PDS’s Don Fried was honored the evening of June 25th in NYC at the largest PDS alumni reunion ever! The room was bursting with stories about how Don and PDS have so deeply impacted the lives of our amazing students. …
Besides amazing star quality, what do actor and tech entrepreneur, Ashton Kutcher, and technology director, David Held, have in common? They both attended this year’s South by Southwest K-12 Education Conference in Austin, Texas. Not only did he attend, but…
If we want to drive our children into a complete frenzy and soul-destroying meltdown then consider this from The Washington Post: Genius Girl, a Harvard-Stanford admissions hoax and elite college mania
It’s the story of a hoax borne of desperation. …
Just as summer vacation is about to begin, our secure custom Web domain and consolidated database, mypds.org, is now online and being used by both the admissions and development offices. This represents four months of data export from our current,…
Hang the balloons and throw the confetti – the PDS community has met (and surpassed!) its 2014-2015 Annual Fund goal of $80,000. We are now at $91,880.05…and counting! Thank you to everyone who has contributed.
This is a major reason…
Memorial Day weekend is behind us and the daily temperature reminds us that summer is fast approaching. As we wrap up our time together, I’d like to take the opportunity to reflect on our experiences and to look forward to…
Andrea Tufts comes to PDS with experience as an art and writing teacher in public schools, as well as in communications writing and graphic design at private college preparatory schools, including Hotchkiss and the Salisbury School. In addition to her…
As you may already know, in October 2015, the PSAT is changing. And, in March 2016, the SAT is changing. Khan Academy has teamed up with the College Board to create personalized PSAT and SAT practice. Students can prepare for…
High school students are looking forward to a few fun annual events that mark the end of the year. On Tuesday, June 2, we will view a highly touted drumming program brought to us by Ashinaga Foundation. Thanks to Christoper…
Although the end of the year is approaching, PDS students continue to support the community through a variety of drives.
Students recently raised $500 through bake sales and smoothie sales to aid relief efforts in Nepal.
Students in the Caring…
