School Calendar
Touch A Truck Festival
A Full City Block of Amazing Vehicles of All Shapes and Sizes for Kids and Families to Explore!
“Touch A Truck” is one of Park Slope’s landmark events, back again for 2025! This large-scale event at the PS 295 Brooklyn campus features vehicles, food trucks, inflatable play spaces, live music, and hands-on activities, especially geared towards kids ages 2–12.
All proceeds support PS 295 Brooklyn, including our art, theater, music, and dance programs, academic support for English language learners and special needs students, and our wellness enrichment initiatives for all students.
School Closed: Memorial Day
NYC Public Schools are closed in observance of Memorial Day.
School Closed: Chancellor's Day
NYC Public Schools are closed in observance of Anniversary Day / Chancellor's Conference Day for staff development. Students do not attend school.
School Closed: Clerical Day
NYC Public Schools are closed in observance of Clerical Day.
First Fridays
Join your Family Teacher Association for a family-friendly evening of food, drinks, music, and games, raising funds for before and after school scholarships, recess enhancement, family and cultural programming, and classroom startup stipends. Our friends at Backyard have crafted an exclusive menu with 20% of every purchase going to PS 295.
BK Backyard Restaurant
740 5th Avenue at 24th Street
Brooklyn Pride Parade
We are honored and confident to lead the way as a school community in this annual family-friendly parade, because “Pride is Alive at PS 295.”
Last Day of School
This is the final day of instruction for NYC Public Schools in the 2025-26 school year.
First Fridays
Join your Family Teacher Association for a family-friendly evening of food, drinks, music, and games, raising funds for before and after school scholarships, recess enhancement, family and cultural programming, and classroom startup stipends. Our friends at Backyard have crafted an exclusive menu with 20% of every purchase going to PS 295.
BK Backyard Restaurant
740 5th Avenue at 24th Street
School Closed: Spring Recess
NYC Public Schools are closed in observance of Spring Recess.
School Tour: 3–K
Sign-up to experience PS 295 Brooklyn, especially designed for prospective families with a rising 3-K student! You will join school staff on a guided tour of our classrooms and common spaces around the campus, including art studio, cafeteria, gym, library, sensory room, and dance studio. Along the way you'll get to meet teachers, students, parents, and the principal.
School Tour: Pre–K
Sign-up to experience PS 295 Brooklyn, especially designed for prospective families with a rising Pre-K student! You will join school staff on a guided tour of our classrooms and common spaces around the campus, including art studio, cafeteria, gym, library, sensory room, and dance studio. Along the way you'll get to meet teachers, students, parents, and the principal.
School Closed: Midwinter Recess
NYC Public Schools are closed in observance of Midwinter Recess.