At this school, students get out of the classroom and onto the water

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May 24, 2022

Author: Jillian Jorgensen

There are more than 1,800 public schools in New York City.

But just one of them is located in the middle of New York Harbor, accessible only by boat.

And the ferry ride to Governors Island is just the beginning of the maritime experience students get at the Urban Assembly New York Harbor School.

“Today we were practicing man overboard drills, which is just routine practice for us,” student Harry Harwood-Matthews explained.

Original Article: http://https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2022/05/25/at-this-school--students-get-out-of-the-

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