It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Poughkeepsie Day School Web site. The site is designed to help you find essential information about PDS, an independent, co-educational school serving students in the mid-Hudson Valley in pre-K through 12th grade.

This wonderful place, which has been connecting joy to learning since 1934, is a reflective, ethically driven and dynamic learning community that develops educated citizens with a passion for learning and living.

Ours is a safe, supportive and stimulating educational environment in which children are encouraged to fully develop their academic and personal potential and are valued for who they are.

We invite you to learn more about all that we do, as the school continues to move forward with great energy and focus.

Prospective families and members of the larger community may wish to visit our admissions and financial aid sections as well as read more about our curriculum and faculty. Current parents and students are encouraged to visit our news and events and calendar sections regularly in order to keep up with what is happening on campus. And former students and graduates are the focus of our alumni/ae section, with the intention of encouraging their ongoing contact both with PDS and each other.

We hope the site will enable you to find exactly what you are looking for. We welcome your feedback.

Josie Holford
Head of School