PS/MS 188, The Island School

THE
ISLAND SCHOOL

Located on the Lower East Side of Manhattan,
Our Community School provides a foundation for strong
families and offers students an academically rigorous,
project-based learning approach.

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A Community
School

Here to embrace students and their
families with academic, enrichment
health, and career services.
7:45AM to 6PM, six days a week.

What happens when a group of creative fourth graders teams up with their pastry-chef teacher to open a café?
Math meets delicious treats, creating the perfect recipe for social action: all proceeds went to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

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2026-27 school year using
using your MySchools account.

Our program is designed to enhance a student’s
self-confidence and encourage independence.

Social Action Makerspace

The Island School houses a nationally-
recognized Makerspace where students
create products to better our world.

Engineering
a Brighter Future

The Island School offers a robust
robotics program with an eye
towards real-world problem-solving.

Check out the Latest Highlight Reel
From The Island School's Social Action
MAKERSPACE

Explore this captivating series highlighting Cafeteria Culture's global exchange program, uniting students from The Island School in NYC
and rural Iriomote Island in Japan in their shared mission to combat plastic pollution.

Join Mrs. Urbaez’s talented kindergartners as they share their beautiful tree ecology collages, complete with crafted trees, clay animals,
and amazing facts about their adopted trees! Discover how much they've learned about what trees need and the animals that depend on them.

Learn more about PS/MS 188 The Island School through the eyes of it's students and teachers.

Discover PS/MS 188, The Island School

Located on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, PS/MS 188, The Island School, serves 450 Pre-K to 8th graders. Our philosophy is one of passion-based learning, where students learn best when they are given choice as to the themes and tools they use to explore our world.

The New York City Department of Education has designated The Island School a Showcase School. Among other best practices, visitors can learn about our Community School Model wherein we are open from 7:45AM to 6PM and offer families health services, a robust afterschool enrichment program, and a nationally recognized Makerspace.

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Calendar

September

10 - First day of school!

21 - Yom Kippur, schools closed

23 - Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for middle schools and D75 schools

24 - Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K– 12, and 6–12 schools

30 - Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for elementary schools and Pre-K Centers

October

12 - Italian Heritage/Indigenous Peoples' Day, schools closed

November

3 - Election Day, school will be in session remotely for all students

5 - Afternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for elementary schools and Pre-K Centers; students in these schools dismissed three hours early

11 - Veterans Day, schools closed

12 - Afternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for middle schools and D75; students in these schools dismissed three hours early

19 - Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K–12, and 6–12 schools

20 - Afternoon Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K–12, and 6–12 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours early

26-27 - Thanksgiving Recess, schools closed

December

24 - Winter Recess, schools closed until January

January

4 - Students return to school

18 - Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, schools closed

26-29 - Regents Administration

February

1 - Professional Development Day; students that attend high schools and schools that serve only grades 6-12 are not in attendance. All other students attend school.

2 - Spring Semester begins

15-19 - Midwinter Recess, schools closed