Admission

  • Tuition and Fees for the 2023-2024 School Year

    January 18, 2023

    Student
    Handbook

    Tuition:
    2023-2024 School Year

    Class Tuition Refund
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  • Variable Tuition

    July 29, 2022

    PDS does not want to lose any student for financial reasons, so the school can and does provide significant tuition assistance resources to those families who qualify. To be a wise steward of its tuition assistance resources and to treat families equitably, the school uses an outside professional service (called

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  • Re-Enrollment

    July 29, 2022

    Prior to issuing enrollment contracts for the 2023-2024 school year, PDS will review the total progress (not just academic) of each student. The school will then make the re-enrollment contracts available online for 2023-2024 in the early winter.

    Re-enrollment contracts, along with a specified deposit,

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  • Molly Beard

    March 27, 2020
    Position: Assistant Director of Admission
    Last Name: Beard
    First Name: Molly
    Division: Advancement
    Phone - Work: 901-842-4625
    Work Address: 4025 Poplar Avenue
    Work City: Memphis
    Work State: TN
    Work Zip: 38111

    Assistant Director of Admission

  • Lyndsey Kelley

    March 27, 2020

    Lyndsey Kelley serves as Interim Director of Admissions at Presbyterian Day School in Memphis Tennessee, a leading independent school for boys.

    Lyndsey joined PDS in 2005 as a Senior Kindergarten teacher. Her passion to serve students has been in the classroom assisting young boys to reach their academic potential. Lyndsey earned her Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and Master’s Degree in Instruction and Curriculum Leadership from The University of Memphis.

    Her interests outside the classroom include family, travel, and cheering on her sons during sporting events. Lyndsey and her husband, Marc, are raising two boys, Wilson and Wyatt.
    Position: Interim Director of Admission
    Last Name: Kelley
    First Name: Lyndsey
    Division: Admission, Advancement
    Phone - Work: 901-842-4695
    Work Address: 4025 Poplar Avenue
    Work City: Memphis
    Work State: TN
    Work Zip: 38111
    Degrees: B.S. University of Memphis, M.Ed University of Memphis

    Interim Director of Admission

  • Comic Books in the Classroom

    September 24, 2015

    Comic books used to be considered “junk literature” and were even called “funny books.” But comics have had a come-uppance of late, spurred by the phenomenal box-office draws of big-name superheroes: The Avengers, Batman, Spider-Man, and the X-Men.

    But comics aren’t all about superheroes. They can have a place in education as well.

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  • Are Girls Smarter than Boys? Disproving the Gender Gap of Learning

    September 16, 2015

    Is the so-called gender gap in learning real? Some experts in education argue that such a chasm is non-existent. Others insist that it is a real result of the over-feminization of the educational system. Many maintain that the differences in which boys and girls learn are simply an inalterable fact of life.

  • Playing Fantasy Football in Class

    September 10, 2015

    How do you get a group of sixth-grade boys to voluntarily work hundreds of math problems?

    The answer is fantasy football.

  • The Five C’s of a Private Christian School

    September 4, 2015

    For many parents, one of the most difficult decisions they face is where to send their child to school. This decision is wrestled with, prayed over, talked about and ultimately decided at an earlier age of the child than ever before. There are many considerations including cost, academic offerings, and location, to name a few. As the options

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  • Video: Kindergarteners on College Football

    September 3, 2015

    Naturally, at a school customized just for boys, we're very excited about the return of college football.

    We asked some of our PK, JK, and SK boys about football.

    How do you play it? Who's your favorite team?

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Presbyterian Day School

Presbyterian Day School (PDS) is a private, Christian preschool and elementary school serving boys from 2-years-old through 6th grade for almost 75 years.

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.

4025 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, TN 38111

901-842-4600

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