The PTO is selling the 2026 PS9 Neighborhood Discount Card for $45, giving PS9 families and Prospect Heights & Crown Heights neighbors exclusive deals at community favorites such as BierWax, No. 7, Precycle, Stocked, Love & Legends, Mille Feuille, Sit & Wonder, and MANY others.
This update from New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) includes important dates on the 2025–26 school year calendar, upcoming admissions information, parent-teacher conferences, preparing for remote learning, vaccination requirements, and the new electronic device policy. Read the 2025-2026 Monthly Messages.
We are an International Baccalaureate elementary school with a Dual Language Spanish program and a focus on project-based learning. We are looking for enthusiastic educators in the following positions for the 2025-2026 school year:
Interested educators are encouraged to complete this form and upload their resume. Sample lessons will be expected during the interview. Learn more about us at ps9brooklyn.org.
We host a series of daytime in-person Early Childhood tours for our 3K, Pre-K and Kindergarten programs. Please refer to our public calendar for upcoming dates.
Public School 9, Sarah Smith Garnet is a 3K to Grade 5 NYC Public School, and in May 2024 PS9 received full International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program (PYP) Accreditation! PS9 is officially an “IB World School ” that serves the vibrant and diverse community of Prospect Heights, Brooklyn.
Our mission is to develop students with insatiable curiosity who are compassionate leaders. We are committed to the academic success and personal development of every child, and we celebrate our students for being their authentic selves. The IB standards offer rigorous guidelines that allow for school and classroom practices to align with the IB educational philosophy and values. The PYP is a framework for schools and their approach to learning and teaching. The PYP is transdisciplinary, meaning students learn across subject areas while inquiring into big ideas.
Welcome to the Admissions Process for Kindergarten, 3-K and Pre-K for the 2026-27 schoolyear!
For Kindergarten: Below are the key dates for families applying during the 2025-2026 school year for admission to the 2026-2027 school year.
For 3-K: Below are the application open, close, and offer release dates. These dates are for students born in 2023 who are applying during the 2025-2026 school year for admission in the 2026-2027 school year.
*Please note: These dates are subject to change. Any changes will be announced and communicated directly to families. Sign up for updates here.
For Pre-K: Below are the application open, close, and offer release dates. These dates are for students born in 2022 who are applying during the 2025-2026 school year for admission in the 2026-2027 school year.
*Please note: These dates are subject to change. Any changes will be announced and communicated directly to families. Sign up for updates here.
Pre-K Admissions
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Welcome to PS9's Early Childhood Tour!
Prospective families are invited for in-person visits to see our wonderful early childhood program with tours of 3K, Pre-K and Kindergarten classrooms. Visitor limit=60 per tour. Sign up at: https://forms.gle/3A1m3JZovAJELfc58
Our monthly School Leadership Team Meeting is a hybrid meeting.
Join us 4:15-6:15pm on Zoom, or in-person in our school library, for our monthly SLT meetings.
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Our Monthly PTO General Meetings are hybrid.
Join us for the PS9 PTO General Meeting. It's a great chance to meet other families, hear from school administration, and get information about upcoming events. You'll leave feeling more engaged with our community and what's happening at the school.
The location for in-person meetings will vary based upon the time of day:
Evening meetings (6:30-8pm) will take place on Zoom only (remote)
Morning meetings (8:30-10am) will take place in the PS9 cafeteria and on Zoom (hybrid)
To attend remotely, click here to access the Zoom meeting:
Meeting agendas and minutes. Is there a topic you would like to see covered at a future PTO meeting? Share it with us.
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Asamblea General de la PTO
Únete a nosotros para la Reunión General del PTO de PS9. Esta es una excelente oportunidad para conocer a otras familias, escuchar a la administración de la escuela y recibir información acerca de los próximos eventos. Saldrás de la reunión sintiéndote más comprometido con nuestra comunidad y con lo que ocurre en la escuela.
La ubicación de las reuniones variará según el horario del día:
Las reuniones vespertinas (de 18:30 a 20:00 h) se realizarán únicamente por Zoom (remoto).
Las reuniones matutinas (de 8:30 a 10:00 h) se realizarán en la cafetería de la PS9 y por Zoom (híbrido).
Si prefieres asistir de forma remota, haz clic aquí para acceder a la reunión a través de Zoom:
Agendas y notas de reuniones. ¿Hay algún tema que te gustaría que se tratara en una futura reunión de la PTO? Compártelo con nosotros.
Welcome to PS9's Early Childhood Tour!
Prospective families are invited for in-person visits to see our wonderful early childhood program with tours of 3K, Pre-K and Kindergarten classrooms. Visitor limit=60 per tour. Sign up at: https://forms.gle/3A1m3JZovAJELfc58
The PTO is selling the 2026 PS9 Neighborhood Discount Card for $45, giving PS9 families and Prospect Heights & Crown Heights neighbors exclusive deals at community favorites such as BierWax, No. 7, Precycle, Stocked, Love & Legends, Mille Feuille, Sit & Wonder, and MANY others.
This update from New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) includes important dates on the 2025–26 school year calendar, upcoming admissions information, parent-teacher conferences, preparing for remote learning, vaccination requirements, and the new electronic device policy. Read the 2025-2026 Monthly Messages.
We are an International Baccalaureate elementary school with a Dual Language Spanish program and a focus on project-based learning. We are looking for enthusiastic educators in the following positions for the 2025-2026 school year:
Interested educators are encouraged to complete this form and upload their resume. Sample lessons will be expected during the interview. Learn more about us at ps9brooklyn.org.
We host a series of daytime in-person Early Childhood tours for our 3K, Pre-K and Kindergarten programs. Please refer to our public calendar for upcoming dates.
What excitement there was in our learning community on May 31, 2024, when we cut the ribbon as the first International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Program School in Community School District 13! We could not have done it without the help and support of NYCPS, Superintendent Meghan Dunn and her team, our elected officials and the Prospect Heights Community.
PS 9 is an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, delivering the IB Primary Years Program (PYP) in Grades Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 5. The program nurtures and develops young students and caring, active participants in a lifelong journey of learning. The PYP offers an inquiry-based, transdisciplinary curriculum framework that builds conceptual understanding. It is a student-centered approach to education for children aged 3-12. It reflects the best of educational research, thought leadership and experience derived from IB World Schools. Read more here.
Elementary school farmer scientists at PS 9 show off some of the bright, beautiful basil harvested in their classroom!
We welcomed upstate farmers and officials from the US Dept. of Agriculture’s New York State Farm Service Agency to one of our Brooklyn farm classrooms for a visit and tour of what cutting-edge urban agriculture can look like. Joined by our Executive Director Manuela Zamora and Director of Program Development Megan Nordgren, the farmer scientists at P.S. 9 The Sarah Smith Garnet Elementary School led the way, showing off the rich strawberries, luscious lettuce and baby cucumbers growing right in their classroom.
Students also guided their guests through a harvest, collecting their crops for cleaning, weighing, and sampling, and showed off their science skills by answering questions from their harvest worksheets with ease. We’re incredibly proud of the hard work these future climate leaders are doing in their hydroponic classroom and are eager to continue setting the bar for sustainability science education in NYC.
P.S. 9 partners with NY Sun Works, who are the recipient of the 2023 Congressionally Funded Community Project (CFCP) earmark funding, thanks to support from Senator and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, as well as Rep. Yvette Clarke, Rep. Ritchie Torres, and Minority Leader & Rep. Hakeem Jeffries.
