
Back to Show
Watch Preview
POV
Brooklyn Castle
Season 26
Episode 12
This public-school powerhouse in junior high chess competitions has won more than 30 national championships, the most of any school in the country. Its squad boasts so many strong players that the late Albert Einstein, would rank fourth if he were on the team. Most astoundingly, I.S. 318 is a Brooklyn school that serves mostly minority students from families living below the poverty line.
Sign up now for inspiring and thought-provoking media delivered straight to your inbox.
Support Provided By

24:30
Two stories from the heart of New York.

25:01
Two families experience homeland violence across generations.

24:02
An artist’s canvas becomes an embattled space.

Unlock with PBS Passport
1:22:55
Locals on an island paradise risk death to save the Philippines’ last ecological frontier.

Unlock with PBS Passport
52:15
How will a sister assure a dignified life for her brother born with multiple disabilities?

Unlock with PBS Passport
1:24:25
Citizens in the city of Wuhan unite to grapple with a mysterious virus called COVID-19.

24:57
A story of familial sacrifice and the bonds of brotherhood.

23:57
Two conversations on identity and connection.

24:50
Stories of courageous empathy in the face of loss.

24:51
Two windows into what it means to be a survivor.