Exclusive: News 12 tours new middle school in Highbridge

The new middle school adds 433 new seats to District 9 in an often overcrowded borough – it’ll welcome sixth graders next week for the first day of class.

Noelle Lilley

Aug 29, 2024, 10:31 AM

Updated 15 days ago

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News 12 cameras got an exclusive tour of a new middle school in Highbridge -- The Bronx Debate Academy At Aurelia Greene Educational Campus.
The new middle school adds 433 new seats to District 9 in an often overcrowded borough – it’ll welcome sixth graders next week for the first day of class.
The five story building is named after former Bronx Deputy Borough President Aurelia Greene. The school will have a focus on debate, with students learning how to communicate about the real world issues they face every day.
The Bronx Debate Academy comes with:
  • Reading and speech resource rooms
  • Science classroom
  • Art and music classrooms
  • Library
  • Medical, guidance and administrative suites
  • Staff lunch and conference room
  • Parent and community room
  • Kitchen and cafeteria
  • Gymnatorium
  • Exercise room
  • Outdoor play space