Why PDS
Why PDS?
Why a Boy's School

Building Boys Making Men Character Education

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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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About Presbyterian Day School
Our mission statement is the same as it was in 1949:

Presbyterian Day School strives to glorify God by developing boys in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and man
Someone famous in (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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Art & Creativity

The Dobbs EDGE Design, Art, & Creativity Center: home of our visual arts and EDGE Design Thinking program.

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Fit for Life

The Tommie and Billy Dunavant Lifetime Fitness Center is equipped with a rock-climbing wall, high ropes course, and virtual X-Bikes.

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Play Spaces

Boys need room to wiggle and move. The Wendy Wood Edwards Playground is one of two playgrounds for EC boys.

A state-of-the-boy campus.

A 29-acre campus in the heart of East Memphis.

$20 million in recently funded facilities like our Early Childhood Center, EDGE Studio, Science Center, Lifetime Fitness Center, and turf field.

The facilities, colorful, boy-themed, and state-of-the-art, include 44 classrooms, as well as dedicated learning spaces for music, art, science, and library/media.

Two gymnasiums (including a double gym with an elevated track) and a lifetime fitness center with a rock climbing wall and high ropes elements are a key part of ensuring boys have opportunities to stay active.

DESIGN THINKING BUILT FOR BOYS

The Dobbs EDGE Studio is home to collaborative spaces, idea walls, and plenty of tape, pipe cleaners, straws, and streamers to make any idea come to life.

BOY-FRIENDLY SPACES

Many of our classrooms have standing desks, bungee chairs for bouncing, and write-on walls and desks for scribbling out ideas.

Our 29 acre campus is located in the heart of East Memphis on Poplar Avenue.

Our facilities include dedicated learning spaces for music, art, science, and library/media.

Our colorful Early Childhood Center is a space designed with boys in mind.

Our turf field helps maximize outdoor recess time and minimize rain-outs for sports.

The Dobbs EDGE Studio is the home of our EDGE Design Thinking program.

A recent $20 million expansion included upgrades to the facilities.

No one knows boys better.

That’s why each gets his own customized education plan and the support of our staff of learning specialists.

Climbing the walls comes naturally.

Boys are loud and messy and can't sit still. And that's completely okay. We're experts at directing that energy.

We bring out the best in boys.

Our character education program, Building Boys, Making Men, is integrated into every corner of our campus.