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Why PDS
Why PDS?
Why a Boy's School

Building Boys Making Men Character Education

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Blog: How Do You Build a Boy?
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.
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About Presbyterian Day School
Our mission statement:

Presbyterian Day School strives to glorify God by developing boys in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and man
(1 Corinthians 10:31 and Luke 2:52).
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No one knows boys better.

At Presbyterian Day School, we know how to teach boys, reach them, and channel their energies in positive and productive ways.
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Boys Thrive at PDS
PDS is a school of tomorrow for the world of tomorrow. Our curriculum focuses on critical and creative thinking, connecting ideas and collaboration. It is both challenging and current...and engaging and exciting to boys.
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Beyond the Classroom
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.
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Melanie Alexander

Community Volunteer

Board of Trustees

James D. Witherington, Chairman

James D. Witherington, Chairman

Advisory Partner at SSM Partners

Melanie Alexander

Melanie Alexander

Community Volunteer

Bowie Campbell

Bowie Campbell

Community Volunteer

Denny Catalano

Denny Catalano

Regional Director at Campus Outreach Memphis

Erika Madlock Conley

Erika Madlock Conley

Manager - Culture, Inclusion, & Citizenship at FedEx Freight

Chip Dickinson

Chip Dickinson

Chief Executive Officer at E. Ritter & Company

Mary Edwards

Mary Edwards

Community Volunteer

Stuart Harris

Stuart Harris

Principal of Constellation Properties

Dr. Andy Irwin

Dr. Andy Irwin

Dr. Andy Irwin
Pediatrics East

Milton Lovell

Milton Lovell

Element 40 Management

Taylor Moore

Taylor Moore

Community Volunteer

Nick Nunn

Nick Nunn

Chief Investment Officer
Security Bancorp of TN

Ali Chambers

Ali Chambers

Lead Pastor of Vision/Preaching at Mosaic Church

Jennifer Richardson

Jennifer Richardson

President
Industrial Sales Corporation

Dr. Rusty Shappley

Dr. Rusty Shappley

Physician
The Urology Group

Lewis Williamson

Lewis Williamson

Managing Director at Hilltop Securities

David Work '67

David Work '67

Alumni Board Chair

Drew Yonchak

Drew Yonchak

Shareholder
Baker Donelson

Todd Erickson, Ex Officio

Todd Erickson, Ex Officio

Pastoral Executive at Second Presbyterian Church