The 2016 Post-Spring Benefit Online Auction is open! New Items have been added and previously displayed items are available at special prices.
If you already registered to bid via smart phone or computer either at the time of the auction…
Counting down until the end of the school year is a bittersweet experience. Sometimes it seems as though just when we have the students performing at their highest level, the year is over. The end of the year is full…
“Volunteers don’t get paid, not because they’re worthless, but because they’re priceless.” – Unknown
The PDS Parents Association is a priceless asset to the PDS community. From providing grants to teachers to promoting a sense of community in our school,…
By Brian Reid, grade 2 teacher
The glorious spring weather has arrived and beckoned the second grade classes to visit the Hudson River once again. After a long hiatus has kept us indoors since late fall, our classes have been…
By Jonathan Heiles, high school and middle school science
Just about a year ago students in the Astronomy class gave presentations about planets in the solar system. Knowing that Lucy Lin ’15 was planning on studying astronomy in college, I…
Earlier this year, the PDSPA awarded the first grant in Honor of Josie Holford to Li Pipman Denault for her Campus Upcycling and Recycling Project. We were thrilled to support this innovative idea.
We are fortunate to have the funds…
The Chapman room has been buzzing with excitement these past two days for the Used Book Sale, an annual spring PDSPA event and fundraiser. Students, parents and teachers alike have been browsing through fiction and non-fiction to find the stories…
We’re less than $3,000.00 away from making our 2015-16 Annual Fund goal of $88,000. This is far closer than we have been in recent history at such an early date – all thanks to our generous community!
Let’s come together…
By Wayne Toepp, high school and middle school art teacher
The Exhibit G high school student art show opened on April 29, and will remain on view in the Kenyon lobby and student center throughout the month of May. While…
By Rachel Silverman, Grade 1 teacher
As part of our study of “backyard birds”, the first grade was fortunate to have Annie Mardiney, local wildlife rehabilitator, visit the classroom. Annie specializes in rehabilitating birds, with a focus on raptors. She…