Eventful MS Weekend

The final performance of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” took place on Friday evening in the James Earl Jones Theater. Students ran the entire show– not only acting, but also as set designers, sound and lighting technicians, and costume…

The Artist Barbara Beisinghoff Visits PDS

Barbara Beisinghoff at PDS PDS, and the middle school in particular, were fortunate to have the internationally known artist Barbara Beisinghoff spend a day on campus. Barbara was brought to Poughkeepsie by Vassar College through their Creative Arts Across Disciplines…

Music for Every Student

We use the letters MSLC to represent our middle school learning commons, and our middle school learning community. It was all about the community in our first ever, middle school concert. This fall, we undertook an ambitious program. Every student…

Lower School Teachers Had a Busy Summer

Lower-school teachers were busy this summer.  In addition to resting a bit they ran summer camps, studied, taught and travelled near and far. Their adventures also included professional development sponsored by PDS.  They attended STEM to STEAM offered by NYSAIS…

Poetry Inspires a “Legion of Emotions”

During National Poetry month, the Academy of American Poets sponsored a program for students to write a letter to a poet, called Dear Poet. Our middle school students participated, using advisory and English class time to write their letters. One…

Tensegrity in the MSLC: Buckminster Would be Proud

Last week, Wayne Toepp and his middle school Installation Art class arrived in the Learning Commons with a bunch of cardboard squares and triangles, some lights and hot glue guns. Over the next hour and a half, a new structure…