Learning Experience

  • A Strong Literacy Foundation

    PS 958’s literacy program design is informed by the most up to date research and includes daily direct phonics and vocabulary instruction in the early years. Our teachers are becoming diagnosticians who can support diverse learners and ensure success for all.

  • Project & Problem Based Learning

    Students at PS 958 develop content knowledge through exploration in their own communities, as they learn to become the creative, real-world problem solvers we need in our future generations. Our PBL time leverages students’ strengths and interests and allows them to collaborate across grades and classrooms with peers and staff who share their passions and interests.

  • Strategic & Meaningful Collaboration

    At PS 958, we have a team of experts in their field, including reading specialists, speech therapists and BCBA’s who engage in frequent, structured collaboration with our teaching team so that our instructional program is highly individualized and provides access to the most rigorous learning outcomes for every student.

  • Community & Family Partnerships

    PS 958 partners with organizations in the community to provide students with the hands-on experiences that will make learning relevant and exciting. As students grow, they will engage in advocacy work and build intergenerational relationships to help them develop into citizens who’s positive impact will live beyond their time at our school.

Curriculum and Instruction

  • 3K

    Teaching Strategies Gold
    Heggerty Phonemic Awareness
    Reggio-Emilia Student-Driven Inquiry
    Center-based Content Instruction

  • Pre-K

    Teaching Strategies Gold
    Heggerty Phonemic Awareness
    Fundations (As Appropriate)
    Reggio-Emilia Student-Driven Inquiry
    Center-based content instruction

  • Kindergarten & 1st Grade

    Into Reading
    Illustrative Math
    Heggerty Phonemic Awareness
    Fundations
    Reggio-Emilia Student-Driven Inquiry
    Passports Social Studies
    Amplify Science
    Center-based content instruction

The PS 958 School Building

PS 958 is located in a brand new building on the corner of 36th Street and 5th Avenue in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, with a unique green space - Greenwood Cemetery - right out our window, and a hydroponic garden just across the street. We have had the unique opportunity to design a welcoming and inclusive physical environment, that enhances the learning experience and that can accommodates the interests and needs of our students and community members. Some of the highlights of our building include:

  • A Playground and school yard

  • Sensory gym and Exercise space

  • Large project room

  • Music room

  • Library stocked with relevant texts

  • Parent lounge

  • Workshop space

  • ADA Accessible