Community, Brooklyn leaders announce vision for public middle school at Atlantic Yards
A coalition on Tuesday announced M.S. OneBrooklyn, a community vision for a new public middle school to serve District 13. The group included Community Education Council 13; Brooklyn Community Board 8; the Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council (PHNDC); leaders of the parent-teacher organizations of Brooklyn public schools P.S. 9, P.S. 11, P.S. 20, P.S. 133, and P.S. 282; and elected officials.
M.S. OneBrooklyn would be located in the school facility being created at the Atlantic Yards project expected to open in September 2018 and would help meet a significant local need for a dedicated intermediate school accessible to all District 13 students.
M.S. OneBrooklyn’s location within Brooklyn’s cultural district will enable it to offer a curriculum that recognizes the intrinsic value of the arts and culture while also using them as a critical lens through which students learn to see themselves, the communities around them and the role of the arts and culture in society.
David Goldsmith, president of the Community Education Council for District 13, pointed out that, “CEC 13 and many others have long identified increasing access to high quality, diverse district middle schools as a top priority for District 13. Prospect Heights has no district middle school, and the M.S. OneBrooklyn vision that we announce today would be an important step in addressing local and district-wide needs.”