Green Future Mural: Call for Ceramics, China and Glass

The Building and Design course has gotten a wonderful start to the Green Future Mural, a mural that will reflect a Hudson Valley scene and one that will use upcycled glass, china and ceramics! The Mural is part of the …

90 Questions

Answering 90 multiple choice questions about international affairs topics may not be high on the list of weekend activities for many students. But for our PDS Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) competitors, it is what they have been preparing to do for…

Get Your Tickets Now for NY Int’l Children’s Film Festival 2017!

PDS has partnered with NY Int’l Children’s Film Festival 2017 and will receive money when parents purchased tickets. Tickets are selling quickly! NY Int’l Children’s Film Festival 2017 is just around the corner (February 24 – March 19th) and will…

PDS Families March Across the Hudson

PDS is proud of two of our families who organized one of the more than 650 women’s marches that took place on Saturday, January 21, all across the globe. Lisa Kaul P’20 and Paulina Bren P’22 spent two weeks organizing…

IBM Poughkeepsie Designers Host Poughkeepsie Day School Programming Class

Written by Cheryl D. Loughlin, IBM Software Engineer What do junior and senior programming students at Poughkeepsie Day School have in common with IBM Poughkeepsie designers? Quite a bit, actually. We all like to innovate and solve problems! Theresa Hans,…

From Germantown to Peekskill, Families Choose PDS

PDS draws a diverse group of families from all over the Hudson Valley and surrounding areas. They come from as far south as Peekskill, from Kerhonkson in the west, as far north as Germantown and all the way from Sharon,…

January 19 PDSPA Meeting

Please join us for the next PDS Parents Association Meeting on Thursday, January 19, at 8:30am. We plan to discuss the Faculty Grant Program, upcoming events and our PA budget. Remember that all PDS parents are members of the PA,…

Food Matters: Recipe for Kale Salad

by Monica Cleslak, CIA graduate and Cafeteria Assistant Do you know about kale? Do you know that it is low in calories, high in fiber and has no fat? It’s also full of vitamins and great for your heart! That’s…

Food Matters: Chicken Noodle is not the only Choice

Even when the weather was still balmy, soup was a popular choice for our students. With a chill settling in, the soup bar has grown more popular. Students can choose soup every day at lunch. Soups are a great way…

Food Matters: Pan Seared Brussels Sprouts

By Tom Cosgrove, Food Service Director   Why have boring boiled Brussels sprouts when you can have the rich, nutty flavor of roasted sprouts instead? Trim and cut in half lengthwise Brussels sprouts, toss them in olive oil with chopped…