Reasons To Be Proud

CLICK HERE to read our latest media feature on the online publication VoyageLA, whose mission is to "build a platform that fosters collaboration and support for small businesses, independent artists and entrepreneurs, local institutions and those that make our city interesting." In doing so, VoyageLA wants "the stories we share to help give our big city a little bit of that small town community charm, where people know each other and their stories at a deeper, more personal level."

PS1 has a new spotlight in the Santa Monica Daily Press! The article features the school's 50th anniversary and its steadfast commitment to Pluralism in education. CLICK HERE to read the article.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: LIFE AFTER PS1

We welcomed back 14 PS1 alumni on Oct. 12 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, and share how they continue to be #PS1inspired. The audience was moved by their personification of PS1's Portrait of a Graduate.

CLICK HERE to watch the video!

Alumnus Farid Adibi credits his early education at PS1 Pluralistic School for his academic and professional ambitions, his leadership skills, and the formation of his media company “Left-Middle-Right,” which offers multiple perspectives on contemporary issues. Now a junior at George Washington University, Farid reflects on his time at PS1...

In the Blue Class, students brainstormed ways to reduce emissions and created colorful protest signs (pictured above) about their favorite ideas. Students chanted, "Global Climate Strike" as they protested and marched around their classroom. 

Classes take place twice a week from 7:50-8:40am. Classes will be IN-PERSON once a week and virtual once a week (except for Brass and Winds which will be exclusively virtual.) CLICK HERE to see the flyer and CLICK HERE to register.

PS1 welcomed back former Parents Guild Executive Board members from the 1980's-onward to re-connect and celebrate the start of the school's 50th anniversary festivities. Parents were thrilled to see one another, catch up, and reminisce about their fond memories of time spent on campus.

Students in the Indigo Class (3rd and 4th grade equivalent) shared in the reading of this very special story about creating community (and a sense of family) in the classroom.

Congratulations to the Class of 2021!

The Graduation Ceremony is a PS1 rite of passage. Each year, each grad stands in front of parents, teachers, and fellow students to address the crowd, and our Head of School prepares an individual honoring of each child.

Olders students return to the tradition of presenting Shakespeare under the Oak Tree. The first Circle Time and “public” performance in 15 months! Olders 4 students performed A Midsummer Night's Dream to a small audience of (socially distanced) students under the old oak tree 🎭

Hundreds of Grandparents, Special Friends, Parents, Teachers and Staff gathered for this online extravaganza! Join us for words of welcome from Grandparent host Carleen Glasser, a share from Assistant Head of Teaching and Learning Nancy Harding, a digital campus tour from Director of Admissions and Alumni Relations Beth Kemp, a festive Circle Time hosted by Music Specialist Virginia Seaman and a kickoff greeting from Head of School and Founder Joel Pelcyger - there was something for everyone in this fun-filled day!

PS1 welcomed back students in grades K-6 for the (re-)start to our Hybrid Program. The students are happy... The teachers are happy... It feels like the first day(s) of school. In many ways it is the first day(s) of school!