| International High School at Prospect Heights | |
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| Location | |
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883 Classon Avenue , 11225 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°40′11.45″N73°57′39.72″W / 40.6698472°N 73.9610333°W /40.6698472; -73.9610333 |
| Information | |
| School district | New York City DOE District 17 |
| School number | K524 |
| Principal | Nedda De Castro |
| Teaching staff | 29.3 (FTE) (as of 2007-08)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 417 (as of 2007-08)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.2 (as of 2007-08)[1] |
| Website | www.ihsph.org |
International High School at Prospect Heights (school code:K524[2]) is one of four schools on the formerProspect Heights High School campus inBrooklyn,New York. AnEmpowerment School, International High addresses the needs of recent immigrant students by teaching them fluency in reading, writing and speaking.
The International High School at Prospect Heights opened its doors to its first class in 2004, under the leadership of Alexandra Anormaliza.
The bookThe New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School for Immigrant Teens was written about students at the school.[3]
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 aprom, which is an unfamiliar concept for some students as of 2008.[4]
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