Hours  9:00–3:30

Age Range  5 to 14 (K through 8th-grade equivalent).

Teacher–Student Ratio  1:5 maximum

Calendar  QPS starts the week before Labor Day and ends late June, with paced breaks throughout the year, including ones that mirror those of the public schools. Our full calendar can be viewed here.

Facilities  QPS is located in the Long Island City Center for the Arts. We have several collaborative learning centers, student project stations, and studios for art and movement education. Our classrooms are wired for high-speed Internet access on Mac laptops.

Library  QPS continuously accumulates the resources necessary to support our students’ learning plans. These include a wide selection of books on site and at the Court Square branch of the NY Public library, a short walk from our facilities. Students have ready access to a laptop for research and for materials and programs that are best accessed online.

Transportation  Parents/guardians arrange for their children’s arrival and departure from school. QPS is easy to get to by subway (E, G, M, and 7) or bus (Q39, 67, 69), and there is nearby street parking.

After-school Options  QPS offers enrichment courses most afternoons, ending at 5 p.m., through LIC School of Ballet, LIC Academy of Music, and QPS’s own programming.

Lunch/Snack  Students bring their own lunch. There is also a mid-morning break for snack every day.

Tuition  $15,000 for the 2010–2011 school year. There are occasional charges for field trips and special programs.