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International High School at Prospect Heights |
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883 Classon Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11225 Phone: (718) 230-6333 Fax: (718) 230-6322 Website Map |
Principal: Nedda Castro Parent Coordinator: Miguel Antunes (718) 230-6333 |
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WHAT'S SPECIAL: Welcoming environment for students from around the world; staff makes use of nearby Brooklyn Museum and Botanic Garden. DOWNSIDE: It's hard to gear teaching to the many levels of student achievement at the school; low parent involvement. |
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Grade levels: 9 to 12 Class size: 27 Enrollment: 434 Ethnicity %: 11 W; 28 B; 32 H; 29 A |
4 year graduation rate: 55.0% |
District 17 HS Supt: Ainslie Cumberbatch Admissions: New immigrants Neighborhood: Prospect Heights More school data |
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International High School occupies its own quiet corner of Prospect Heights High School, with a grand vista overlooking the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Brooklyn Museum just across the road. Practically the only noise is the sound of students clanging shut dysfunctional lockers or chattering away in their native tongues. The school is a spin-off of the city's other international schools, which share the mission of teaching newcomers to the United States in small settings that administrators believe are more successful than large. . .  |
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| May 16, 2005 | "I like the teachers and the way they teach. When you need help, they help you. Even if you don't understand a word that's like a kindergarten word, they help you," says a student from Tibet.... read more | |
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| This page was last updated on Apr 21, 2010. |
