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Blog: How Do You Build a Boy?
What does the future of K-12 education look like?

How can we prepare students for their future and not our past? At Presbyterian Day School, we're not just asking that question, we're working on answering it by leading the way with an innovative approach to elementary education.
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Our mission statement:

Presbyterian Day School strives to glorify God by developing boys in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and man
(1 Corinthians 10:31 and Luke 2:52).
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No one knows boys better.

At Presbyterian Day School, we know how to teach boys, reach them, and channel their energies in positive and productive ways.
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Boys Thrive at PDS
PDS is a school of tomorrow for the world of tomorrow. Our curriculum focuses on critical and creative thinking, connecting ideas and collaboration. It is both challenging and current...and engaging and exciting to boys.
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Whether they are learning to draw, play an instrument, or shoot a basketball, boys love the hands-on, active, creative approach that we offer at PDS.
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James D. Witherington, Chairman

Advisory Partner at SSM Partners

Board of Trustees

James D. Witherington, Chairman

James D. Witherington, Chairman

Advisory Partner at SSM Partners

Bowie Campbell

Bowie Campbell

Community Volunteer

Denny Catalano

Denny Catalano

Regional Director at Campus Outreach Memphis

Ali Chambers

Ali Chambers

Lead Pastor of Vision/Preaching at Mosaic Church

Erika Madlock Conley

Erika Madlock Conley

Manager - Culture, Inclusion, & Citizenship at FedEx Freight

Michael Davis

Michael Davis

Teaching Pastor at Downtown Church

Chip Dickinson

Chip Dickinson

Chief Executive Officer at E. Ritter & Company

Mary Edwards

Mary Edwards

Community Volunteer

Stuart Harris

Stuart Harris

Principal of Constellation Properties

Earl Houston

Earl Houston

Attorney at Martin Tate

Milton Lovell

Milton Lovell

Chief Financial Officer & General Counsel at nexAir

Dr. Jay McDonald '94

Dr. Jay McDonald '94

Interventional Pain Management Physician at Semmes Murphey Clinic

Taylor Moore

Taylor Moore

Community Volunteer

Susan Patterson

Susan Patterson

Community Volunteer

Missy Perkins

Missy Perkins

Bryce Corporation

Rusty Shappley

Rusty Shappley

Physician
The Urology Group

Michael Stockburger

Michael Stockburger

Senior Vice-President at Westchester Group Investment Management, Inc.

Lewis Williamson

Lewis Williamson

Managing Director at Hilltop Securities

Todd Erickson, Ex Officio

Todd Erickson, Ex Officio

Pastoral Executive at Second Presbyterian Church

David Work '67

David Work '67

Alumni Board Chair