Equity. We all have the resources and access to learning needed to be successful.
Welcome to District 1, located on Manhattan’s Lower Eastside and East Village!
We are committed to continuous improvement in providing equitable and accessible learning experiences through a culturally responsive and anti-racist approach to meet the needs of our diverse community of learners. Our community is dedicated to collective ownership and personalized learning that fosters student agency and independence.
We value joy, equity, collaboration, and innovation and strive to live these values across all learning settings and modalities. As a result, our students will be adaptive leaders, change-makers, and empowered members of our modern digital world.
Joy. We learn best when there is joy in the process.
Equity. We all have the resources and access to learning needed to be successful.
Collaboration. We learn from each other and local and global partners.
Innovation. We are constantly adapting instruction driven by our students interests and passions.
4th
First Day Of School for Students
23rd – 24th
Rosh Hashanah, schools Closed
2nd
Yom Kippur, schools closed
13th
Italian Heritage/Indigenous Peoples’ Day, schools closed
20th
Diwali, schools closed
4th
Election Day; students do not attend school
11th
Veterans Day, schools closed
27th-28th
Thanksgiving Recess, schools closed
24th-31st
Winter Recess, schools closed
1st
New Year’s Day – Schools Closed
2nd
Winter Recess, schools closed (cont.)
19th
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, schools closed
16th-20th
Midwinter Recess, schools closed
20th
Eid al-Fitr, schools closed
2nd – 10th
Spring Recess schools closed
25th
Memorial Day, schools closed
27th
Eid al-Adha, schools closed
4th
Anniversary Day/Chancellor’s Conference Day for staff development; students do not attend
5th
Clerical Day for elementary schools, middle schools, K-12 schools, and standalone D75 programs; students in these schools do not attend
19th
Juneteenth, schools closed
26th
Last day of school for students