Districts 32 & 16

Bushwick Magnet Multimedia and Arts Academy, PS 86 provides intentional instruction which enables all students to build their expressive and receptive communication skills through multimedia and the arts. In this unique learning experience, students communicate their learning through videos, films, podcasts, interviews, PSAs, news reports, and visual and performing arts.

Theme: Multimedia and Arts Academy
Grades: K-5
Phone Number: 718-574-0252
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Students at PS 116, The Magnet School of Leadership through Multimedia and the Arts, build digital portfolios to showcase how they use multimedia and arts to serve as agents of change in their communities. Through immersive experiences, students demonstrate creativity, collaborate with others, assume leadership roles, and ultimately are prepared to enter the 21st-century workforce.

Theme: leadership through Multimedia and the Arts
Grades: 3K-5
Phone Number: 718-821-4623
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At PS 145, The Magnet School of Leadership through Engineering, daily core content learning incorporates students’ inquisitive interests to address real-life issues through artistic expression and the engineering design process. PS 145 offers many opportunities for students to utilize their leadership skills within the school community and with community partnerships.

Theme: Leadership through Engineering
Grades: 3K-5
Phone Number: 718-821-4823
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The Magnet School of Leadership, Exploration, and the Arts, MS 35 transdisciplinary thematic teaching and leadership training gives students opportunities for in-depth exploration of relevant topics.  This empowers students to think creatively and critically in a safe accepting culturally responsive, socially and emotionally supportive environment. Students' voice is amplified as change agents through their work as youth leadership activists. 

Theme: Leadership, Exploration and the Arts
Grades: 6-8
Phone Number: 718-574-2345
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