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Welcome to Summer Rising
We are excited to welcome our students to Summer Rising 2026!
Please review the important information below to ensure a smooth start to the program.
Program Dates
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Grades 6–8: Wednesday, July 1 – Thursday, August 6, 2026
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Mandated Summer School: Monday–Thursday, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
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Summer Rising (Afterschool): Students who are registered for the Summer Rising afterschool program will remain at school Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
School Location
P.S. 96
Main Entrance: 216 East 120th Street, New York, NY
Morning Entry : School yard on 119th street 8 am - 8:10 am
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Electronic Devices
To help maintain a focused and safe learning environment, all electronic devices (including cell phones, smart watches, headphones, and other personal electronic devices) will be collected upon students’ entry into the school each morning and returned at dismissal.
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If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact: Ms. Nater at anater2@schools.nyc.gov

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Link to Learning
Open a world of reading. Try Sora, the new reading app for students using your student's DOE Student email and Password.
This site offers subject-specific Parent Primers, which help you dust off old spelling rules, revisit the three branches of government, see different geometric shapes, and more. Plus, with their Flash Card Maker you can make your own math and vocabulary flashcards, and with their Spelling Wizard you can make a word scramble or word search that helps kids learn their spelling list in fun ways.
Khan Academy is a nonprofit that aims to provide "a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere." The site offers a growing library of high-quality educational videos that can help parents brush up on school subjects or guide their child through homework with evidence and visual aids, which are big concepts in the Common Core. Whether you're looking for a crash course in world history or biology, or even just basic math concepts, there are nicely paced videos on almost every topic. There are even videos to help kids learn computer programming or prepare for the SAT.
A qualified, licensed classroom teacher is available Monday – Thursday, 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. when school is in session.
The UFT's award-winning Dial-a-Teacher program is a homework help line for elementary and middle school students attending New York City public schools.
Fact Monster is part of Family Education Network and is a free reference site for children, teachers, and parents. Fact Monster's homework center offers online math flashcards for kids to practice their addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division skills, and a conversion calculator for all kinds of units of measurement. The site also offers an atlas, almanac, and encyclopedia, plus loads of writing assignment advice, including how to write an essay, biography, and bibliography. The U.S. almanac is a lifesaver when your child is writing a report on one of the 50 states!





