Four new Trustees have been named to the Board, who will begin their term in July 2018. Amy Liaw, Jed Lau, Rob Zivnuska, and Sheryl Nicol — welcome to the Board!
Sharing Best Practices in Immersion Education
PKS was invited to Washington, DC as part of a symposium on immersion education. Seven of our faculty members visited four schools, deepening their knowledge of best practices while sharing some of their own unique insights. Our expertise on how to integrate Mandarin immersion within a progressive framework was noted as "the only model out there combining data-based immersion practices with rigorous PBL."
Inaugural 5th Grade Class Trip to China
Q&A with Plant Construction
PKS Signs California Association of Independent Schools Letter on Gun Violence and School Safety
Happy (Chinese) New Year! 新年快乐！
Our community celebration welcoming the Year of the Dog was PKS's largest-ever Chinese New Year event, with almost 900 people in attendance. Organized over the course of several months by a parent-led committee chaired by Monica Savini, the event featured art, activities, food, fun, and at the center of it all, the joyous performances of each PKS class on stage in the beautifully restored venue adjacent to our campus, Saint Joseph's, where we were hosted by proprietor Ken Fulk.
Inquiry, Discovery, and the Bilingual Brain
A Message from Our Incoming Head of School
Advancing our Human Development Program and Curriculum
Mathematics in Preschool (for Parents!)
Middle School Updates: Travel Program, New Hires
PKS Families Share in Service Learning Through Community Service
Artistic Explorations in 3rd Grade: Symmetrical Stitched Designs
Our third graders recently explored symmetrical stitched designs. They began by looking at examples of Chinese embroidery and discussing the intricate designs and varied stitches. With a plastic needle and yarn, students intermittently watched a basic stitch video while practicing on their own piece of burlap.