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…
