Jonah Sachs
Class of 1993
Jonah is a Founder and Partner of Free Range, a purpose-driven design and innovation consultancy. Free Range focuses on helping organizations build effective brands so that they may innovate, grow and navigate change.…
By Lynn Fordin, Grade 2 teacher
The second grade class is studying the Hudson River this year. This immersion is truly an example of an integrated curriculum. It transcends traditional classroom boundaries in so many ways. Today, for example, our…
Molly Knox Ostertag
Class of 2009
Molly is a Graphic Novelist and Illustrator who lives in Los Angeles, CA. Molly illustrated a graphic novel, Shattered Warrior, which came out in Spring 2017. She just finished her debut solo graphic novel,…
Framework of the day:
We left the 4-H Center at 8:33am. We returned at 9:30pm. My Fitbit has logged 20025 steps and 8 miles.
This was truly the quietest group at night that I have ever been on a PDS…
Andrew Gray
Class of 1993
Andrew is the Owner of Gray Works Design based in Bearsville, NY. He is a Fine Furniture Maker who focuses on creating useful sculptural objects from locally salvaged timber. His company was born out of…
We made it out of town, no sweat! Thank you to all at home who managed to rouse the sleepy this morning for our on time departure. It was a little eery to be at school when almost no one…
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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