Academic programming
Prospectors from International Elementary School (IES) are finalists in News 12 Brooklyn’s Sounds of the Season contest. This is the second year in a row singers from Mr. Kyle Garcia’s class made it to the top 12 of the annual contest. Last year, IES placed third and had their performance featured on News 12 as…
Read MoreFor seniors at Brooklyn Prospect High School (BPHS), their first days back at school are focused on writing for their future. Seniors partake in a two-day writing retreat that starts with brainstorming, discussion, and peer feedback, and ends with a solid first draft of their College ‘Personal Statement.’ “With so many recent changes in the…
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While most New York City kids went to school on June 12, Downtown Elementary School (DTES) students “traveled” to South Korea. Anytime, Anywhere is a DTES tradition that began in 2016 in which the school’s spaces are transformed into another country (and, at moments, into another time). In years past, Prospectors from DTES have traveled…
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Editor’s note: A previous version of this story identified Liam McEwan as Prospect School’s first Posse Scholar. Isoke Senghor, BPCS ’16, was our network’s first Posse scholar. She is a graduate of Dickinson College. Brooklyn Prospect High School senior Liam McEwan has been named a Posse Scholar. The Posse Foundation has awarded him a four-year…
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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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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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This week, Brooklyn Prospect’s Downtown Elementary School “traveled” to the Dominican Republic as part of the school’s cross-disciplinary Anytime, Anywhere program. Focusing on several countries or cities each year, Anytime, Anywhere gives elementary schools the chance to learn about other cultures around the world, spending two months studying their history, language, art, music, and more…
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