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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School
 Here to embrace students and their
families with academic, enrichment
health, and career services.
7:45AM to 6PM, six days a week. Read more 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. Enroll your child for the
2026-27 school year using
using your MySchools account. Our program is designed to enhance a student’s
self-confidence and encourage independence. Read more Social Action Makerspace The Island School houses a nationally-
recognized Makerspace where students
create products to better our world. Follow us on Instagram 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

December
6 - Student Government (In Person)
20 - School Leadership Team
24 - Winter Recess Begins (Schools are Closed)
January
2 - Students Return from Winter Recess (School in Session)
19 - Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Schools are Closed)
20-23 - Regents Exam Administration
26 - Professional Development Day For High Schools and 6-12 Schools (No School for These Students)
27 - Spring Semester begins
February
16-20 - Midwinter Recess (Schools are Closed)
March
5 - Afternoon/Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for Elementary Schools and Pre-K Centers; (Students in these Schools are Dismissed 3 Hours Early)
12 - Afternoon/Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for Middle Schools and D75 Schools; (Students in these Schools are Dismissed 3 Hours Early)
18 - Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for High Schools, K-12, and 6-12 Schools
19 - Afternoon Parent-Teacher Conferences for High Schools, K-12, and 6-12 Schools; (Students in these Schools are Dismissed 3 Hours Early)
20 - Eid al-Fitr (Schools are Closed)
April
2-10 - Spring Recess (Schools are Closed)
May
6 - Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for Middle Schools and D75 Schools
7 - Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for Elementary Schools and Pre-K Centers
20 - Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for High Schools, K-12, and 6-12 Schools
25 - Memorial Day (Schools are Closed)
27 - Eid al-Adha (Schools are Closed)
June
4 - Chancellor's Conference Day for Staff Development (Students Do Not Attend)
5 - Clerical Day; (No Classes for Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, K-12 Schools, and Standalone D75 Programs)
9-10 - 1st Administration of New Regents Exams
17-25 - Regents Exam Administration (No Exams on June 19)
19 - Juneteenth (Schools are Closed)
26 - The Last Day of School for Students
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