community

I am not a fan of Halloween

I am not a fan of Halloween. There - I've said it! What a killjoy, spoil sport, and miserable curmudgeon! Ok…

9 years ago

A Portrait of Us

Building community means getting to know each other. And that means time. Last week we had the first ASA (all-school-activity)…

9 years ago

Surprise! Deep Learning and Democracy

There’s solid evidence that American students do well when they are encouraged to think for themselves and expected to collaborate…

10 years ago

The Kindness of Strangers

We received a wonderful letter yesterday and here it is: Dear Ms Holford: I volunteer at The Queens Galley in…

13 years ago

“Three Cheers” for the Fall Festival team

I like these words about our Fall Festival Reimagined:  Three Cheers - from the Poughkeepsie Journal today: To Poughkeepsie Day…

14 years ago

We asked…they told: 100% feel safe in school

100% of PDS high school students agreed with all of these statements on the HSSSE : I  feel safe in…

14 years ago

Connections: How good ideas happen to good minds

The coffee houses of the Enlightenment; the  Paris salons of Modernism  - two examples of the spaces conducive to innovation…

14 years ago

Born to help

Turns out that we may be hard wired to co-operate and help out. And this behavior occurs in children before,…

15 years ago

Tradition and change

From the Poughkeepsie New Yorker (Over 78,000 Read-Round-the-Clock 35 Cents Weekly) December 1941 came this news item about Poughkeepsie Day…

15 years ago

Student Conflict Resolution: The 30 second solution

“I want the bike,” “No. You can’t have it.” A problem negotiated and solved. Friendship maintained, feelings expressed and managed,…

15 years ago

Mayhem, Mischief and Malice: The World Wild Web

From UniversityAffairs in Canada comes this technology tale of mayhem, menace, mischief and malice: The Wild Web. There's even a…

16 years ago

Sanctuary

There's an animal sanctuary in Saugerties and today students from the high school were there giving a helping hand. There…

16 years ago

If you have a problem … ask everyone

Did you catch this NYTimes article on open-source science and seeking collaborative solutions to new challenges? “If You Have a…

16 years ago

Community

Halloween and time for some fun. It's one thing to talk about the importance of school community and quite another…

17 years ago