Dec 1, 2010

PSCS Play: Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night”

In 2009, PSCS teacher Nic Warmenhoven was right in the middle of rehearsals for the school play, “A Night and Her Stars,” when one of the actors had to leave the cast. With just four weeks remaining before the opening … [more]

Categories: Community, Events, Newsletter, School News  Tagged: Nic Warmenhoven, play, shakespeare

Nov 12, 2010

Intensives Week is…Well, Intense!

Intensives week, when the class schedule is put on hold while the students sign up for one course that lasts all week, always reminds me why PSCS is the greatest school in the world. * * * Nic led an … [more]

Categories: Community, School News  

Oct 12, 2010

PSCS is Bio-Curious

Tanya has set up a table at the front of the school that she calls “bio-curious.” It holds a wide range of things that are living or once were living, a couple microscopes, petri dishes, and an open textbook. She … [more]

Categories: Community, Newsletter, Video  

Aug 12, 2010

Meet Tanya Lasswell, PSCS’ Newest Teacher

One of Tanya Lasswell’s earliest memories as a small child is poking through her mother’s herbarium, a mothball-filled box filled with preserved plant species. Her mother collected and pressed plants, then labeled them with their Latin name as part of … [more]

Categories: Community, Newsletter, School News  Tagged: Newsletter, Staff, Tanya Lasswell

Jul 14, 2010

Bonjour from France!

PSCS founders Andy Smallman and Melinda Shaw are enjoying a year-long sabbatical in France with their two daughters, Chloe and Ella. Andy is posting tales of their adventures daily to a blog. Here’s a recent post, to give you an … [more]

Categories: Community, Newsletter  Tagged: Andy Smallman, Staff