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Princeton Day School Announces New SiMS Center to Ensure Success in Math and Science

Princeton Day School student Kate Cammarano ’16 sits at the new SiMS Center in the Upper School library on campus.

Princeton – Princeton Day School announces the opening of the SiMS Center. The SiMS Center, which stands for Success in Math and Science, aims to help Upper School students succeed in math and science courses through a distinctive peer-tutoring model.

Similar to PDS’s Writing Center, the SiMS Center will provide a supportive environment with individualized attention, while promoting skills and attitudes necessary to achieve personal academic goals. Ultimately, the goal is for the students to develop confidence in the ability to learn, foster independence, and promote personal responsibility for learning.

Located on the second floor of the Upper School Library, the SiMS Center will be open 5 periods every day, with student mentors who have gone through an application process.

Past PDS parents Debbie and Steve Modzelewski were intrigued with the idea of a peer-based center devoted to math and science, and played a big role in making the SiMS Center become a reality at PDS.

Mrs. Modzelewski noted, “PDS has always taught students to write well, especially since the advent of the Writing Center. That was especially important in our own family, where our four kids’ communication skills had more ‘room for improvement’ than their science and math abilities. Moz and I wanted to return the favor to students who fall in the opposite camp -- strong communicators who might need the same helping hand with their science and math skills. We are also glad to see this opportunity for PDS’ top science and math students to be mentors in a structured way!”