We are back to school and hit the ground running! We’re so proud to debut our Back to School Video highlighting the completed National Health Wellness and Learning Center classroom and our May 10th Celebration with NYS Education Chancellor Dr. Betty Rosa and our Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. Watch […]
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Our back to school fair was the best ever, and we distributed over 250 pounds of vegetables straight from our school garden. Check out the size of those eggplants!
The entire team is flattered that our first TED Talk now has over 1,000,000 Views, and our program and classroom technology have come a long way since. At GBM we are dedicated to always moving forward fueled by the energy, innovation and spirit of our children.
In August we were presented with the Martin L. Mathews Award for Nonprofit Leadership by Mr. Martin Mathews himself at the Mathews-Dickey Boys and Girls Club which has served over 2 Million Children over six decades. These are the kinds of partnerships we are so proud of.
We were proud to be featured on the speaker panel and that the National Health, Wellness & Learning Center hosted some of the brightest minds in our classroom to kick off NYC AgTech Week with Agritecture leading the industry in innovation.
Make sure to follow his latest adventures on Stephen’s Facebook Page.
Stephen Ritz, founder of the Green Bronx Machine and Global Teacher Prize Finalist, will be awarded the Martin L. Mathews Award for Nonprofit Leadership on August 27th from the Mathews-Dickey Boys & Girls Club in St. Louis, Missouri. GBM shares the MDBGC values of involving “youth in fun and engaging […]
Stay tuned to ABC and be sure to watch the Back to School Special on The Chew which will feature Green Bronx Machine and a day in the life of the National Health, Wellness and Learning Center! Filmed live at CS 55, see who we are, what we do and […]
Thanks to an anonymous donor and our friends at Sodexo, we were able to offer our first ever Garden, Culinary & Career Camp. Together, we prepared 504 meals, consumed 8 servings of fresh fruits and vegetables daily, spent 7,560 minutes in the garden, logged 3,276,000 steps, learned 84 new grade […]
Nothing thrills us more than to report that our test results on the NYS 4th Grade Science Exam showed a school-wide 45% increase in passing rates - including special needs and English language learners.
On May 10th, we officially cut the green ribbon for the National Health, Wellness and Learning Center at CS 55.
POLITICS NATION WITH AL SHARPTON: South Bronx school changing the way kids eat. Lower income kids are more than twice as likely to be obese than higher income kids. One school in the South Bronx is working to turn things around.