Faculty Spotlight
Martial Toussaint Youth Development & School Culture Head, Clinton Hill Middle School Alma mater: Brown University Hometown: I was born in Queens, NY. My family moved out to Long Island when I was 2 years old, to a town called Coram. We moved further east on Long Island to East Hampton when I was a teenager, and…
Parents, faculty and staff come together for the Spring Fling & Auction
One of the best things about Brooklyn Prospect is our small school feel and close-knit community. Every year, parents and staff work together to plan the Spring Fling & Auction as a way to strengthen that sense of community and fundraise for students. Below, a few photos from this year’s event…
Activism in Action: National School Walkout Day at BPCS
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.
Closing Out Black History Month
This week, the middle and high school students at our Windsor Terrace campus closed out Black History Month by raising the Black Lives Matter flag, along with the U.S. and IB flags that are traditionally raised daily on the campus flagpole. As part of the ceremony, students sang the Black National Anthem, “Lift Every Voice and…
The Borinquen Backpack Project
In the wake of Hurricane María, members of the Downtown Elementary community came together to send much-needed supplies and disaster relief aid to fellow students at La Escuela Luis M Santiago in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. In total, they filled 400 backpacks with school supplies, books, toys and postcards from our DTES students! Check out these photos from backpack…
Writing to the First Lady
Earlier this year, BPCS 9th grader Laura Camacho received some news that would stay with her for a while: her writing would be published in a new book about former First Lady Michelle Obama, titled Courage is Contagious. The book is a collection of essays and letters written by authors, luminaries, students, musicians, actors, comedians and…
