Join us in welcoming Rachel Gomez Peterson to PCS as our new head of school! Here she shares what drew her to PCS, how she envisions her leadership role, and her plans for her first year.

Read about why we use narrative reports and authentic assessment as opposed to number or letter grades.

Authentic, collaborative science emerges from an important community partnership.

Our second graders were on hand at CAST last week to help with the Feed-a-Kid program as part of our service learning initiative.

Our students prepare their projects and classrooms leading up to our end-of-trimester Celebration of Learning focused on our Integrated Studies Unit: The Living Forest. See project-based learning in action.

What we do with worksheets as progressive educators.

A grateful holiday delivery from first grade!

Yes! We still teach cursive! And here’s why…

The blank page of a journal gives students the opportunity to think critically during our Integrated Studies Unit as they compose notes that are meaningful to them and reflective of their thinking throughout the unit.

PCS Middle Schoolers are now CCEMarine Reef Raisers!

Using concrete manipulative like dominoes reinforces one-to-one correspondence, counting and number sense, pattern recognition and the commutative property, all while strengthening retention with multisensory engagement.

As part of our Storytelling Unit, Middle School students are using the renowned national public radio show The Moth storytelling hour to guide their study.

We believe in empowering students to shape their learning environments. First grade’s shape is a circle of consideration and kindness.

Implementing a Thinking Classroom approach to mathematics in the Middle School classroom with amazing results!

Hopes and Dreams take flight in the first grade classroom.