Prospect Park offers a world of educational opportunities. Along with a wide variety of natural habitats, Prospect Park is home to two of Brooklyn’s best educational facilities. Please visit us!

• Audubon Center
• Lefferts Historic House

The Park is home to Brooklyn’s last forest and its only freshwater lake. Hundreds of species of fish, birds, waterfowl and turtles - creatures from every walk of life - live in the Park, sharing 585 acres of breathtaking green space with a rich variety of plant life. Prospect Park also houses the nation’s first urban Audubon Center, the 18th-century Lefferts Historic House, and a wealth of exciting recreational activities to add some action to school trips. With so many educational resources, Prospect Park is one of the world’s largest classrooms!

Our school programs are specially engineered to support New York State Learning Standards and New York City Performance Standards in promoting student achievement in science, math, social studies, reading, and language arts - all while giving kids a chance to get out of the classroom and into the Park’s wonderful natural environment.

Professional development for teachers is helping to bring the Park’s hands-on approach to environmental education to schools city-wide.

Prospect Park’s Youth Programs use the creativity and energy of hundreds of teens throughout Brooklyn. Youth Council members have access to innovative youth development training, unique service opportunities, and the Youth Resource Center at the Parade Ground.

Cultural and education programs for the public are giving all visitors an in-depth view of the thriving natural habitat in Brooklyn’s flagship Park.

The Brooklyn Academy of Science and the Environment High School (BASE), the result of a partnership between the Prospect Park Alliance and Brooklyn Botanical Garden, is proving each school day that the brand of education practiced in the Park can raise graduation rates, attendence rates, and test scores.

The Brooklyn Cultural Adventures Program (BCAP) Summer Camp provides kids with great educational opportunities in the summer.

Get Started!

For information on educational programs for schools, camps and other groups, call the Prospect Park Audubon Center at (718) 287-3400 x101. The Prospect Park Zoo phone number is (718) 399-7339. For information about recreational programs for school groups, call (718) 287-5252.

For information on cultural events and performances targeted towards kids, call our Events Hotline at (718) 965-8999 or check our Events Listings.

Teachers interested in exploring ways to use the Park independently with their classes can call the Education Office at (718) 789-2822, x15. Please visit our school program pages for more details.