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Career day focuses 8th graders on high school
February 4 2012

With the help of some twenty professionals from our community, Brooklyn Prospect students  set aside classes for a morning, and instead considered possible careers that might help guide their high school goal setting. Media, design, public relations, sports management, law, health industry and music professionals joined our 8th graders to discuss, answer questions and in some cases, experiment with a project related to the day to day work of the various professions.

In one classroom, would be media moguls worked with an investigative reporter for the New York Times to capture exciting headlines and develop robust storylines.  Down the hallway, another group was enraptured by the day to day decisions a law enforcement officer faces.  Students working with a public health professional responded with solemn, yet extraordinarily creative and thoughtful approaches that might help expand access and use medical services for underserved populations in Africa and Asia.

All in all our career experts gave Brooklyn Prospect students a lot to consider, and offered a more detailed understanding of the excitement a career can bring.  Our 8th grade students were deeply engaged in the opportunity and finished the event feeling excited and energized to consider setting high school goals that will lead them to successful college and life careers!

Please link for a reporter's view.

 

 

 

Serving a Daily Dose of Reading
February 1 2012

 

As a relatively new public school, committed to serving a highly diverse student population, Brooklyn Prospect Charter School understands the importance of connecting with one’s community from the start. One of our goals is to show our middle school students the power of service to others.

With that in mind, this past December, student leaders turned what began as a small idea into a big challenge to all of our students to collect and donate as many books as they could to local doctor’s offices.  Their goal, likely taken from a message that reverberates throughout our school, was to send a message about the importance of reading to and with young children whenever possible.

Sister Act provided some incentive that charged our students up and ultimately helped them understand their own role and the value in building a bridge to their community.  The possibility of attending a Broadway show together set off a firestorm of fun around this service project. The importance of reading outside of the classroom became a message that travelled from our small school into our community.  The result: our students collected some 1000 books that they donated to local doctors’ offices committed to prescribing and teaching the importance of reading outside the classroom to the parents of their patients-many who are themselves new to the community and have not had educational opportunity in their lives.

Our students now see that they have the power to become future healers of their world. They are looking for more service projects.  A simple small deed became a large opportunity for Brooklyn Prospect students who have tasted the positive effect each and every one of them can have in their community and world.

 

 

Announcing our Founding High School Principal!
January 15 2012

We are pleased to announce that Kim Raccio will join Brooklyn Prospect as Founding High School Principal. Our high school program will officially open under Kim’s leadership in September 2012.

 
Click here for brief details on Principal Raccio's appointment!

Councilman Lander visits the Current Events Club
December 30 2011

On Wednesday, December 21st, 2011, Councilman Brad Lander of District 39 visited Brooklyn Prospect to speak with members of the Current Events Club. Students were treated to a group interview, presentation and discussion with their community representative, and gained more knowledge about the immediate issues that our community faces. 

 

Subway Changes
November 14 2011
F and G Train Changes at 15th Street-Prospect Park West and Fort Hamilton Parkway, Beginning Monday, November 14th
 
Beginning this Monday, November 14th, Coney Island-bound F and Church Avenue-bound G subway trains will be skipping the 15th Street-Prospect Park West and Fort Hamilton Parkway stations.  These stations will be bypassed until the Spring of 2012.
 
The changes are part of the ongoing rehabilitation of the Culver Viaduct.  For service to those stations, you can take the F or G train to Church Avenue, and switch to a Jamaica-bound F or Court Square-bound G train.
 
For service from those stations, you can take a Jamaica-bound F or Court Square-bound G train to 7th Avenue, and transfer to a Coney Island-bound F or Church Avenue-bound G train.

BPCS Students to compete in the Scripps Spelling Bee, regionals
November 8 2011

Congratulations to Taiyan, Jessica, and Lena for their extraordinary performance in BP's round of the 2011-12 Scripps Spelling Bee! These three students will be representing the school in the Brooklyn East Regionals later this year. 

 

 

 

BPCS Jumps in For a World Record
November 4 2011

On October 12, Brooklyn Prospect joined the world-wide effort to jump into the Guinness Book of World Records for the most people doing jumping jacks in a 24-hour period. Led by the National Geographic Kids Magazine and supported by Michelle Obama, the record called for more than 20,000 people worldwide to complete one minute of jumping jacks.  The event took place between 3pm October 11 and 3pm October 12. Click the photo below to watch the youtube clip!

It will take several weeks for Guinness to determine whether the record can be certified.

**Update - 12/12/11**

The first lady announced to the press that the October bid to break the record for the most people doing jumping jacks in a 24-hour period succeeded. Over 300,265 people participated, shattering the old record, and BPCS was a part of it!

 

 

School Uniform announced for 2011-2012
July 25 2011

2011-12 New school uniform announced

Effective September 6th 2011, Brooklyn Prospect has adopted an official school uniform. All students are required to arrive at school in full uniform.  The school uniform must be worn respectfully and through the completion of the school day.  Separate uniforms are required for gym and other school sports.

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS OF BPCS SCHOOL UNIFORM

 

New Interim Facility for 2011-2012
July 25 2011

Brooklyn Prospect is happy to announce the location of our new interim facility for the 2011-2012 school year at Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School, a family friendly neighborhood in Windsor Terrace.  

Conveniently located near the 15th Street subway station on the F,G line and the B61,B67,and B69 bus lines,  Bishop Ford is easily accessible by public transportation. In respect of Bishop Ford’s learning community, please be aware that we have adopted a school uniform policy for coming school year. See below for details on BP’s revised dress code. 

NEW INTERIM FACILITY ADDRESS
Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School
500 Nineteenth Street
( between 9th & 10 Aves, Windsor Terrace)
Brooklyn, NY 11215-6204
Please link to the Bishop Ford website for photos.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT OUR NEW INTERIM FACILITY

 BPCS DRESS CODE

Link here for Uniform Regulations

 

 

BPCS named a candidate school for the International Baccalaureate's Middle Years Programme
May 23 2011

Brooklyn Prospect Charter School has been named a candidate school for the International Baccalaureate's Middle Years Programme. We are pursuing authorization as an IB World School. These are schools that share a common philosophy—a commitment to high quality, challenging, international education that Brooklyn Prospect Charter School believes is important for our students.