Ribbon-Cutting Marks Official Opening of Sunset Yards Elementary School
Students, families, staff and special guests gathered in Sunset Park on Oct. 19 to mark the official opening of Sunset Yards Elementary School (SYES) with a festive ribbon-cutting ceremony. The elementary school, which currently serves ~150 students in Kindergarten through 2nd grade, was founded in 2020 with a kindergarten class that was housed on the…
New Home for IESÂ
International Elementary School, currently housed in downtown Brooklyn, will be moving to its forever home in Community School District 13 for the start of the 2023-24 school year! After a search and vetting process that included the BPCS board and Prospect Schools leadership, we are excited to share that the building, located at 272 Macon Street in Brooklyn’s…
FIVE QUESTIONS WITH FOLAKE AKINOLA-PINARD
Folake Akinola-Pinard is the principal of Downtown Elementary School. The daughter of immigrants, a native of Harlem, and an educator for nearly 25 years, Akinola-Pinard has said her purpose is ‘to give public school students a private school education.’ We caught up with Principal Akinola-Pinard with five questions to kick off our school year. This…
Michael Echenberg, dedicated trustee, loving father and husband
Prospect Schools mourns the loss of Michael Echenberg, a member of the Prospect Schools Board of Trustees. Michael died on August 27, at the far-too-young age of 48. The father of two Prospect School students, Michael was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in September 2019. He was a dear friend, a beloved father, husband,…
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…
