen Alley Pond Ropes Course

    Vanguardians spend a day at the Alley Pond Ropes Course for community building and team building. In the spirit of Vanguard's commitment to collaboration and teamwork, new 9th graders were placed into challenging puzzles, challenges and trust acti

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A Public Housing Education

Check out two Vanguard students, Winnie Guo and Ephraim Frommer, discussing stereotypes about people in public housing and statistics about how success in school connects to living in public housing.  They were put on the air by Radio Rookies on WNYC.
A Public Housing Education (WNYC)
WNYC Radio Rookies Neighborhood to Neighborhood Project: A Public Housing Education

Senior Trip to Split Rock

Seniors spent a weekend retreat at the Split Rock Resort in Pennsylvania. Students spent time bonding together, enjoyed the water park, miniature golf, swimming pool and outdoor activities. These seniors have been working hard over the past four years and had an amazing time celebrating with their peers.

Trayvon Martin Action Project

Vanguard Students have been inspired by the actions around the Trayvon Martin case.  Several of our students, angered by this case and inspired by other protests around the country, have expressed their desire for the Vanguard community to pursue an action project this week.  NPR featured Vanguard student Vincent Marrero, a member of WNYC’s Radio Rookies program, on All Things Considered.  Listen to Vincent on NPR