Donate your used books (gently used children’s books, cookbooks, thrillers, fiction, non-fiction, books that you had to read for work, etc.) to the PDS Parents Association. You can drop them off at the school near the gym doors between now…
Alena Smith
Class of 1998
Alena is a playwright and TV Writer, named one of Variety’s 10 TV Writers to Watch. She received her MFA in playwriting from the Yale School of Drama. She was a writer and producer for…
In the New York Times a few weeks ago, there was a very interesting opinion piece by Susan Cain titled “Followers Wanted.” As the piece points out, because many colleges express that their admissions teams strongly value “leadership,” many young…
The 2017 PDS Evening Garden Party & Live Auction taking place on Saturday, April 1, from 6-9pm, at Bad Seed Cider Co. (43 Bailey’s Gap Road, Highland, NY, 12528) is SOLD OUT!
You can still support the event by:
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Registration is now open for our largest summer program ever! It has three unique themes:
Maker Camps (ages 7–13) include coding, programming and game design, 3D Printing, Minecraft, LEGO® Mindstorms® stop-motion animation, engineering and science.
Young Adventures Camps (ages 4–11)…
By Rachel Silverman, grade 1 teacher
The first grade has been engaged in an exciting cross-divisional collaboration with the kindergarten, 5th grade and a group of high school students in which we are exploring storytelling through textiles. Phase one of…
Twelve students in the upper level art history course “16th-18th Century Dutch and Flemish Art” are headed for the Netherlands this week to experience an itinerary tailored to their curriculum. Known for creating intellectual field trips to off the beaten…
In recent weeks, the high school has reaped the rewards of sending talented graduates into the world. Alums Matt Buccelli ’06 and Jake Horsey ’07 returned to share their experiences and their creative talents with high schoolers.
Matt, who attended…
By Judy Purcell, PreK teacher
A pizza puzzle in our class inspired weeks of activities based around one of our favorite foods, pizza!! The dramatic play area in our classroom has been transformed into “The Pizza Place”.
The children created…
By Joanna Shaw, kindergarten teacher
Despite the chilly and windy weather, the kindergartner’s studies have leapt into spring. Inspired by And then it’s Spring, by Julie Fogliano, the children collaborated on a sensory poem. They used their five senses and…
