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About Us

Welcome to PS 196, a primary school in the Bronx, NY, where we inspire young minds to embrace learning and achieve their fullest potential. Guided by our motto, "Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow," we prepare students to succeed and make a difference in the world.
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Welcome to Our New Website!

Thank you for visiting our new website! Please check back often as updates are made, and click on article headlines to view full stories where applicable.
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Principal’s Message

Welcome to our school! I am so pleased to welcome our new students as well as our returning students. We have made many recent improvements to our campus and we continue to expand our extra-curricular programs to ensure that all students may make the most of their time and explore a broad variety of interested. We believe that parent participation is key to student success; our new website is designed to provide parents with all the information they need to be active participants in their student's education. You will find that the site works just as well on mobile devices as it does on a desktop so you can find information on the go. As always, I am happy to receive feedback and suggestions and my door is always open. Here's to another great year!
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