2023-2024 School Year

2023-2024 Annual Student Art Show

A showcase of student creativity during the 2023-2024 school year. The Annual Student Art Show included over 100 artworks by students ranging from kindergarten to 5th grade.

Colorful children's art display on a black bulletin board, featuring paper flowers, self-portraits, shape castles, handprints, and decorated cityscapes.
Display of children's artwork featuring self-portraits, cityscape scenes, and colorful woven patterns, arranged on a classroom wall.
Display of colorful crafted animal masks, painted artworks featuring birds, trees, and nature scenes, and miniature food model displays arranged on a black background at an art exhibition or craft fair.
Display of student artwork including colorful portraits of people, handmade African masks, and various room scenes in watercolor style.

Student Artworks Selected for the10th annual Brooklyn Art Festival 

These 3 student artworks were on display as part of the 10th annual Brooklyn Art Festival at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum.
Colorful paper cityscape with buildings, cars, and a background painting of a sky.

Safe City

Eliza Hernandez Rivera 2-321
Colorful drawing featuring a chameleon, a frog, a bird, a giant purple mushroom, and various plants and abstract shapes.

Animalito

Ivy Ruan 5-442

Colorful drawing of a jungle scene with three tigers among lush green plants, flowers, and trees. Two birds are perched on branches above.

Our Beautiful Planet

Jin Lin Cen & Yu Han Chen 4-441

2024 Year of the Dragon Lunar New Year Performance

Chinese dual language classes celebrated the 2024 Lunar New Year with amazing performance.

Two women speaking on stage in front of a large audience of children, with a purple curtain background.
Children on stage performing during a cultural event with red decorations, lanterns, and a large blue vase backdrop, in front of an audience.
Children wearing orange and red costumes performing a dance on stage decorated with traditional Chinese ornaments and big blue vase images, with multiple screens displaying a new year message in Chinese.
Children are performing on stage during a school event, dressed in colorful traditional and casual clothing, with some wearing face masks, with red decorations and large screens displaying images and text in the background.
Children performing a traditional dance on stage, holding decorative paper umbrellas, with screens displaying a presentation about umbrella dance in the background.
A young boy in a white shirt and red bowtie stands on stage, holding a microphone and reading from a paper.
People performing a traditional Chinese dance on stage, holding fans. The stage is decorated with large blue and white vases and red hanging decorations. Two Screens display information about Kung Fu Fan Dance, one of which shows a cartoon dragon and
Group of students performing a fan dance on stage, holding green fans in front of their faces. They are sitting and standing in front of large decorative vases and a pink screen displaying a presentation titled 'Class 586' featuring images of jasmine
Children performing a dance on stage, wearing yellow T-shirts and face masks, with some children squatting and others standing behind them.
Children dressed in red and orange traditional Chinese clothing performing on stage during a cultural event, with a large screen displaying text in the background.
Children on stage celebrating the Year of the Dragon in 2024, with a projection of a cartoon dragon and Chinese New Year decorations in the background, some wearing masks.
People in a crowded auditorium, many standing and clapping, some taking photos, with festive decorations on the walls, watching an event.

Week of Respect for All

Four students in a classroom, three girls are facing a girl who is presenting a document on a whiteboard with a pointer. Classroom items like backpacks, books, and desks are visible.
A group of children and a woman gathered around a whiteboard, with some children writing and the woman guiding them. The children are wearing casual clothing and the woman is wearing a face mask, indoors with sunlight coming through the window.
Two students posing in a classroom with a whiteboard behind them, displaying math problems and notes. One student is wearing a gray hoodie, and the other is wearing a beige hoodie and a face mask.
Students in a classroom engaging in a literacy activity, with a girl and a boy exchanging pink paper notes near a digital display and classroom supplies.

Equity Kids going into classrooms to read about the Promise and do student-led activities

A wall display of a colorful tree made of paper circles in various pastel colors, each containing handwritten text. The tree has a brown trunk and branches. Below the tree, there is a banner that reads 'RESPECT' with words underneath for each letter, such as 'Recognize,' 'Empathy,' 'Self-Monitor,' 'Personal Space,' 'Earn Trust,' 'Cheer others,' and 'Treat everyone equally.'

5th Graders created a Respect for All Tree with quotes on How to be a Buddy not a Bully

Scroll of aged parchment with a list titled 'I Promise To...' outlining positive behaviors such as speaking up, choosing supportive activities, refusing to bully or be bullied, forgiving others, modeling good behavior, accepting differences, including others, talking out disagreements, and seeking adult help. Signature line in red reads 'Signed By...' with a quote at the bottom that says, 'Be A Buddy Not A Bully'.
School bulletin board with colorful drawings of juice boxes for bullying prevention messages

Based on activity Equity kids did with classes,  some teachers are created a bulletin board.

A white sheet of paper with numerous student names surrounding a printed Promise To list, posted on a beige door in a classroom.
Six women standing in front of a food pantry door, holding orange reusable bags with food items, wearing casual clothes and some with face masks.
Boxes of fresh vegetables including sweet potatoes, onions, potatoes, and peppers on a table at a community event or food distribution.

During the 2023-2024 school year, P.S. 169 actively worked with NYU and local farmers to distribute fresh produce to 169 families.

A cardboard box filled with fresh tomatillos and another box containing green onions on a table, with people and storage items in the background.
People are participating in a community food pantry event inside a classroom or community center, organizing food and supplies on tables covered with blue cloth.
Two women exchange items at a table during a community event or food drive, with shelves and windows in the background.
Two women standing behind a table filled with boxes of lettuce and vegetables at a community event. One woman is wearing a face mask and gloves, and the other is smiling without a mask. The background shows a decorated wall with painted tree and vines.
Two people wearing gloves sorting and holding fresh carrots and leafy greens at a table with blue tablecloths, in a room with a chalkboard and electrical outlet visible in the background.
Two large cardboard boxes filled with fresh green romaine lettuce heads. A person wearing gloves is handling the lettuce in the front box. The boxes are on a blue table, and a person is walking in the background.