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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 PDS: Our Mission & Vision

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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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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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Admission to PDS

The admission process at Presbyterian Day School is student-centered. Admission requirements vary by grade and are designed to assess a child’s readiness for PDS. We get to know every applicant and his family personally.

Admission Staff

Rachel Bishop

Director of Admission and Enrollment Management

Molly Beard

Assistant Director of Admission

PDS does not discriminate on the basis of race, religious affiliation, color, national or ethnic origin, and physical handicap/disability in any of its admission policies and practices.

Academics

Academics

Our curriculum focuses on critical and creative thinking, connecting ideas, and collaboration.

PDS at a Glimpse

Enrollment, Testing, Academics, and more: Get a quick overview of our school.

See PDS in Action

Interested in learning more about one of America's most innovative schools?

A school
built for
boys.

No one knows boys better.

That’s why each gets his own customized education plan and the support of our staff of learning specialists.

Climbing the walls comes naturally.

Boys are loud and messy and can't sit still. And that's completely okay. We're experts at directing that energy.

We bring out the best in boys.

Our character education program, Building Boys, Making Men, is integrated into every corner of our campus.

A state-of-the-boy campus.

Macbooks, Mandarin, Design Thinking, and Maker’s Club. Even our littlest guys are learning to code.