October Saturday Academy
Saturday,
October 17, 2026
9:30am to 12:00pm
P.S. 178 - 850 Baychester Avenue
We are partnering with Maquis studios on a combination of visual arts, dance and music. Drop off at 9:30 am. Parents are invited back at 11:30 am for lunch following the workshop with the students. We are asking parents to commit to ALL Saturday's.
This event is now full. Please join the waiting list.
Saturday
Academy
Saturday,
October 17, 2026
9:30am to 12:00pm
P.S. 596X @ 178
850 Baychester Ave.
Bronx, NY 10475
We are partnering with Maquis studios on a combination of visual arts, dance and music. Drop off at 9:30 am. Parents are invited back at 11:30 am for lunch following the workshop with the students. We are asking parents to commit to ALL Saturday's.
This event is now full. Please join the waiting list.
Halloween Spirit Week
2026
Saturday,
October 24, 2026
through
October 30, 2026
Monday, October 26, 2026: Pumpkin Decorating
Tuesday, October 27, 2026: Comfy Fall Day
Wednesday, October 28, 2026: Dress Up Our Pup Day
Thursday, October 29, 2026: Halloween Color Day
Friday, October 30, 2026: Freaky Friday Halloween Parade!
Participation is optional.
School
Leadership
Team
Meeting
Tuesday,
November 10, 2026
P.S. 596X@178
850 Baycheester Ave.
Room 160
9:30am to 11:00am
The School Leadership Team plays a significant role in creating a structure for school-based decision making and shaping the path to a collaborative school culture. The School Leadership Team functions as the management team of the school, representing the educational community. Please bring identification.
November
Parent
Engagement
Friday,
November 13, 2026
Time Provided by
Your Child's Teacher
Join us in your child's classroom for our November Parent Engagement! Your child's class will read the book of the month for November/December: "Meesha Makes Friends by Tom Percival" and complete a hands-on activity.
Parents must bring identification. Flyer coming soon.
Election
Day
Tuesday,
November 3, 2026
P.S. 596X @ 178, 153
and 498
Students will participate in remote learning on Election Day - Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Students will return to school in-person on Wednesday, November 4, 2026.
Election Day, November 3, is designated as a fully-remote instructional day for the 2026–27 school year.
All school staff and students are expected to participate.
Veterans Day
Wednesday
November 11, 2026
School will not be in session in observance of Veterans Day on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
Students will return to school on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
November
PTA Meeting
Thursday,
November 17, 2026
6:30pm
On Zoom
Please join us as we have our general membership meeting:
Topic: General monthly PTA meeting/Yearbook Planning
Join via zoom - link in your e-mail and on ParentSquare.
Family
Resources
DENTAL RESOURCES
The following is a list of locations/clinics to receive dental services.
Please reach out to our social worker with any questions:
Please e-mail:
Additional Family Resources can be found on our Parent Page.
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EVENT PHOTOS
Former P596X student Joliah Ceda drew and created our school logo.
WELCOME
Welcome to P.S. 596X! We are a district 75 New York City Public School serving students on the autism spectrum and other special needs from Pre-K through age 11 in three co-located sites: 11X178, 11X153 and 11X498.
Through this website, you will be able to step into our classrooms and hallways to get an idea of the wide variety of creative programs and practices in which students participate on a daily basis.
Our commitment is to provide the highest quality, state of the art instructional programs to our students, and to offer parents workshops and activities to equip themselves with the skills to best help their child. Through hands-on learning and fun-filled opportunities, our students make tremendous gains in social skills, language, and academics.
John Siracuse, Principal