By David Jordan, grade 4 teacher
A great deal of children’s math experiences at PDS are constructive, experiential and built around meaningful contexts. Mathematics is treated no differently than other content areas in that we believe it should be inquiry-based…
By Anya (2016)
This past cross-country season proved to be one of our most successful seasons yet. I have been honored to be part of such a supportive team for the past four years and I am so proud of…
Before I took the water course I thought that water was a thing we would have forever. Now…I know that we should be careful of how we use clean water and we should not just throw it about. I also…
Students in the high school are once again tapping our PDS community for the purpose of giving to others. At least four initiatives are in the works currently. The first is the ongoing food drive to support those who experience…
A report by Jonathan Heiles, science teacher, on a field trip-based geology course that is open to 10th – 12th graders
With the opening of the Library branch on Boardman Road, the Geology class gained access to a new outcrop.…
By Lynn Fordin, grade 2 teacher
The second grade classrooms are deep in the swing of things, or rather deep in our studies of the Hudson River.
Each of our two classrooms have begun to consider how the river and…
By Erin Murphy, middle school and high school Spanish teacher
On Friday, November 20, ten students in Seminar Spanish and one student from Spanish 4 took a trip to New York City to see a production of Federico Garcia Lorca’s…
We had a packed few days before we said goodbye for Thanksgiving break. They were fun, and also responsible.
Jake’s advisory buddied with Hannah and David’s 4th graders to make and top the apple crisp for our All School Activity…
According to FairTest, there are now 850 test-optional colleges. Perhaps surprising to some, 46 percent of top-tier liberal arts colleges, and a good number of large research universities, no longer require the tests. These include schools such as George Washington…
If you are shopping for the holidays, please consider shopping in 3 ways that benefit PDS.
1. Take advantage of retailer programs that support education. It costs nothing to participate and requires only a little advance planning.
If you shop…
