The Prescod Institute for Sport, Teamwork, and Education

The Prescod Institute for Sport, Teamwork, and Education

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The Prescod Institute for Sport, Teamwork, and Education is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, founded by Olympic fencer & Brooklyn native, Nzingha Prescod.

We are building the next generation of leaders through the sport of fencing. We provide fencing instruction, learning & educational opportunities, character building & leadership experiences to underserved youth of NYC at no-cost to families.

04/10/2026

📣We are now accepting interest forms to participate in our Fencing for Brooklyn program! Formerly known as Fencing in the Park, Fencing for Brooklyn will be a 5-week introductory fencing course for students of targeted Brooklyn neighborhoods, aged 6-15 years old, offered at no-cost to families 🤺 Link in bio to submit

04/02/2026

Congratulations to Julia Dinar on finishing 4th of 30 competitors at the PSAL Girls Fencing Season Opener! Representing Brooklyn Technical High School in her freshman year, we’re excited to see her flourish on the public school circuit. Keep up the hard work! 💪🏾🤺

Photos from The Prescod Institute for Sport, Teamwork, and Education's post 02/28/2026

Very proud of our fencers who have been competing at the local club events over the past couple of weeks! Congratulations to our top 8 medalists 💪🏾

Y8 Mixed Foil
Oliver Whitfield 🥈

Y12 Women’s Foil
Sophie Renelique 5th

Y12 Men’s Foil
Julian Miller 🥈2nd

Y10 Women’s Foil
Nora Caze 🥉3rd
Chloe Gaylock 7th
Syklar Olaiya 8th

Photos from The Prescod Institute for Sport, Teamwork, and Education's post 02/16/2026

PISTE takes the 55th Annual Legislative Conference in Albany! Thank you to our Council Member Christopher Banks for inviting some of our students to join the NY State Legislative Youth Summit this past weekend. What a great way to get our students involved in government and civics! A special thank you to for chaperoning and for the opportunity 🙏🏾

Photos from The Prescod Institute for Sport, Teamwork, and Education's post 01/30/2026

Thank you to Democratic Leader Jeffries for inviting PISTE to join the Youth and Parent Resource Fair at Eagle Academy for Young Men! Proud to have Julia and Tamira represent us, and showcase their fencing skills for the community 🤺

Photos from The Prescod Institute for Sport, Teamwork, and Education's post 01/16/2026

Some fun from with the PISTE team and families last week at the Brooklyn Nets vs Orlando Magic game! Thank you to our friends at BSE for the tickets! 🤺🏀

Photos from The Prescod Institute for Sport, Teamwork, and Education's post 12/29/2025

A heartfelt thank you to our dear friends, 3x Olympic Champion and 2x Olympic medalist for inviting some of our competing fencers out to their Masterclass at Mission Fencing over the weekend! Our fencers had a blast and learned so much from the experience. We appreciate you! Shoutout to all our families who braved the snowstorm! 🤺🤗

Photos from The Prescod Institute for Sport, Teamwork, and Education's post 12/25/2025

A Very Merry Holiday to all of you from the PISTE Fam!!🎄❤️🤺

Photos from The Prescod Institute for Sport, Teamwork, and Education's post 12/10/2025

Congratulations to all our fencers who competed over the weekend at the Fencers Club Youth Foil competition! A special shoutout to Addison Douglas and Lucas Samuel on winning their respective events - Y14WF and Y14MF 🥇More podium results below 👇🏾

Y14 WF
1st 🥇 Addison Douglas

Y14 MF
1st 🥇 Lucas Samuel

Y12 WF
3rd 🥉 Shania Braveboy

Y12 MF
2nd 🥈 Julian Miller

Y10 WF
2nd 🥈 Nora Caze

Photos from The Prescod Institute for Sport, Teamwork, and Education's post 12/02/2025

Congratulations to Ishmael Hosein and his team at Millennium High School on winning Silver🥈at the PSAL City Foil Championship! Izzy helped bring the team back but ultimately fell one point shy (44-45) against Hunter. Great work Izzy and Millennium!! 🔥

Photos from The Prescod Institute for Sport, Teamwork, and Education's post 11/18/2025

Very proud of our student, Lucas Samuel, who went to his first national event/NAC this past weekend in Dallas! Keep up the great work 💪🏾🤺

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Location

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1364 Pennsylvania Avenue
Brooklyn, NY

Opening Hours

Monday 4pm - 7:30pm
Tuesday 3pm - 7pm
Wednesday 4:30pm - 7:30pm
Thursday 5pm - 7:30pm
Friday 5pm - 7:30pm
Sunday 11am - 5pm