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