Brian McAllester
All Prospect Schools model their curriculum on the renowned International Baccalaureate Program. At the same time, our schools seek to meet every single student where they are, ensuring no student is left behind. Now that schools are back in person, we’re able to take advantage of all the amazing resources the city of New York…
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What is the best way to understand how our students experience Prospect Schools and what they get out of their education here? Spend a day in the shoes of our students, of course! Chief Executive Officer Tresha Ward did just that at the start of this school year as she shadowed students at each of…
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Students, families, staff and special guests gathered in Sunset Park on Oct. 19 to mark the official opening of Sunset Yards Elementary School (SYES) with a festive ribbon-cutting ceremony. The elementary school, which currently serves ~150 students in Kindergarten through 2nd grade, was founded in 2020 with a kindergarten class that was housed on the…
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International Elementary School, currently housed in downtown Brooklyn, will be moving to its forever home in Community School District 13 for the start of the 2023-24 school year! After a search and vetting process that included the BPCS board and Prospect Schools leadership, we are excited to share that the building, located at 272 Macon Street in Brooklyn’s…
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Folake Akinola-Pinard is the principal of Downtown Elementary School. The daughter of immigrants, a native of Harlem, and an educator for nearly 25 years, Akinola-Pinard has said her purpose is ‘to give public school students a private school education.’ We caught up with Principal Akinola-Pinard with five questions to kick off our school year. This…
Read MoreProspect Schools mourns the loss of Michael Echenberg, a member of the Prospect Schools Board of Trustees. Michael died on August 27, at the far-too-young age of 48. The father of two Prospect School students, Michael was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in September 2019. He was a dear friend, a beloved father, husband,…
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Summer learning got leveled up this July and August at Prospect Schools’ Summer Academy. From studying English-language arts and math to making things like slime at the ‘SPLAT lab,’ and even learning how to use DJ equipment, the five-week program was chock full of fun. Summer Academy, which ran from mid-July through mid-August at Clinton…
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Today we are overjoyed to share that the “youngest” elementary school in our network — to date known as Windsor Terrace Elementary School — will be moving to its forever home this summer. As such, the school will be renamed Brooklyn Prospect Sunset Yards Elementary School. The Sunset Yards name reflects the unique community the…
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If you follow the Historic Scranton Corridor past The Tappan and Wagner Awning, you’ll eventually come to MetroHealth System’s main campus—which is currently undergoing a significant transformation. The hospital’s campus is nearing the finish line for the first phase of its transformation project, which adds an 11-floor hospital known as the Glick Center to the campus. However, this transformative expansion isn’t just designed to increase Metro’s capacity for care and add hospital beds. Rather, the Glick Center is just one component of a billion-dollar project that serves as the cornerstone of a wider neighborhood revitalization effort.
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This year our educators have been busy building a sense of community and creating moments of joy in schools that have looked and felt different than ever before. But did the realities of school this year slow them down? Read for yourself! Dot Day, which took place on December 10th, has long been a highlight…
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