On March 11, 2018, independent schools across California joined together to publish a statement of support for stronger gun control and increased safety in schools via full-page ads in the San Francisco Chronicle and The Los Angeles Times.
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.
Teacher Profile (Effi Wang)
PKS "Wonder Works" Presented at National PEN Conference (video)
Author Lenora Chu Visits PKS
Lenora Chu read to us from her book, Little Soldiers: An American Boy, A Chinese School, and the Global Race To Achieve. She enrolled her son in one of China's elite preschools and her book offers an honest -- and at times harrowing! -- look into the high-stakes, ultra-competitive and test-focused education system in China.
Annual Parents Night Out Celebration
Structured Word Inquiry: Understanding How English Works!
First Graders are Community Planners!
Last week, our PKS first graders continued their discussion on "community." Students read the mini-book I Love My Community and used the Chinese names for libraries, parks, toy stores, restaurants, and soccer fields. The mini-book ended in an open-ended form that invited students to think about what other places could be added to a community to make it even better.