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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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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
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About Presbyterian Day School
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
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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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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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- Academics
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Building Better Boys.
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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Building Better Boys.
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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- Programs
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Programs
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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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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The leadership team of PDS has remobilized into planning teams.
The teams, listed below, meet weekly and have a total membership of over 30 people split into 6 teams.
The chair of each team will report to the Leadership Team each week during June.
Our goal is to have a solid plan for the start of the school year and communicate the plan to you mid-summer.
PDS Leadership Team
Cathy Kyle
McKee Humphreys '95
Laura Glenn
Debbie Todd
Mark Fruitt
Melissa Smith
Jill Kauffman
Rachel Bishop
Dennis Smith
Cheryl Burkart
Planning Committees
On-Campus Learning
Begin school in the fall and work with families who are unable to be on campus. Plan for online learning as needed.
On-Campus Learning with Social Distancing
This option has many moving parts and teams are considering a long list of potential options. We will look closely at classroom size, large group meetings, movement around the school, lunch, creative daily and weekly scheduling, protective gear, and much more.
Remote Learning for SK-6, On-Campus for YK, PK, JK
Continue providing remote learning. New protocols and procedures will be developed over the summer to support potential distance learning. Teacher professional development will continue over the summer to be ready for any scenario that requires distance learning.
Even if our SK-6 grade program is mandated to move online, we plan to offer in-person education for YK-JK.
Physical Campus
While specific decisions and plans will be finalized over the next several months as more information and updated public health guidelines are issued, strategies are being developed in the following areas including but not limited to:
Testing
COVID-19, antibody, and immunity testing for students and faculty.
Fever Checks
Sanitization
PPE
Campus Security
Limiting Class Sizes
Modification of programs and events in compliance with limits on crowd sizes and social distancing measures.
Capacity Changes
Institution of capacity limits to allow for social distancing in spaces such as the Chapel, lunch room, gyms, etc.
We hope to offer in-person summer camps in July and August and have rescheduled many of our June camps to the later half of the summer.
Smaller Groupings
Enrichment Camps are now limited to nine registrants, so that we can limit to groups of ten, including a faculty director. We will work with Camp PDS, Crusader Care, and Sports Camps to create groups of no more than ten. These groups will remain together during the week.
If a camp has already reached the nine registrant limit, you may join the waitlist, and we will be in touch if a spot opens up.
There is a possibility for some online options to replace and/or supplement in-person camps for the remainder of the summer. If we are unable to have in-person camps, we will fully refund registrants, including the $50 cancellation fee.
Answering Your Questions
The leadership of PDS is ready to help and answer any questions you may have. Please feel free to contact us for help in addressing your questions.
Our goal is to have a solid plan for the start of the school year and communicate the plan to you mid-summer. Thank you for your continued partnership during this unprecedented time.
Cathy Kyle
901-842-4619
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