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What if…?

We had seven Poughkeepsie Day School attendees at #Educon 2012 in January and they brought back a wealth of ideas.…

13 years ago

Celebrating the Chinese New Year

Students create and lead school Spring Festival assembly and all-school activity to celebrate the Chinese New Year.

13 years ago

What happens when you teach to the test?

A decade of NCLB has made an impact. From: BestMastersInEducation.com Photo: Cesar Quintero

13 years ago

2011-2012 The Year in Pictures

Happy New Year everyone. I hope you enjoy these pictures of the year so far. Watch the slideshow here or…

13 years ago

“Not where the light is”: Schools and Creativity

There's a really useful article in  Education Week that reviews, summarizes and connects the basic thinking and research out there…

13 years ago

A Modern Village School: Christmas 1944

Wonderful pictures of what looks like a creative classroom in a pre-Plowden primary school. Look at the desk arrangements. From…

13 years ago

Cookie Cutter Kids: “Send us your winners…”

...and we'll make winners out of them" There's a good article in the latest edition of Independent School magazine that…

13 years ago

A is for…A Poughkeepsie Day School Lexicon

A is for Algebra, Anthropology, Arts and Athletics. We teach them all. People often refer to the STEM curriculum (It's…

13 years ago

Learning by Teaching

Students who teach others learn best The Protégé Effect For thousands of years, people have known that the best way…

13 years ago