Our School
Our school is proud to be named The Detective WenJian Liu School of Civics and Entrepreneurship, honoring the memory of Detective WenJian Liu, an Asian community hero who lost his life protecting our neighborhood in 2014. The school opened in September 2024 on the border of Borough Park and Dyker Heights in Brooklyn.
At P.S. 331, we envision a nurturing and inclusive learning environment where we believe that every student can and will acquire the essential skills necessary for success in life. Our commitment is to foster 21st-century global citizens, empowering graduates with a profound understanding of entrepreneurial pathways, financial literacy, and strong communication and technology skills, with a dedicated focus on world languages.
As a new school, we started with kindergarten and grow one grade each year up to 5th grade. Currently, we offer General Education classes, Integrated Co-Teaching (ICT) classes, and a Special Education (12:1+1) class. We are co-located with a D75 program, 372K The Children's School, and share resources and events to promote inclusion within our community.
Our diverse school community speaks a variety of languages at home, including English, Spanish, Chinese (various dialects), Georgian, Hungarian, and Uzbek. Our multilingual staff ensures that all students and their families feel safe and welcome. To build and promote school culture, we hold monthly student assemblies, parent workshops, and family fun events, ensuring that everyone is informed and engaged in our community.
We are fortunate to be in a brand-new building equipped with the latest technology and an oversized schoolyard with a playground. Our specialty rooms include a STEM lab, Arts Project room, Music room, Exercise room, and a Gymnasium/Multipurpose room. Every classroom features a Promethean board and a computer cart with Apple MacBook Air laptops, as well as a printer. Teachers amplify the core curriculum to meet individual students' needs. All our students learn Chinese(Mandarin) as a world language.
Starting in 2024 -2025 school year, we are excited to offer a free afterschool program led by NIA, funded through public support and CASA grants from Council member Susan Zhuang. During the school day, students benefit from a strong in-house music program, as well as cycle-based enrichment opportunities in Visual Arts, Food Education, Financial Literacy, Dance, and Sports. These program provided through partnerships with various nonprofit organization and DOE-contracted partners.
We prioritize students' well-being with daily standalone social-emotional learning(SEL) sessions and weekly CharacterStrong lessons, which helps students build coping skills, develop self-regulate strategies, manage stress, and regain focus. Our partnership with Brain Power Wellness further strengthens this work. We also collaborate with our neighboring schools, including I.S. 187, P.S. 310, and District 20 Pre-K centers to foster a larger learning community beyond our school building. In addition, the NYU Langone Dental Clinic is housed within our school, providing free dental services and classroom-based oral health education for our students.