ACADEMICS

At P.S.90 The Magnet School for Environmental Studies and Community Wellness, we believe success starts with honoring the needs of the whole child. That includes:

• Helping every child meet or exceed grade-level academic standards.
• Providing opportunities for creativity through music, dance, theater, and the arts.
• Creating a safe, inclusive space that meets children’s social and emotional needs.
• Developing critical thinking and communication skills and the habits of lifelong learning.
• Honoring each child's background and home language while developing English skills. 
• Taking full advantage of the rich cultural and learning opportunities in NYC.

We believe that music, arts, and movement are an important part of children’s academic and emotional development. We have full-time teachers for music, dance, visual arts, theater and physical education.

• Students start out each day with movement during our morning “movement and leadership” period. They also have one to two periods of formal physical education each week.
• Students in most grades have two periods per week of visual arts or music. Visual arts are taught during first semester and music is taught during second semester.
• Students in most grades have two periods per week of theater or dance. Dance is taught during first semester and theater is taught during second semester. Students stage dance or theater performances several times each year.
• All students have recess in the courtyard daily