331 is a new school opening in September 2024, serving students in kindergarten during the first year. Project-based learning will be centered, and social justice practices and curriculum will be crucial to build off the powerful work and legacy of Brooklyn New School. This includes the sharing of resources to build capacity in staff with on-going professional development and inter-visitations.

This is a strong collaborative partnership with Brooklyn New School. Students develop projects with teachers in and outside of the classroom. They apply knowledge gained in school to real life situations. 456 (15K456)Our educational framework and mission stem from our inquiry based curriculum, which enables students to problem solve and effect change. Older children will teach concepts that they have mastered to younger students. Maria Montessori that has been sparking children’s enthusiasm and fostering their independence since 1906, the curriculum allows children the freedom to explore their interests and discover who they are.The mixed age classrooms will nurture social skills from an early age as students build on a solid foundation, learning at their own pace in a carefully planned environment. Committed to the time-tested method created by Dr. Albee Square Montessori (13K482) The first Montessori district public school in NYC will embrace the Montessori method which encourages children to learn abstract concepts with concrete materials – along with embedded explicit teaching of the science of reading and non-routine problem solving in math.Contact charter schools directly to learn how to apply. Charter SchoolsĬharter schools have a separate admissions process. If you are interested in a Dual Language program, be sure to add that specific program to your kindergarten application. The goal is for English proficient students and English Language Learners to not only develop new language skills and learn academic subjects in two languages, but also practice and share language and culture with each other, becoming bilingual, biliterate, and bicultural.

In Dual Language programs, students are taught in two languages. During the Kindergarten application period, you can also view your child's zoned school, if any, on MySchools.nyc. To check if you have a zoned school, enter your address at or call 311 to find your school district and learn about any zoned school(s). There are three districts in NYC where all the schools are nonzoned, and students living in these districts have priority to attend all schools in the district. Most non-zoned schools give priority to students who have siblings attending, who are current pre-K students, or who live in the district.

Please note that your zoned school may not be the school that is closest to your address. Some zoned schools have room to make offers to children living outside of their zone. Most zoned schools make kindergarten offers to all students living in the zone.

Your zoned school, if you have one, is the school where your child is most likely to go to kindergarten. Most NYC families have a zoned school, which means they live in an area zoned for a specific school and their children have priority to attend it. There are two types of schools that you can add to your kindergarten application. Start exploring kindergarten programs around the time your child starts pre-K.

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