EXTRACURRICULARS
Teams, Clubs, and Sports
National Junior Honor Society, Chinese Language Club, Specialized High School Exam Preparation, Honor Roll, Student Leadership (Lighthouse) Team, New York Road Runners, Boy Scouts, Weight Lifting Fitness Club, CHILL program (snowboarding and surfing-offered seasonally), Anti-Bullying Club, Yearbook Committee, Tech Team, CHAMPS (Soccer, baseball, basketball, karate, floor hockey, handball, football, yoga, and softball), Sushi Club, Penny Harvest, Community Service Team, Center for Family Life, and more. Everyone will find something they like!
RUnning
WE LOVE TO RUN! We are the Sunset Park Patriots, a hard-working running team consisting of almost all beginner runners. Established in 2011, we have runners from both M.S. 136 Charles Dewey and M.S. 821 Sunset Park Prep. Our diverse and passionate coaching team aims to create memorable and impactful experiences for our student-athletes. We run most of the youth races offered by the New York Road Runners, competitive meets, and fun and community races that have a special meaning and cause behind them. Winning is most definitely not everything, and due to our runners' hard work, we do sometimes earn individual and team accolades. Most recently in the fall of 2023, our girls won the MSAL NYC Cross Country Championships and our boys earned 2nd! For the first time ever, we had a girl qualify and participate in the 2024 New Balance Nationals Indoors! Fun fact: we have a former runner who is now a teacher and coaches his own high school running team! There are no tryouts - we accept everyone because EVERYONE can grow into a better runner and succeed at it, no matter the age, size, or gender!
The Arts
At Dewey students study hands-on, project based, cross-curricular units using common core and career readiness standards. The arts play an integral role in this process. Studio arts classes are classical training that involves observational drawing from objects, to color theory in painting, sculpture, art history, and photography. Towards the end of the year, students experiment with several forms of multimedia and are expected to design art based projects that are completely independent, with minimal direction. In technology art class, students utilize various technology systems (like: imovie, photoshop, Dell Movie maker, SideFX Houdini, ELMO, GoogleSketchUp, etc.) which will ensure that they are successful in any art form they choose. The Art Department’s goal is to continue to present our students' work to the public and to promote professions in the arts. We now have a full time chorus teacher which allows the school to expand on the Art Department’s goal. Over the years, Dewey students have been successful with several shows where they showcase mutlimedia artwork and perform. Many of which were through partnerships that were formed with NurtureArt, BRIC Rotunda Gallery, Chashama, Brooklyn Arts Council, Rock Band, Open Source and our in-house CBO Center for Family Life. Through these collaborations, students have participated in artist studio tours, art internships, art seminars, and workshops that connect them to artists in their community. Students that participated continue to show their work at Gala events in Chelsea, Downtown Brooklyn, Williamsburg, Park Slope and the Brooklyn Army Terminal.