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Winter Festival 2014 and 1941

Here's the Flickr album of photos from WinterFest 14 - last day of school before winter break. And a gallery of…

10 years ago

Some of the Fun of the (Maker)Faire

I've been thinking a lot about the MakerFaire and the connections with the "learning by doing" legacy of our school.…

10 years ago

Look who came to MakerFaire 2014

It's not every day that you get to paint with an internationally renowned artist. But that was just one of…

10 years ago

Three cheers for EdCamp Hudson Valley

There are lots of reasons to be concerned about the digital revolution and its impact on our lives, the lives…

10 years ago

Nine Commitments and One New Tool

I've recently discovered Haiku Deck - a new way to create slide presentations. It's an interesting tool for finding images…

11 years ago

The MakeSTEAM Solution

I've been playing with making visuals for the design thinking process. Here's the latest.

11 years ago

It’s a MakeSTEAM world: Design Thinking on the Move

I'm just back from a fantastic three days at the NYSAIS STEAMCamp. Twitter: #steam13 So much to think about, so…

11 years ago

Alfie Kohn is coming to Poughkeepsie Day School

Alfie Kohn is coming on April 25th. Just look at the great header Christina Powers created to herald the news:…

12 years ago

Elephants are People Too

We know that empathy - that ability to walk around in another's shoes - matters. We know that developing empathy…

12 years ago

The Masks

Watch The Masks written and directed by PDS student Haixu Liu - All American High School Film Festival Awards winner.…

12 years ago

A Message in Cupcakes

So this is the message I found on my desk when I returned from lunch today. The cupcakes were delicious…

12 years ago

The IBM Selectric Typewriter and Kenyon House: “You must have been drunk!”

Cross-posted from Josie's Blog Did you know that Poughkeepsie Day School now has a Fab Lab? It's short for fabrication…

12 years ago