IES Prospectors featured on News 12 Brooklyn ‘Sounds of the Season’ Contest
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…
IES & Orby Cut the Ribbon at their BedStuy Home
Friends, family, and supporters of the International Elementary School [IES] community gathered with mascot Orby the Owl to celebrate the school’s official opening at its new home in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, on Oct. 12 at a ribbon-cutting ceremony. “We are not only celebrating International Elementary School ribbon cutting, but we are also celebrating 15 years of…
Sunset Yards Middle School Celebrates Ribbon Cutting
Students, families, staff, and special guests gathered at Prospect Schools’ Sunset Yards campus on Oct. 2 to mark the official opening of Sunset Yards Middle School (SYMS) with a festive ribbon-cutting ceremony. The school, which serves 75 students in 5th and 6th grades, opened in September in a new wing of 341 39th Street in…
SOY celebration and First Day Red Carpet—two Prospect Schools traditions
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…
AT BPHS, Students Link Arms to Tell Their Stories
For 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…
5 Questions with Wes Webb, Musical Theater & Film Teacher
An interesting thing happens when one observes Wes Webb’s Musical Theatre class at Clinton Hill Middle School. One’s posture improves. You find yourself at attention, chin up, and eyes focused. Of course, it’s because one hears him giving these directions to his students, ages 11 to 14. You see when they’re in his class, they’re…
