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(1 Corinthians 10:31 and Luke 2:52).
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Video: PDS Golf and Games - Fall Breakaway 2016 - a STEAM Experience

Posted on Oct 4, 2016 | Winston Baccus

How do you get over 400 elementary school boys focused on learning when it’s 2 days until Fall Break?

How about a 2-day STEAM experience: PDS Golf and Games!

Boys built their own carnival games and a miniature golf course.

Special thanks to Golf and Games Family Park for partnering on this STEAM experience.

Tags: STEAM, Fall Breakaway

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Available year-round!

We love showing off our campus and our boys.

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VIDEO: 75th Anniversary - Alumni Reflections

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Why Would a Teacher Break a Perfectly Good Pencil?

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September - The True Friend - Virtue and Action Calendar

Aug 27, 2020 | Strategic Parenting

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Developing Your "Why" as a Dad - Recap and Resources

Feb 1, 2019 | Strategic Parenting

Developing Your "Why" as a Dad - Recap and Resources

Thinkers and Tinkerers Show Off Projects at PDS Maker Faire

May 2, 2017 | How Do You Build a Boy?

Thinkers and Tinkerers Show Off Projects at PDS Maker Faire