Literary magazines filled with art, prose and poetry inhabit many surfaces throughout Kenyon. They attest to the fact that high school students are prolific and talented writers and artists. They write, perform, and display on a regular basis….and some are…
There is so much going on in the high school, it is hard to keep up. This post cannot possibly do justice to all of the activity of recent weeks. Here are a few tidbits – recent happenings and upcoming…
I began the symposium year with great optimism, and even as the hard work set in I managed to preserve this.
Just before we left for winter break, each seventh and eighth grader made a commitment to begin to answer…
Poughkeepsie Day School has embraced the “Maker Movement,” as evidenced by our Mini Maker Faire event in the fall, our Maker classrooms and elements of our curriculum. The message is that mind and body can come together to create and…
When my late husband, Tony, was interviewing for various head of school positions in the spring of 1991, I’ll never forget his reaction to PDS when he returned home from his interview there. It was “I can’t believe what I…
The high school Ultimate Frisbee (UF) team is the team to beat. Its many successes are the result of excellent strategy, high energy, and dedicated coaching. Team coach, Daniel Fisherman, father of Noam (2015) and Ava (2019), reports below on…
Some days are like that – busy. Last Friday for example which – in addition to all the usual activity – also included a middle school science symposium, a high school Art Show, a Poetry Reading and a play.
In…
Happy Decision Day! Congratulations to the Class of 2019 on this May 1, 2015
Congratulations to the PDS Class of 2015 on their college admissions and amazing opportunities! All of us at Poughkeepsie Day Schoolwish you the very best in…
College rankings, whether in US News & World Report, Princeton Best Colleges or Forbes, can lead parents to worry that their child will receive a lesser education if she or he is attending a lower-ranked institution. However, how can any…
