International High School at Prospect Heights

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International High School at Prospect Heights
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International High School at Prospect Heights
883 Classon Avenue

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11225

United States
Coordinates 40°40′11.45″N73°57′39.72″W / 40.6698472°N 73.9610333°W / 40.6698472; -73.9610333
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School districtNew York City DOE District 17
School numberK524
PrincipalNedda De Castro
Teaching staff29.3 (FTE) (as of 2007-08) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment417 (as of 2007-08) [1]
Student to teacher ratio14.2 (as of 2007-08) [1]
Websitewww.ihsph.org

International High School at Prospect Heights (school code: K524 [2] is one of four schools on the former Prospect Heights High School campus in Brooklyn, New York. An Empowerment School, International High addresses the needs of recent immigrant students by teaching them fluency in reading, writing and speaking.

Contents

The International High School at Prospect Heights opened its doors to its first class in 2004, under the leadership of Alexandra Anormaliza.

The book The New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School for Immigrant Teens was written about students at the school. [3]

Extracurricular activities

The International High School at Prospect Heights offers students many extracurricular activities such as: African Club, French Club, Haitian Club, Latino/Spanish Club, Science Club, Drama Club, Guitar Ensemble, etc.

The school also has a prom, which is an unfamiliar concept for some students as of 2008. [4]

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Notes
  1. 1 2 3 "School Detail for International High School At Prospect Heights". National Center for Education Statistics . Retrieved 2010-03-20.
  2. "International High School at Prospect Heights". New York City Department of Education . Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  3. "New York High School Helps Immigrant 'Kids' Adapt". NPR.org. 2011-09-26.
  4. Hauser, Brooke (2008-06-22). "This Strange Thing Called Prom". New York Times . Retrieved 2023-06-05.