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“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

Tests that matter: Measuring the PDS Difference

We asked....They told. The High School Survey of Student Engagement (known as the Hessie) is a highly regarded survey measuring…

14 years ago

I love my job

Some days just stand out. And this was one of them. First there was breakfast in the new dining room…

14 years ago

A lesson from the lunch-line: “Just try it”

First day of the new food service and a great lesson from the lower school lunch line. "I don't eat…

14 years ago

The Welcome Back Assembly

Ever wonder what happens in an all-school assembly when all students and faculty pre-k through 12th grade gather in the…

14 years ago

Stand back, Hats on: Kindergarten at work

Every year there are new hats on the shelf in the kindergarten. Every year there are so many opportunities for…

14 years ago

A year in pictures

Perhaps I am having a hard time saying goodbye to the year. I spent part of the day putting this…

14 years ago

Life on the Farm

Learning about Sprout Creek Farm is a big part of the kindergarten curriculum but what exactly are they learning?  Readers…

15 years ago

Pete Seeger and A Hudson River Journey

Pete Seeger came to PDS yesterday. He came for the lower school musical - an original production on a subject…

15 years ago

Everyone is cranky

A school in May is like a two year old deprived of a nap.  That's how my colleague Liz describes…

15 years ago

Scoundrels alive! High school play streamed to the world

April 23rd 2010 - Shakespeare's birthday and Poughkeepsie Day School begins live streaming Diary of a Scoundrel - Alexander Ostrovsky's…

15 years ago

The Ruben’s Tube: Dancing Fire

Click for an UPDATED version of this experiment and with a great new video. It’s always great when a student…

15 years ago