Organizational News
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…
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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…
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Brooklyn Prospect High School is celebrating a 100% college acceptance rate for its graduating class—for the fourth consecutive year. At College Decision Day on May 19, BPHS students walked across the stage one by one, revealing to a crowded gym filled with their peers, teachers, and family members what colleges they would be attending in…
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You’re invited to Prospect School’s 2023-24 Lottery! On Monday, April 3 at 1 PM, we welcome our families and the public to our Annex (355 Bridge St., Brooklyn, NY 11201) for our blind lottery to select the newest class of Prospectors. See the official legal notice below. Reminder: Applications for the 2023-24 school year close…
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We’re excited to share the very first Prospect Schools Annual Report, which tells the story of our organization during the 2021-22 school year. Prospect Schools is thriving, and last year was filled with so many meaningful milestones. This report tells the stories of our students, educators, and families — the people of Prospect Schools. Their…
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Editor’s note: A previous version of this story identified Liam McEwan as Prospect School’s first Posse Scholar. Isoke Senghor, BPCS ’16, was our network’s first Posse scholar. She is a graduate of Dickinson College. Brooklyn Prospect High School senior Liam McEwan has been named a Posse Scholar. The Posse Foundation has awarded him a four-year…
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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…
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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…
Read MoreProspect 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,…
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On Tuesday, January 14, 2020, the World Economic Forum named Prospect Schools as one of 16 Schools of the Future, a group of schools, school systems and programs selected for their critical role in preparing students to be successful and active members of the future global economy. One of only two schools chosen from the…
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