Reasons To Be Proud

The Board of Directors announced on Nov. 17 the appointment of Susannah Wolf as its next Head of School. She was selected from an impressive pool of candidates following an extensive nationwide search and will succeed the Interim Head of School, Erik Carlson, on July 1, 2023.
 

Students in grades 2 & 3 are focused on instructional writing. They are working on writing building directions for a design of their own creation that classmates can follow. Students will learn how to sequence steps, write command sentences, create text features like a table of contents and glossary, and even create an All About the Author page and book blurb.

In The Studio, Middles students create working models of windmills or wind turbines. Using everyday materials like cardboard paper cups, students begin to learn and understand the aerodynamics and function of the windmill, one of the best methods to transform wind energy into electrical energy.

We welcomed back 14 PS1 alumni on Oct. 18 for our annual Life After PS1 event. Students from a range of high schools (public and independent) returned to talk about their experiences in middle and high school, discuss how PS1 set the foundation for their education. The audience was moved by their personification of PS1's Portrait of a Graduate.

This coming year the (online) events are occurring on November 17th 2022, January 19th 2023 and March 9th, 2023. as well as the "Follow up Discussion & Dialogue" sessions occurring on December 1st, January 26th and March 26th.

Previous speakers have included Ibram X. Kendi and Van Jones.

Click to watch Lina give a tour of the Art Room and an overview of the Art curriculum throughout the clusters and grade levels.

Click to watch Erik address the whole school during our first Community Circle Time of the school year! Learn how We Can Change The Weather... Together, and hear a brief introduction of our new Student Reporter feature. Scroll down to read more about our all-school Circle Times, which will take place on most Friday mornings (usually under the oak tree).

Connections begin with a first meeting. Youngers and new students visited campus for Make New Friends Day to meet their teachers and classmates, and have some time inside their classrooms. The day was followed up by our First Day of School Celebration, pictured above (with traditional PS1 flair, the festivities included bubbles and cheers!), to mark this new beginning. 

Click to read the latest issue of Periscope! You won't want to miss the final Periscope column from founding Head Joel Pelcyger, who retired this June. Also check out all of our recent 50th anniversary celebrations, as well as curriculum highlights from the 2021-22 school year.

Kindergarten and First Grade students from the Yellow Class provide a video tour of their classroom and highlight their favorite learning and play activities!

We were thrilled to host our traditional graduation ceremony under the oak tree on June 9. This experience was incredibly moving as the graduates shared their words of wisdom with families and friends, before heading off to middle school.

A cherished tradition returned last week as our 6th-grade equivalent students traveled together for three days/two nights to Camp Gilmore near Malibu Creek State Park. The Grads participated in an outdoor education program with PS1's long-time partner organization, The Wilderness Outdoor Leadership Foundation (WOLF).