Learning to Felt
The middle school art class was without its usual and very competent teacher this morning. I jumped in to fill the gap. More or less. Truthfully, mostly less…I don’t know how to felt.
Lucky for me, the students have learned…
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Demonstrated Interest: What Is It and Does It Matter?
As students finalize their college lists, I am often asked, “Should I visit the school?” or, “Should I try to get an interview?” The answer to these questions is always, YES! Colleges want to get to know.
A student’s transcript…
What Makes a Family?
During the month of November the PDS community has access to In Our Family: Portraits of All Kinds of Families, a photo/text exhibit put together by Family Diversity Projects in Amherst, MA.
The exhibit celebrates the diversity of family life…
Making x 2: Trees More Important and for Maker Faire
Our sixth graders have been particularly busy this week, making final preparations for the Maker Faire coming up this weekend, on Saturday, November 14. In their science class, with their teacher, Emma Sears, students have been wrestling with the question…
Invasive Species Research Team Presents at Vassar College
PDS students Chris C. (2017), Mia F. (2016), Erik H. (2018), Kate M. (2017), Sonomi O. (2017), Ellie S. (2016), Mattison W. (2018), members of science teacher Brent Boscarino’s Invasive Species Research Club, presented their research work on Hemimysis anomala…
Grade 3 Studies Paleo People
By Michelle Holmes, grade 3 teacher
Third Grade has been having a wonderful time delving far into the past as we study Paleo People. Last week we visited Bowdoin Park and learn about how Paleo People in the Hudson Valley…
Next Head of School for Poughkeepsie Day School is announced!
We are pleased and excited to announce that Benedict Chant has accepted the invitation of the Board of Trustees to succeed Josie Holford as Head of School of Poughkeepsie Day School, effective July 1, 2016.
Beginning last spring, the school…
Reach Out to Colleges
In today’s technology-filled world, the college application process can be simpler for students. For those of us who used typewriters to complete our college applications, today’s online tools would certainly have aided our research of colleges and enabled streamlined online…
Of the World, Around the World and Out of this World
Last week middle school covered the world and beyond.
Seventh graders study water this year with middle school teacher, Emma Sears. Water is a a very earthly topic, but some of its life is hard to see. High school science…
Learning Outside the Box
Yes, students often do learn inside the box — if one thinks of the classroom as a “box.” In the high school this can mean anything from the wonderfully bright “Solarium” that abuts the Kenyon Student Center to the larger…