The Friday night benefit art and music show in support of the Holy Trinity Music School in Haiti was a tremendous event in all respects. Musicians played to a packed house and the spirit of community grew with each performance. …
By: Laura Hicks, Chair Drama Department
When it comes to looking at colleges with Theater departments, there are several things to determine before your actual visit to the campus. Here are a few questions you should get answered:
What sort…
It’s that time of the year, applying for financial aid for college. The Federal Student Aid department has several videos to guide parents and students in completing the FAFSA.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&list=PL23B9A23CD8DD82DD&v=kbJ55UWMEFE…
Many years ago I spent a few weeks in Ghana assisting an NGO in establishing a dental clinic in a rural northern hospital. While there, I realized that our NYC team was often diverted from our mission. We spent time…
Back in December, when we came up with the idea of hosting an afternoon event for the PDS community, we had no idea it would be nearly three months before the temperature would go above freezing. The idea for the…
This Friday, February 27th, beginning at 6pm, please join us in Gilkeson for an art exhibition, reception, and benefit concert to support the continued reconstruction and support of earthquake-damaged music school facilities in Haiti. The concert, which has become an…
This May, the College Board will release a test guide book with four sample tests and Khan Academy will release four tests (one per month) on their website.
I encourage all current 10th graders to create an account with Khan…
How many more days until spring?
The weather, and its disruption to school life, has certainly been challenging for all of us, especially for the children who generally respond well to more regular routines. It’s New York, it’s winter…we’ll get…
It was a pleasure to welcome the children back to school after the Winter Break. They were happy to see one another and eager to get back in action at school. The winter months are a great time to dig…
Before we head off for the Thanksgiving holiday, I want to take a moment to check in and to let you know of a very sweet event that took place in the lower school last week. It began in August…
