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A learner-centered, project-based, community-minded education for the East End, ages 3 - Grade 8. 

Explore. Create. Connect.

Where children

A progressive education for our time. Peconic Community School was founded in 2012 with a clear understanding that today’s schools need to educate children for an uncertain future, one whose opportunities and challenges are difficult to predict. PCS helps children learn to become self-motivated, skilled creators who are prepared to shape their futures and improve their communities. We believe the goal of education should be to make the world a better place.

How we Explore. 

Children chart the path. Inspired by models such as the Reggio Emilia and Montessori approaches, education at PCS is learner-centered: the flexible curriculum adapts to the diverse and changing learning styles, intellectual interests and social-emotional development of our students. Our curriculum is relevant and responsive.

Exposure creates expansion. Whether it’s a guest speaker who is a leader in their field, an off-campus internship or accomplished athletes introducing new sports, we believe in exposing children to a broad range of innovative individuals and experiences.

How we Create. 

We learn by doing. Learning at PCS is project-based: students engage in hands-on, authentic learning experiences that integrate academic disciplines to develop real world problem solving skills. PCS students use traditional tools such as direct instruction and skills practice, but they also go deeper, as they tinker, build, write, calculate, draw and experiment each day with a curriculum that challenges them to think both critically and creatively.

In the real world. Academic disciplines are integrated in thematic study. Like real-world projects, student work at PCS is multi-faceted, multi-disciplinary, multi-dimensional and purposeful, incorporating elements of math, science, art, literature, and history within a broader context that is relevant and responsive to real world applications.

How we Connect.

To self. We believe that children’s social emotional well-being is essential. Children who are able to pause and look within to find strength, resilience, clarity, and self-awareness are uniquely prepared to soar into the future.

To environment. PCS is fortunate to occupy 10 idyllic acres in a historic coastal town. Outdoor learning, exploration and conservation are core to the curriculum. We take full advantage of the many environs our campus offers and embrace all kinds of weather.

To community. Students connect to and learn from our unique place, the East End. Its professionals and citizens, its culture and history, anchor the threads of our learning to a local context that is meaningful and accessible to students. On campus, students learn together as a school-wide community in our trimester-long integrated units.

We cultivate all of these connections through a culture of caring — caring to seek and reach, outward and inward.

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An educational model proven to increase academic achievement, social emotional skills, a love of learning, and long term success.

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Average Class Size

PCS students enjoy individualized instruction and one-on-one attention in classes kept intentionally small. We believe students do their best learning when they have opportunities for both meaningful collaboration and one-to-one guidance.

95%

Number of PCS Alumni on H.S. Honor Roll

PCS alumni consistently excel in their high school careers. After cultivating a strong academic foundation, valuable critical thinking skills and a lifelong love of learning during their time at PCS, alumni continue to thrive in more traditional educational environments.

30

Field Trips per Year

Situated in the middle of the historically, ecologically and culturally rich North Fork, students in every class spend significant time taking trips into the community to conduct field research, consult primary sources and meet with local experts.

Get to know PCS for yourself.

We believe education should make the world a better place. Learn more about our approach, how we started and where we’re going.

About Us

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Explore. Create. Connect. Learn more about our learner-centered, project-based and community-minded curriculum.

Curriculum

Reflections from our Parents and Teachers

  • “The true essence of PCS is the enjoyment that kids find in learning. And once you have that in your core, you’re always going to have that, and you’ll succeed anywhere.”

    Parent to two PCS alumni

  • “We provide the conditions for children to have that little light on, that desire to know, that curiosity, that passion and drive to want to know, to be better, to make change -- and that is a gift not just for the children, but for the teachers, for the community and for the world."

    Paola A. Flórez, Kindergarten Facilitator

  • “We are grateful for the consistently safe and accepting environment that makes up the PCS community and for the unsurpassed level of thought and love that is behind every action.”

    Lower School Parent

  • “What we love about PCS is not only the robust, hands-on, immersive academic learning experiences, but also the way PCS teaches critical social, emotional and interpersonal skills. Our children’s minds are growing, and their hearts are growing. They are learning to use their intelligence to do good things for others.”

    Parents to 5th and 7th grade students

  • “We absolutely love how PCS takes learning to the next level by putting ideas into action within our community. It’s incredible to see education come alive outside the classroom!”

    Lower School Parent

  • "At PCS, our children's minds are growing and their hearts are growing. They are learning to use their intelligence to do good things for others."

    Lower School Parent

  • "Our daughter feels important, empowered and like she truly matters at PCS."

    Middle School Parent

  • "Watching my son learn and grow with the guidance and methods used here is like nothing I have ever experienced before. This is how teaching and learning should be. Each teacher really gets to know your child, their needs, and how they learn best."

    Lower School Parent

  • "From the moment our children entered PCS, they have been met with warmth, encouragement and boundless opportunities to learn and thrive. The impact PCS, its teachers and staff have extends far beyond the classroom."

    Early Childhood Parent

  • "Knowing that our daughter is in an environment where she is loved and where feelings are expressed freely everyday is a gift to her and to us."

    Kindergarten Parent

 
 

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