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Intimate class sizes and low student-teacher ratios are at the heart of joyful learning here at Palisades Episcopal School. Ours is a unique learning environment that fosters curiosity and creativity in your child. At PES, we don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all approach. We celebrate individual strengths and talents to help students find a lifelong love of learning and a path that amplifies their unique gifts.
PES is accredited by the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS). In addition, PES is a proud member of the North Carolina Association of Independent Schools (NCAIS), the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) and the National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES).
We’re still carrying the joy of last week’s Buddy Night and couldn’t resist sharing a few more moments with you. Our Middle School students, along with the faculty who volunteered their evening, led with such generosity and heart that together we will be able to donate an abundance of gifts for children at Levine Children’s Hospital in memory of PES student Cheyenne Harris-Worth, adding an even deeper sense of purpose to the night!
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Watching our Lower School students look up to their middle school buddies was especially meaningful. Their kindness, patience, and willingness to serve set the tone for a night that felt meaningful from start to finish. Traditions like this one remind us just how extraordinary the PES experience truly is!
Our sixth graders recently stepped into the world of hands-on anatomy as they dissected pig hearts in our beautiful new science lab. This lesson is part of their study of the circulatory system, giving students the chance to move beyond diagrams and see the structure and function of a real heart up close. It’s the kind of experience that helps science click in a lasting way.
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We’re especially grateful for our new Williams Building. The light-filled, state-of-the-art lab gave students the space to slow down, investigate, and ask the kind of thoughtful questions that only come from hands-on learning. It’s a gift to watch them grow as scientists in a place designed to help their curiosity shine.
Buddy Night brought a familiar kind of magic to campus this year, the kind that gathers our middle schoolers around a shared purpose and reminds us why this tradition means so much.
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Held each year in memory of Cheyenne Harris-Worth, the evening carried her spirit of kindness as students danced to Christmas music, listened to stories, played Christmas bingo, made crafts together, and dove into a whole mix of games that kept the festive energy bright all night long.
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Thanks to your generosity, our middle school students will soon be shopping for gifts to deliver to Levine Children’s Hospital. It’s our hope and prayer that these small treats will bring comfort and joy to children spending the holidays away from home and remind them of the true meaning of Christmas.
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Thank you to all of our incredible students, families, and staff members who helped make this night truly shine. It is because of you that Buddy Night remains one of our MOST treasured PES traditions!