Summer Academy: Learning and Enrichment Equals Fun
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…
Introducing… Sunset Yards Elementary School!
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…
In Our Backyard: MetroHealth Main Campus Transformation Project
If you follow the Historic Scranton Corridor past The Tappan and Wagner Awning, you’ll eventually come to MetroHealth System’s main campus—which is currently undergoing a significant transformation. The hospital’s campus is nearing the finish line for the first phase of its transformation project, which adds an 11-floor hospital known as the Glick Center to the campus. However, this transformative expansion isn’t just designed to increase Metro’s capacity for care and add hospital beds. Rather, the Glick Center is just one component of a billion-dollar project that serves as the cornerstone of a wider neighborhood revitalization effort.
How do schools create a sense of community?
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…
A passion that’s infectious
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…
Rallying the High School throughout the pandemic
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…
