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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.

Upcoming Events

  • Summer Rising Begins

    PS9 will be closed this summer. PS9's affiliate school for Summer Rising is PS 133 located at 610 Baltic Street. 

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  • Summer Rising Ends

    Today is the last day for Summer Rising.

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  • Parent Coordinator Returns to Work

    Our Parent Coordinator, Ms. Charmaine Derrell-Jacob returns to work today 8:00am. Contact: cderrell@schools.nyc.gov or 718.638.3260 X1121.

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  • Schools Re-Open Today

    PS9 welcomes new and returning students to the 2025-26 school year! Arrival is 8:20am.

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Have a Great Summer!

             

  

  • PS9 is Hiring!

    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:

    • Special Education K-5
    • General Education K-5
    • Music/Theater
    • Dual Language Spanish K-5

    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.

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  • Early Childhood In-Person Visits

    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.

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  • PS9 Families: Register for These Accounts

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Spotlight on PS9: Elementary school farmer scientists at PS 9!

  
  Elementary school farmer scientists at PS 9 show off some of the bright, beautiful basil harvested in their classroom!

US Dept. of Agriculture Explores Educational Hydroponics

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.

IB Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

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.

IB Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

  • People cutting a large ribbon in a school yard.
  • People cutting a large ribbon in a school yard.