In the News

Screen Shot 2020-08-01 at 2.24.08 PM.png — BAL advocates for single shepherd

NY Daily News, June 23, 2020

Screen+Shot+2020-06-25+at+8.07.50+AM.jpg — Bronx educator
wins Amazon teacher of the year

Bronx Times, June 25, 2020

Screen Shot 2019-09-18 at 3.27.25 PM.png — STUDENTS JOIN BAL Alum PRINCE ROYCE AT PROTEST

Organized by the John Lennon Educational Bus Tour, our students joined one of our famed alums to protest gun violence at New York City Hall

City & State New York, September 16, 2019

New York Daily News, June 27, 2019

Screen Shot 2019-07-25 at 6.13.21 PM.png — PLAY INEQUITY: A NATIONAL CRISIS HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT

“New York City's crisis is profound in its inequitable access, especially for black and Latino students. In New York City, we're definitely failing to provide our students access to the power of sports.”
BAL STUDENTS FOR SPORTS EQUITY

Forbes, December 18, 2018

Screen Shot 2018-04-02 at 10.51.40 AM.png — **VOX on the BAL walkout**

At Bronx Letters, a public school serving about 600 sixth- to 12th-graders in New York City’s lowest-income school district, students had left class with school permission to attend a demonstration on the athletic field. The event, organized by Robledo, Aileen Villa, 18, and Isis Brache, 17 — lasted 17 minutes, to commemorate the 17 students killed in Parkland.

Vox, March 21, 2018

VIDEOS

Please enjoy our school's YouTube channel.

Our students got the opportunity of a lifetime to collaborate on an original song and music video with alumnus and Latin superstar Prince Royce on The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus presented by Canon USA.

BAL's belief in the power of words to enable self-expression and empowerment is embodied in this moving community-wide poem that speaks to the artistry, power and bravery of our students.

A central tenet of our school's mission is to enable our students to avail themselves of every opportunity presented to them. Please enjoy this informative video in which our students get to experiment with news production and presentation.