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.
10th
First Day Of School for Students
21st
Yom Kippur, Schools Closed
12th
Italian Heritage/Indigenous Peoples’ Day, schools closed
3rd
Election Day; students do not attend school
11th
Veterans Day, schools closed
26th-27th
Thanksgiving Recess, schools closed
24th-31st
Winter Recess, schools closed
1st
Winter Recess, schools closed (cont.)
18th
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, schools closed
15th-19th
Midwinter Recess, schools closed
9th
Eid al-Fitr, schools closed
26th
Good Friday, Schools Closed
22nd – 30th
Spring Recess schools closed
17th
Eid al-Adha, Schools Closed
31st
Memorial Day, Schools Closed
8th
Clerical Day; no classes for students
10th
Anniversary Day/Chancellor’s Conference Day
28th
Last day of school for students