P.S. 52 has a gifted and talented program on every grade. Children are tested citywide for entry into the gifted classes. We also have an integrated co-teaching (ICT) class on every grade to meet the needs of our students with Individualized Educational plans (IEP)
We offer music, art, technology, physical education, in addition to our academic program that promotes dialogue, inquiry, and critique while integrating higher level thinking. Our instrumental music program teaches the students the recorder, flute or violin. Other classes participate in choral music or music appreciation. All students learn about 3 selected composers depending on the grade level. Our visual art program provides the students with an opportunity to learn about artists and their styles and create projects in a similar style. We highlight the students learning in the Arts at the end of the school year with the Arts Festival.
Through support from our Councilman the fifth grade has a musical residency with Inside Broadway and selected classes participate in the program from the Theater Development Fund.
This year 14 classes are participating in Cookshop which is funded by the Food Bank of New York. It provides these classes in grades Pre-K through grade 2 with an opportunity to learn about nutrition and healthy eating.