School fun
For the past few years, the start of the school year at Prospect Schools has become synonymous with two traditions. Teachers and staff come together in late August at the “Start of Year (SOY) Celebration,” an event for staff to build community, get excited about the year ahead, and have fun together. Then, on the…
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From Caribbean islands to the streets of Europe, when Carnival celebrations come around each year, cities worldwide explode in a spectacle of color. International Elementary School (IES) got in on the action with its version—Orby’s International Adventure: The Caribbean. (Orby the owl is the school’s mascot.) For a month leading up to a student and…
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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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Downtown Elementary School (DTES) was covered in a spatter of dots on Dec. 22 as it celebrated one of its long-standing traditions—Dot Day. Dot Day is creativity, courage, and collaboration, said Anita Walsh, Artist-in-Residence for DTES. “Imagine the power and potential of millions of people worldwide connecting, collaborating, creating, and celebrating all that creativity inspires…
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Prospectors from International Elementary School helped spread winter cheer on News 12 Brooklyn on December 14. International Elementary School (IES) Music Teacher Mr. Kyle Garcia’s 4th- and 5th-grade classes made the top five in “Songs of the Season,” an online contest featuring singing groups across the borough. The contest clip featured Mr. Garcia coaching his 5th-grade…
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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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In the spring, Wes Webb (Musical Theatre Teacher at Clinton Hill Middle School and Network K-12 Performing Arts Coordinator) led students in the development of a series of virtual music videos. 6th, 7th and 8th graders recorded their own video and vocals, creating DIY sound booths in closets and corners of their homes and pop…
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Welcome to Hispanic Heritage Month at our Windsor Terrace campus, where middle and high school students have been busy divining creative and colorful ways to celebrate their heritage this past month. Encompassing art, music, film, dance, fashion, food, and more, the celebrations have included: designing a world map to highlight student and faculty families’ countries of origin; playing…
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Whether in Prospect Park or down at the Brooklyn Bridge waterfront, elementary and middle school students welcomed the start of summer with the much-anticipated tradition of Field Day. Tug-of-war battles were waged, teacher-student water balloon fights erupted, and three-legged obstacle courses were cleared.
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On March 14th, Brooklyn Prospect students raised their voices to protest current gun laws and legislation one month after the Parkland shooting. A mix of hope, excitement and frustration swirled as elementary, middle and high schoolers put down their pencils, grabbed their signs, and walked out to make their voices heard.
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