Princeton Day School

PDS Theater is officially en route to Scotland after three days in London exploring the city and taking part in a Shakespeare workshop at the famed Globe Theatre.

Next stop: the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where they'll perform a newly reimagined "Animal Farm" and take workshops with some of the UK's leading theater artists.

The Fringe awaits. Break a leg, Panthers!

We are beyond lucky to have educator Pam Flory care for our PDS garden. If you’ve seen how full and beautiful our garden is, you can definitely tell Pam knows a thing or two. Read her about her top six tricks for a healthy garden at the link in our bio!

While the classics are having their moment right now, let’s hear about Amanda Gregory’s post-AP Latin classroom: Five students are doing something unique, writing their own scholarly reader for Seneca’s De Clementia, a dense treatise written for the emperor Nero.
When no student-friendly guide existed for this text, they built it. Complete with vocab, grammar notes, historical context, and literary analysis through a rotating, collaborative process where everyone edits each other’s work.

“It’s collaborative, it’s messy, and it takes time,” Gregory says. That’s the point.
The student-written reader publishes this fall through open-access press Pixalia.

Link in bio to read the full story in the Journal. 🔗

Aliens have landed in New Jersey, and they’re hungry.

“AlieN Film,” created by Charles Rosenberg '27 as part of Melissa Myser’s Advanced Film & Video class, follows two extraterrestrial visitors through Princeton and New Brunswick in search of the perfect slice. The short is one of only 10 films selected for this year’s Princeton Student Film Festival, making him the youngest finalist in the international lineup.

Catch “AlieN Film” on the big screen Wednesday, July 29, at 5:30 p.m. at Princeton Public Library, or stream it July 30–August 6. Congrats, Charles! 👽🍕

Article Link: https://www.towntopics.com/2026/07/22/2026-princeton-student-film-festival-screenings-include-dramas-documentaries-and-animation/
Photo: Town Topics Newspaper

Before the storms arrive today, let’s take a moment to enjoy our beautiful campus in the summertime. As much as we hope you’re having a restful and restorative break, we miss you Panthers 💙

Pedagogical Powerhouses for $1,200:

This Middle School humanities teacher and class dean is known for her razor-sharp wit, formidable command of the English language, and unwavering commitment to the intellectual and personal flourishing of every PDS sixth grader.

..

Who is Angharad Rebholz?

Catch our very own Angharad on Jeopardy! TONIGHT at 7 p.m.

Journal Highlight!

In Cold Water: Meet Beth He ‘26, who spent the previous summer at NOAA’s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory building though the Rex program. Her work focused on machine learning models to track oxygen levels in the California Current, which happens to hold one of the most productive (and vulnerable) marine ecosystems on Earth.

Read more about Beth’s work at the link in our bio!

A gift to the PDS Fund means...

You are supporting the entire student experience at PDS. The PDS Fund accounts for 5% of the school's operating budget, providing vital resources that strengthen every aspect of campus life and learning.

We are grateful for the generosity of our community, whose continued investment creates transformative opportunities for PDS students every day. We hope you'll join them by making your gift before The PDS Fund closes on June 30: https://www.givecampus.com/campaigns/32150/donations/new?a=13536867

Every gift to The PDS Fund supports the experiences, opportunities, and community that spark curiosity and connection. We’re in the home stretch — make your gift by June 30 at pds.org/give