What’s Happening in NYC Public Schools? May 2025 Update! Click Here to View. ~~ What’s Happening in NYC Public Schools? May 2025 Update! Click Here to View. ~~

What’s Happening in NYC Public Schools? May 2025 Update! Click Here to View. ~~ What’s Happening in NYC Public Schools? May 2025 Update! Click Here to View. ~~

Cellphones, Snapchat & group chats are banned. ~~ Students must go straight home after school. ~~

Cellphones, Snapchat & group chats are banned. ~~ Students must go straight home after school. ~~

DRIPPY 2025 Is Here!

Get ready for our 3rd Annual Drippy Friday celebration, happening on Friday, May 16th — where students and staff show up in 100% drip and school spirit. Browse the magazine to see student creativity, style, and excitement on full display. Let’s make this year’s Drippy Friday the best one yet!

important dates

8 May

East Flatbush Municipal Service Town Hall

13 May

PTA Meeting

14 May

Summer Support And Resources

22 May

Spring Concert 2025

23 May

Spring Showcase 2025

26 May

Memorial Day

5 Jun

Eid al-Adha / Anniversary Day

6 Jun

Clerical Day

19 Jun

Juneteenth

26 Jun

Last day of school for students

7 Jul

SUMMER SIZZLER DANCE PATHWAYS PROGRAM

11 Jul

NY Legal Services

Upcoming Events at Our Brooklyn School

The 5 Cs That Define Our East Flatbush School Culture

Courageous

Take risks, step outside the box, and challenge yourself.

Collaborative

Never work in isolation and establish the importance of collective work.

Creative

Be a visionary, be prolific, and share your talents with the world.

Competitive

Strive for excellence without excuses.

Cultured

Learn about your past to inform your future.

Mobile screens showing the Meyer Levin School for the Performing Arts app interface for Students, Families, and Staff, alongside a QR code and download badges for App Store and Google Play—Meyer Levin School, Brooklyn NY.

Highlights from Our Brooklyn Middle School

Principal Hendrickson of Meyer Levin School for the Performing Arts (IS 285) standing in the auditorium wearing a school crest sweater in Brooklyn, NY.

Wide shot of the Meyer Levin student band performing under multicolored stage lights in the IS 285 auditorium in Brooklyn, NY.

Student musicians seated onstage at Meyer Levin School for the Performing Arts concert in Brooklyn, NY, with conductor leading from center.

Full‐stage view of Meyer Levin middle school concert band playing in front of a packed audience in Brooklyn, NY.

Meyer Levin band students and their music teacher posing with brass instruments in a school music classroom at IS 285, Brooklyn, NY.

Meyer Levin student conductor leading the school band onstage in the Performing Arts auditorium at IS 285, Brooklyn, NY.

Elevated view of Meyer Levin School for the Performing Arts band rehearsing onstage under colorful lights in Brooklyn, NY.

Performing arts teacher flanked by two students under the “Unity Diversity” mural in the Meyer Levin School hallway, Brooklyn, NY.

Close‐up of Meyer Levin student clarinet and trumpet players performing in a school band concert in Brooklyn, NY.

Meyer Levin School for the Performing Arts student band rehearsing onstage with sheet music and brass sections in Brooklyn, NY.

Conductor facing the full Meyer Levin School for the Performing Arts concert band rehearsal on stage risers in the IS 285 auditorium, Brooklyn, NY.

Close-up of Meyer Levin students playing flutes, clarinets, and trumpets during a band performance in the IS 285 auditorium, Brooklyn, NY.

Meyer Levin student wearing a Kenyatta House green T-shirt recording the school assembly on a tablet in the Performing Arts auditorium, Brooklyn, NY.

Three Meyer Levin students in Kenyatta House green shirts seated and listening attentively during a school assembly in Brooklyn, NY.

Meyer Levin student in an Obama House red polo shirt smiling while watching the event in the IS 285 auditorium, Brooklyn, NY.

Group of Meyer Levin students wearing Garvey House black T-shirts paying close attention during the school assembly, Brooklyn, NY.

Guest speaker wearing a Chicago White Sox cap addressing Meyer Levin students with a microphone on stage, IS 285 auditorium, Brooklyn, NY.

Large group of Meyer Levin School for the Performing Arts students and staff posing with a trophy after the performance event in the IS 285 auditorium, Brooklyn, NY.

Guest speaker onstage at Meyer Levin School for the Performing Arts with the DJ booth and students behind during the assembly in Brooklyn, NY.

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