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Movement: The Brain Trainer

Children move in a variety of ways and each time they move, they learn something new. Our bodies are our first point of reference, our own compass, everything we do from birth involves our body moving in some form and from this we learn a variety of gross and fine motor skills. Learn how our movement program helps create a whole body to brain relationship, which helps with reading and learning.

Curriculum

A Reflection on Wonderworks

When I enter classrooms and see students working on their Wonderworks projects, the joy and engagement are self-evident. But Wonderworks is more than this — it is also a lever to create future scientists, writers, mathematicians, and activists.

Curriculum

Sex, Drugs, and…Thomas the Train

We were pleased to host Charis Denison once again for a recent PKS学习 event. Each year when she visits, we take a moment revisit our approach to what used to be called “sex ed.” Schools like ours base this part of the curriculum on research that shows that “the biological, cultural, and ethical components of ‘sex ed’ must be part of a holistic effort to help each child develop an integrated, confident sense of self.”

Elementary

2019 Fifth Grade Trip to China

Follow along as our fifth graders embark on their first international PKS trip to the Yellow Mountains in China.

Elementary

Food Museum: An Invitation from the 6th Grade Class

If you’ve ever wondered about the history of Chinese food in America, the 6th grade class has something they’d love to share with you, in their own words.

Curriculum

Lifelong Learning

Starting in preschool, we believe one of our most important jobs as educators is to cultivate in our students a lifelong passion for learning and exploration. What better way to do this, than to lead by example.

Middle School

2018 Yunnan Trip Journal

As the old saying goes, 千里之行，始於足下. Our journey of 1,000 li has just begun…

Curriculum

A word, as a dad and an administrator, on the Kavanaugh story

As many of you know, I have a P3 student here at PKS, and a 2 year old son whom I hope will join us when he is old enough. Both kids were in the car with me on Thursday morning as I tuned in to the Judiciary Committee hearings in which Dr. Christine Blasey Ford courageously told her story. I found myself feeling confused, and a bit helpless, as I tried to balance my civic impulses and my fatherly impulses.