Our Mission Statement

Children learn by interacting with their environment; the natural and social worlds that surround them. Our school will build upon this interaction by creating confident learners who pose questions, explore problems, and communicate solutions. 
To nurture each child's innate curiosity, the Queens College School for Math, Science, and Technology expands the traditional boundaries of schools and classrooms so that children explore ideas. Student inquiry into the natural and social worlds is based on direct experience and the integration of thinking
across the curriculum. Children will become readers and writers, scientists and mathematicians, scholars and athletes, and artists of all disciplines in a safe and child-centered community.
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The 499 community will achieve “Equity for All” by fostering a positive and rigorous learning environment. All stakeholders will engage in strategic professional development and learning to deepen their knowledge about Social Emotional Learning Competencies and Next Generation Learning Standards, to bridge current units of study to Social Emotional Learning Competencies and Next Generation Standards.
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College and Career Ready Day

HAKS Engineering Fair, May 2016

HAKS Engineering Fair, May 2017

Way to go PS/IS 499!!!

We are officially a 2014 National Blue Ribbon School!

Attention Middle School Parents:

Free afterschool program for 6th-8th graders

Monday thru Friday 2:40p.m.-5:40p.m.

Click Here:  2018-2019 Fall Middle School after school program applications

  Site Director 
QCH Youth Development Programs
917-834-6526

Grades K-2 walkers will be dismissed at the Early Childhood Gate the exit closest to Main Street at the western end of the building. Grades 3-8 walkers will be dismissed at the exit at the eastern end of the building toward Kissena Boulevard. Please plan to meet your child at the designated exit.  Students with 
Metro cards will be directed to go to their bus stops to board public transportation.  Additional information about dismissal can be found in the school’s Family Handbook. 
Meal Application
 Households can apply at   https://www.applyforlunch.com/OR  www.nyc.gov/accessnyc.   Families are encouraged to  complete applications online.   All families are required to complete the meal application and return it by the end of September every year.  We  appreciate your cooperation in this  matter.
Statement on Accessibility: We are working to make this website easier to access for people with disabilities, and will follow the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0. If you need assistance with a particular page or document on our current site, please contact
Ms. Rowe (LRowe@schools.nyc.gov) to request assistance.
Additional Links Below:

NYC School Account

Address:
148-20 REEVES AVENUE
QUEENS, NY11367

Phone:718-461-7462
Fax:718-461-7244

Grades Served:
PK, 0K, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, SE

Principal: 
Simi Minhas

Assistant Principal:
Vivecca Lamourt

Parent Coordinator: 
Lora Rowe
Contact Lora Rowe at: LRowe@schools.nyc.gov