We caught up with Kathryn Buccelli ’08 for the 80th anniversary of Poughkeepsie Day School’s founding. Kathryn spent 17 years as a member of the PDS community as both a student and as the daughter of former Head of School…
The newspapers and online media has been quite busy. In the last couple of weeks, much has been written regarding this year’s admission cycle, most of it on the low acceptance numbers and the high number of waitlisted students at…
Writing while en route from DC to NY:
We’ve taken school away from campus this past week. Poughkeepsie Day School always has believed in experiential learning, and being immersed in a new place with teacher and classmates can’t help but…
When: The spring of junior year, when colleges are in session, is the best time to begin visiting colleges. By this point in time students know enough about themselves as learners to evaluate their academic fit with various colleges and…
Let’s hope we have seen the last flake of snow for quite some time. With spring break fast approaching, I want to send you some information and reminders that might be helpful in the weeks to come.
Dance into Spring …
It’s easy to forget, sometimes, just how much we ask of middle school students. Viewing today’s Saturday performance of the this year’s middle school plays helped me remember this.
All of the students in the plays had chosen “Production” as…
The middle school production of 2015 premiered yesterday for an in-school performance. The weather has postponed our evening performance until 2pm on Saturday afternoon. The actors would love to have a large audience for their final performance– see the “trailers”…
There is energy in stillness. Holding still and not moving is active. Contradictory, but true, according to the middle school dancers who shared their work in this morning’s assembly.
Today’s culmination of a winter’s arts classes ended in two performances.…
We have a long tradition of taking middle school students on overnight trips. Trips away from school represent experiential learning at its best. Students and teachers are submerged in a new environment with learning from that environment and each other…
Each year, the PDS community comes together in some fashion to celebrate those who promote peace and peaceful resolution to social conflict. The Peacemakers Assembly, as it is commonly known, occurs in January or February in most years, coinciding with…
