The P.S. 159 visual and performing arts program, which administrators herald as "exemplary," includes ballroom dancing instruction for fifth graders. The Six Pillars of Character Development Program is school-wide.
Enrichment Clusters allow for investigation of topics which appeal to individual kids grades one through five. All kindergarten through fifth grade classes, as well as many A.I.S. Enrichment Rooms, have computers. P.S. 159 scores very high on a yearly satisfaction survey of parents done by the Department of Education.