What does the future of K-12 education look like? How can we prepare students for their future and not our past?
At Presbyterian Day School, we're not just asking that question, we're working on answering it by leading the way with an innovative approach to elementary education.
Our mission statement is the same as it was in 1949:
Presbyterian Day School strives to glorify God by developing boys in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and man
Whether they are learning to draw, play an instrument, or shoot a basketball, boys love the hands-on, active, creative approach that we offer at PDS.
The 2009–2010 school year has been especially eventful at Presbyterian Day School. This year has seen the opening of the Norma T. Wilson Early Childhood Center. Boys are being challenged to overcome new obstacles in the Lifetime Fitness Center. It is hard to believe that so much of what was thought up, discussed, and churned around during meetings months and years ago, has actually come to fruition.
PDS continues to be richly blessed. While, yes, the new physical space is beyond incredible, it’s the people I work with each day who continue to amaze and inspire me. Teachers new, experienced, and somewhere in the middle, who relentlessly recreate the way they teach, and administrators, who continuously explore new ways to make our school a better place, all share one common goal – they love the process of teaching boys.
On a sadder note, in the last few months, PDS has lost three family members. You can find a tribute to two long-time former teachers on page 30. Additionally, one of our more recent family members — LaKelia Grimes — died in a car wreck in December.
We hope this issue will give you an appreciation of the deep and heartfelt commitment we share as a PDS community and the importance of mentoring, supporting, and nurturing boys.
Presbyterian Day School (PDS) is a private, Christian preschool and elementary school serving 500 boys from 2-years-old through 6th grade.
With our mission of striving to glorify God by developing boys in wisdom and stature and favor with God and man, we take a holistic approach to education, nurturing the heart, soul, mind, and body of each boy.