JKC is proud to be an after school program that is open almost every day that NYC public schools are open, including Chanukah, Purim, and public school half days.  (The only exclusions: Sukkot, Simchat Torah, Shavuot.) In the event that public schools will be closed due to inclement weather, JKC will be closed too. 

JKC regular hours are 2:20-6 pm Mondays through Thursdays and 2:20-4:30 pm on Fridays.

September 4

Thursday

First day of school
September 22 Monday  Day before Rosh Hashana, we finish at 4:15

September 23-24

Tuesday - Wednesday

Rosh Hashanah, schools closed
October 1-2 Wednesday - Thursday Day Before Yom Kipur and Yom Kipur JKC
program is closed
October 6 Monday  Day before Succos, we finish at 4:15
October 7-8 Tuesday - Wednesday Holiday of Sukkot - No school 
October 13 Thursday Italian Heritage/Indigenous Peoples' Day,
schools closed 

October 14-15

Thursday

Holiday of Shmini Atzeret - Simchat Torah
- No School

October 20

Monday

Diwali, schools closed 

November 4

Tuesday

Election Day, students do not attend school

November 11

Thursday

Veterans Day, schools closed

November 27–28

Thursday–Friday

Thanksgiving Recess, schools closed

December 24–January 2

Wednesday - Friday

Winter Recess, schools closed
Winter camp!!!!

January 19

Monday

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day,
schools closed

February 16–20

Monday–Friday

Midwinter Recess, schools closed

March 20

Friday

Eid al-Fitr, schools closed

March 30 – April 10

Thursday – Friday

Passover and Spring Recess,
schools closed 
May 22 Friday Holiday of Shavuot - No School

May 25

Monday

Memorial Day, schools closed
May 27 Wednesday Eid al-Adha, schools closed

June 4

Thursday

Anniversary Day/Chancellor's Conference Day
for staff development; students do not attend

June 5

Friday

Clerical Day for elementary schools, middle schools,
K-12 schools, and standalone D75 programs;
students in these schools do not attend

June 19

Friday

Juneteenth, schools closed

June 26

Friday 

Last day of school for students

 

* On the days that public schools have half day, JKC is happy to accommodate, and will be picking up your child from school at the early dismissal time. Lunch and dinner will be served on these days, and dismissal will be the regular time, 6pm. These dates are tentative since the public schools did not finalize which dates would be chosen for the half days. 

** On these 2 days, although public schools don’t observe this holiday and remain open, as a Jewish center, we are unable to remain open these days.  If you’d like to hire our assistant teachers who live locally to babysit your child at our JKC location during these holidays, we are happy to help you arrange it, please contact us. Aside for these two days, we are open every day of the year that public schools are open. 

Please be sure that we have your correct email address and open all emails from JKC and are on the parent whatsapp group since that is how we will communicate with you to notify you of a change of schedule and many other important announcements. Thank-you.