A New Dining Hall and Kitchen.

No longer will PDS boys eat fast food or food prepared by another food source simply because we have no kitchen in which to prepare our own meals.

No longer will some PDS boys be forced to eat lunch as early as 10:55 a.m. or as late as 1:15 p.m. simply because our current cafeteria is much too small.

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Media Center as an Information Hub.

With a space large enough to offer video conferencing with experts or other schools, high tech enough to provide our teachers and boys with the most advanced audio visual equipment, and comprehensive enough to house PDS’s existing collection of almost 20,000 library books, and boy-friendly enough to include plenty of light, color, and seating.

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Mallory Reading and Learning Center

Each PDS boy is a unique learner with a distinctive set of strengths, weaknesses, temperaments, and interests. PDS develops specific learning profiles on all fourth through sixth graders. Phase 2 will provide PDS boys with an entirely new learning center staffed with reading specialists who will work with our boys to refine their reading skills, comprehension, and fluency.

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Increased Space for Art.

Phase 2 will expands 3 times over the space for art instruction, including areas for painting, drawing, sculpting, woodworking, and other hands-on activities which boys need. Art gives boys a strong foundation in the critical 21st century skills of creativity, imagination, communication, and problem solving.

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Increased Space for Music.

Increased practice space, with rooms for an orchestra, ensemble, and band.

Music nourishes the soul and the creative impulse. With its structure and spatial relationships, music introduces mathematical reasoning, and it aids in important cognitive development.

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Double the Space for Science.

A deep grasp of science and the critical thinking protocol of the scientific method is an essential 21st century skill.

Having two hands-on labs will make the science experience deeper and more meaningful.

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