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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…

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…

What is it like to join a new school during a pandemic then help transition kids back to in-person learning? We caught up with educators who are newer to the Prospect Schools family but who bring incredible skill, dedication and passion to their work everyday. Ruth Louis is a learning specialist at Downtown Elementary School…

In different ways, Willow and Sarah are helping Brooklyn Prospect High School emerge from the challenges of the pandemic. Both are IB Diploma Program students in the Class of 2023 and both have sought ways to build community during an especially fraught time for schools and students. Alongside her co-captain Sabrina, this fall Sarah ushered…

Building relationships between educators, students, and families in schools is the foundation for student success — but it’s hard work even in the best of times. Throw in a pandemic, a year of hybrid learning, and a fall semester when everyone is learning how to be in person again, and building relationships might look like…

What’s it like to join a new school right before a pandemic, and then help some very little learners adjust to being in person five days a week, many of them for the first time? We recently caught up with Julia Cho — Maestra Julia to her students — who teaches Spanish to kindergarteners, first,…

In April, Prospect Schools announced the start of an exciting new chapter: after a rigorous six month search process that vetted some of the country’s strongest leaders in education, the organization named Tresha Ward as the next Chief Executive Officer of Prospect Schools. Tresha comes to Prospect Schools with nearly two decades of experience in…

Dear Friends, When we founded the first Prospect school over a decade ago, we had a humble vision in mind: to build a school that would serve a diverse student body and be known for its excellent teachers and strong academics. We set out on that journey never anticipating that our school would grow to…

To kick off Latinx Heritage Month this year, our Chief Operating Officer shared the following words with our faculty and staff: Growing up in a Domincan household, a cafecito (coffee) was the precursor to hear the latest family news, the way we welcomed guests, and the way we melted the stress away. Today I invite…