Families who are getting ready to apply for Kindergarten in local public schools with children born in 2014 should mark their calendars for fall open houses at elementary schools in our neighborhood. You can apply to Kindergarten in public schools from late November until January 14, 2019 for children born in 2014 online. Pre-K applications will open in February 2019 for children born in 2015. To find out which elementary school you are zoned for, click here.
PS 8 / Brooklyn Heights: Only takes in-zone students, has had a wait-list for Kindergarten in the past. They will host open houses on January 15 and March 5 all starting at 9 am. More information here.
PS 307 / Vinegar Hill: Magnet school for STEM studies takes out of zone students. Tours take place on Thursday, November 29, 8:45 a.m., Thursday, December 6, 8:45 a.m., Wednesday, December 12, 8:45 a.m., Thursday, December 20, 8:45 a.m., Thursday, January 3, 2019 8:45 a.m. and Thursday, January 10, 2019 8:45 a.m. RSVP here.
PS 11 / Clinton Hill: Zoned school, has been taking out-of-zone students in the past. Open houses at 8.45 am on Monday 12/17, Thursday 1/10/19, Friday, 2/8/19 and Tuesday, 3/12/19. More information on their website.
PS 29 / Cobble Hill: Only takes in-zone students, has had a wait-list for Kindergarten in the past. PS 29’s only information session for zoned families will be on December 7th, 2018 at 9 AM. Please note that this is an adult only event. They do not hold a Pre-K tour as they have a very limited number of Pre-K seats that are usually taken up by siblings. More information here.
PS 32 / Boerum Hill: Zoned school, has been taking out-of-zone students in the past. Also runs G&T program for District 15. RSVP needed for open houses on Friday, November 16, and Thursday, December 13, 2018. More information on their website.
PS 58 / Carroll Gardens: Only takes in-zone students, has had a wait-list for Kindergarten in the past. They also run a French dual language program. PS 58 will conduct Open House events in December 2018 and January 2019. More information here.
PS 261 / Boerum Hill: Zoned school, has been taking out-of-zone students in the past. School tour will take place on December 7th, 2018 – 9 AM (SIGN-UP HERE). More information here.
PS 9 / Prospect Heights: Zoned school, has been taking out-of-zone students into their general education and Spanish dual language programs. Also runs G&T program for District 13. School tours will take place at 9 am on 11/30, 12/14, 1/18/19, 2/15/19 and 3/22/19. More information here.
PS 133 / Gowanus: Un-zoned school that runs French and Spanish dual language programs as well as general education classes, draws by lottery from District 13 and 15. Tours take place on December 14, January 10, 2019 (DLP Information Session—NO TOUR), January 17, 2019 (with Spanish translation) and February 15, 2019 at 9 am. RSVP for upcoming open houses on their website.
Brooklyn New School / Carroll Gardens: Un-zoned school, draws by lottery from District 13,14,15 and 16. Open houses will take place on Monday Dec. 17, 9-10:30 am, Thursday Jan. 10, 2019 from 9-10:30 am, Wednesday Jan. 23, 2019 from 6-7:30pm, Wednesday Feb. 6, 2019 from 6-7:30 pm, Tuesday Feb. 12, 2019 from 9-10:30 am, Thursday Mar. 7, 2019 from 9-10:30 am. More information here.
Arts & Letters / Fort Greene: Un-zoned school, draws by lottery from District 13. Information sessions/tours take place on the following Wednesday mornings at 9:15 am: November 28th, December 5th and December 12th. Register here.
Do you want to know more about local schools? Attend one of our upcoming info sessions about Pre-K and Kindergarten in our neighborhood. More information here.
Photo: PS 133 in Gowanus
