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The Extra Mile

The Art History class took off for Italy last week. It's well over 4,000 miles from Poughkeepsie to Zurich and…

15 years ago

Science and technology heroes

It was Dean Kamen -  the inventor of the Segway and a version of the artificial heart - who established…

15 years ago

“Can we have a bake sale?”

“George, can we have a bake sale?” That was Wednesday last week, in the hallway, right at the start of…

15 years ago

The Children’s Machine: How children take to technology

A second grader needed a place to hang out and my office was available. The conversation went somewhat like this:…

15 years ago

“We wish all children could be glad and safe.”

“War is not here” “No sirens are warning us of air raids” and the last line “We wish all children…

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

Go PDS …? The Search for a Name for our Teams

In September we announced that we would be seeking a name for the PDS Sports teams (as well as for…

15 years ago

From the archive: PDS finds a home 1934

  The Poughkeepsie Eagle-News Saturday Morning July 14th 1934 NRA – We Do Our Part  3 cents a copy Here it…

15 years ago

And speaking of adventure ….

This just in from Costa Rica:Perla  and Jimena are with a Spanish immersion trip.They seem to be having an amazing…

15 years ago

Setting your socks on fire

Looking through old PDS school photos  – pictures of children working with tools, wading waist deep in muddy ponds and…

15 years ago

Are you phobic?

How many words are there in the English language? Estimates vary but most agree there are quite a few.  And…

15 years ago

Butterfly Waystation

The sixth grade began planning this in science class in the fall when the monarchs stop by PDS on their…

15 years ago

Science Symposium 2009

The sixth annual Science Symposium meant  7th and 8th graders ready to share their work with the school community. As…

16 years ago

Early One Morning

A bird  the color of a stop sign. High on a tree at the Buttercup Farm Sanctuary.  A scarlet tanager.…

16 years ago