p.S. 181

The John L. Steptoe School of the 21st Century

Principal V. Esannason

Welcome to all our parents and staff to this school year 2023 - 2024!

Welcome to the start of the 2023-2024 school year! Our Assistant Principals and I hope you had a fun-filled and well-rested summer. We are eager to welcome your child to P.S. 181 as we open our doors for the first day of school on Thursday, September 7, 2023. We are glad that you are joining us, as we embark on an exciting year of teaching and learning.

P.S. 181 provides a safe learning environment and a positive school culture. It is important we enter the school year with a positive and optimistic outlook. Our positive words become positive thoughts that leads to positive actions. Everything we do at P.S. 181 is with greatness because Greatness Lives Here!

All students will follow their schedule, lessons, code of conducts, and attendance requirements as outlined in the student handbooks.

The John L. Steptoe family will commit to excellence and being a world class institution of teaching and learning. Feel free to reach out to me with your questions or concerns regarding your child's education.

Principal V. Esannason - vesannason@schools.nyc.gov

Ms. D. Joseph

Assistant Principal

Grade 3K - 3

message from Administration:

Welcome to all our parents and students. We hope you are enjoying a wonderful summer. We hope you are relaxed, recharged and ready to start a new school year. We are delighted that you are part of our amazing learning community. We welcome and value your positive energy and dedication to excellence in education, and look forward to working with you and your children.

This school year will be a time to reflect and to count our blessings for being able to return to school and learn together. Our students are resilient, and our teachers have been busy preparing and planning, they are up for the task!

Ms. M. Joseph

Assistant Principal

Grade 4 -8

Welcome to our school!

School Vision

We believe that greatness lives here. Our vision is to effectively prepare students for the future by aligning their academic and social-emotional experience with real-world demands.

School Mission

To inspire life-long learning by providing high standards of teaching, promoting citizenship, and supporting social emotional growth through. collaboration within our school community