PDS Blog

Widening Circles

Posted on by Karen Nichols
The new school year brings a chance for many students to renew connections with friends they saw three months ago. However, the beauty of high school is that every year, 25-30% of the population is new – either transitioning in…

Save These October Dates

Posted on by Mary Ellen Kenny
With October just around the corner, we would like to provide you with another update on the Head of School Search process. It will be a busy month for our community. In mid–October, the eight member Search Committee will spend…

What’s Going on at PDS? A Lot!

Posted on by Christina Powers
Fall is truly one of the busiest times of the year for parents. To help you navigate through the vast amount of information and happenings at PDS, we are employing two new organizational tools: MyPDS.org, your one-stop source for up-to-date…

Time of Wonder

Posted on by Mary Ellen Kenny
Egg, caterpillar, milkweed, chrysalis, butterfly, migrate, Mexico….just a few words frequently used by children in the lower school this week. Since the opening of school, children in grades pre-K through two have observed the amazing life cycle of the monarch…

A Day on the Field in Fall and More

Posted on by Laura Graceffa
On the first day of school, when I led our first middle school assembly, I made the pronouncement that, even though we would give each student a schedule on the first day of school, there would be few days that…

The Importance of a Good Start

Posted on by Mary Ellen Kenny
When the children arrived last week, they brought with them effusive energy, as well as hopes and dreams that reflect their unique personalities, temperaments and habits of mind. They are bright, funny and engaging people. It’s wonderful to spend time…