REMINDER: NO SCHOOL
Holiday Recess
Wednesday,
December 24, 2025
through
Friday,
January 2, 2026
School will not be in session for students from Wednesday, December 24, 2025 through Friday, December 2, 2026 for holiday recess.
Students will return to school on Monday, January 5, 2026.
News from
P.S. 596X
December
Saturday
Academy
Saturday,
December 13, 2025
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.
Dates are as follows: 12-13-25, 1-10-26, 2-7-26, 3-14-26, 4-18-26, 5-9-26.
This event is now full.
Join the waiting list Here: www.tinyurl.com/P596XNew
Tuesday,
December 16, 2025
9:30am to 11:30am
P.S. 596X @ 153
650 Baychester Ave.
Bronx, NY 10475
Real Talk, Real Care.
Come to Connect Accept, Respect, Expect.
United We are strong!
In-person event.
Please bring identification.
Register Here for:
Care Corner
Parent
Support
Group Nighttime
Tuesday,
December 16, 2025
5:30pm to 7:00pm
P.S. 596X @ 153
650 Baychester Ave.
Bronx, NY 10475
Real Talk, Real Care. Come to Connect Accept, Respect, Expect.
United We are strong!
In-person event. Please bring identification.
Event requires a Minimum registration of 5 people or it will be remote. Childcare available upon request.
Register Here:
January
Parent
Engagement
Friday,
January 9, 2026
P.S. 596X @ 178, 153
and 498
Time to be Provided
by your
Child's Teacher
Please RSVP
Please join us on Friday, January 9, 2026, for our parent engagement event. We invite you to come and engage with your child's class as they read the book of the month for January/February and complete a hands-on activity.
Parents must bring identification.
Time to be provided by your child's teacher.
Please RSVP with your child's teacher.
P596X
Holiday
Spirit Week
2025
Monday,
December 15, 2025
through
Friday,
December 19, 2025
P.S. 596X @
178, 153 and 498
It’s that time of the year for some holiday cheer! So let’s get together and find something cool to wear!
Monday- 12/15: Wear favorite holiday/winter shirt!
Tuesday- 12/16: Christmas Character Day!
Wednesday- 12/17: It’s Showtime!
Thursday- 12/18: Is that You? Dress in Blue!
Friday- 12/19: Wear your favorite pajamas! (No slippers)
Please ensure that your pajamas are appropriate for the weather. Milk & Cookies in the North Pole (Principals’ Office) all day
Healthy Families Nutrition Workshop Series
Tuesday,
December 16, 2025
11:30am to 12:30pm
P.S. 596X @153
650 Baychester Ave.
Gain tangible culinary skills, reliable nutrition information, culturally relevant nutrition strategies, and tips for building a healthy diet and lifestyle. Receive supplemental learning resources like multi-lingual recipes, nutrition flyers, recipe samples, and other nutrition samples.
Register Here:
P596X
Holiday
Show
2025
Wednesday,
December 17, 2025
11:00am
Truman High School
Maye A. Shaw
Auditorium
750 Baychester Ave.
1st Floor
Please join us for our 2025 holiday show! The show will have you up dancing and signing!
Please bring identification and be seated by 10:45am.
Parents must leave extra time to go through a security screening.
Don't forget your camera!
School
Leadership
Team
Meeting
Tuesday,
January 13, 2026
9:30am to 11:00am
P.S. 596X @ 178
850 Baychester Ave.
Bronx, NY 10475
Room 160
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 to enter the building.
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.
TAKE A VIDEO TOUR
OF OUR SCHOOL
Take our video tour to learn more about our programs and school community.
photo of the week
Week of December 1, 2025
This week's photos feature our November Saturday Academy. On Saturday, November 15, 2025 P596X held our Thanksgiving feast in the 178X cafeteria. This event featured all of the traditional thanksgiving food and craft activities for the students.
Parents had the opportunity to eat, relax and network with each other while students completed their Thanksgiving craft and played games.
The parents, students and staff enjoyed taking part in this fun activity!
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