“Understanding the Economic Crisis in Plain English” – that was the title of the presentation for grades 7-12 today. In his lively and most informative presentation PDS parent and trustee Bruce Judson explained the origins of the current financial crisis. His talk set out the dominoes of the events that led the way. You can see the presentation yourself at…
On the way home tonight I heard Robert Reich on NPR’s Marketplace. The topic was Human Capital. The one sentence summary: Failure to invest in human capital (i.e..education) is shortsighted and counter-productive. Basic idea: Our future competitiveness and standard of living depend on our collective skills, capacity to communicate and solve problems, and innovate. They do not depend on our…
What’s your favorite word and is it in this dictionary yet? If not, then consider making a personal contribution. Meanwhile – take a look, see and listen to the contributions so far in Wordia And don’t worry – there are lots more words to go. The Second Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary contains full entries for 171,476 words in…
So many things to be thankful for. PDS gave traditional Thanksgiving thanks at the all-school celebration on Tuesday. Groups gathered to eat, hear a story and re-connect. Older students from the high school led the way – served the food, read the story and then brought everyone together in the JEJ theater a for a poem by Langston Hughes and…
Work hard at what you are passionate about. Read lots of books. There was more, but that was how Mr. Feiffer opened his talk last Thursday. What a treat to hear him talk about his creative process and answer questions – mostly from children- about his life and work. How did he get started? Well – by telling bedtime stories…
The PDS cross-country team enjoyed their last race of the season at the Hudson Valley Championships held at the Forman School in Connecticut on Wednesday, October 29th. Each of the runners achieved his and her personal best in terms of time and place results on a tough 3.1 mile course, which included a challenging woods run, an impressively steep hill,…
Click for a better view Wordle is no longer a novelty but here is a PDS high school curriculum Wordle word cloud. If you haven’t tried Wordle yet it’s a great tool to play with. Just enter any text or url and up comes a word cloud that you can alter and adjust in all kinds of ways. Tech tip:…
Click for a better view Pictures of some of the work behind the magnificent display in the lobby. The Day of the Dead by the 5th and 6th grades.
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A golden afternoon, a chilly wind and a great game of soccer with Storm King. Both teams played well. Click on the collage for a bigger view.
Student art work: Iconic images from Kenyon House. Click the pic for a bigger view.
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It was International Day of Peace last Sunday and today the middle school assembled on the soccer pitch and formed a human peace symbol The idea for this event came from a 5th grader who wanted to send a symbolic message about the school’s support for International Peace Day. After assembling as a peace symbol, students and their teachers enjoyed…