Poughkeepsie Day School

We had a beautiful reveal of our 2025-2026 “dream bubble” today in the cafeteria! Brought to life by parent Christina Howard, the bubble is a large walk-in inflatable space with windows made out of artwork and writing by PDS students. It was constructed as an end-of-year celebration, reflecting on the past nine months and bidding farewell to our 8th graders as they move up to high school. The preK and K contributed drawings of what they want to be when they grow up, grades 1–4 reflected on their hopes and dreams they wrote at the beginning of the year, and our middle school students created art symbolizing the International Baccalaureate learner profile traits they have been learning about all year. Everyone got a chance to walk inside, surrounded by images emblematic of a great year. It was a gorgeous way for students to experience their own work and be reminded of how much they learned in 2025-2026!

Our preK and kindergarten had a fantastic time learning about the wonders of pollination with their friends from the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) last week! Guided by CIA students Leanni, Chris, Amelia, and Alex, our young learners participated in a variety of hands-on activities where they got to know more about different types of flowers and pollinators. They got to taste-test a diverse range of honeys with Alex, play pollinator bingo and match cards with Chris, pretend to be bees and simulate the process of pollination using household materials with Amelia, and craft their own flowers with Leanni. At the end, everyone was even gifted their very own bee plushies to take home!

It was an absolute joy for our PDSers. Thank you to Leanni, Chris, Amelia, and Alex for giving them an excellent active learning experience!