Welcome to our Website, and thank you for your interest in Pear Tree Point School. The search for the best education available for your child, and the school that can make the most of the magic years of early childhood, is a noble quest! As parents, all of us know the satisfaction we feel when our children are discovering and learning, challenged and engaged, achieving and confident, socially connected and happy in school. As parents of two sons who have graduated from Pear Tree Point School, Jill and I know first-hand the benefits of a Pear Tree Point School education. As Headmaster, I have the good fortune to see these benefits being accrued by our students on a daily basis.

Let me tell you what makes Pear Tree Point School so special. Our school was founded to take advantage of the best in educational research. Having started from a "clean slate," we have been able to create a unique combination of: 1) small class sizes, 2) the region's most favorable staffing ratios for small group instruction, 3) a rigorous and well-defined curriculum that incorporates the highly regarded Core Knowledge program, 4) direct-teaching methodology delivered by caring teachers and 5) the benefits of computer and multi-media technology integrated into every classroom.

With all of these advantages, we excel at cultivating the mind. Our students make remarkable progress, annually demonstrate high achievement and enjoy access to the area's finest independent schools as well as the American and International Schools abroad. Some choose to enter the area's excellent public schools with superior preparation. The academic foundation that we create is a priceless gift for children as they move forward in their education.

While children are developing their academic potential, we also focus on their personal growth. Through daily positive reinforcement, we nourish the heart and soul, as we support each child's emerging sense of themselves. Pear Tree Point School uses the Core Virtues program to help create a sense of community.  Monthly, we identify specific behaviors for recognition both at school and at home. Lately, we have been focusing on responsibility, respect, perseverance, compassion, self-discipline, honesty and generosity as traits that we value. Through our Celebrate Success Assemblies, we honor children for acts of achievement, improvement and consideration both large and small.

Together, we are involved in a most important mission, the education of the next generation.  The adults our children become will stand on the foundation that we are able to help them acquire during these most formative years.

I hope that you will come to see us and experience Pear Tree Point School for yourself. In the meantime, please browse our Website for more information. If you apply your child for admission, we will provide you with a profile of your child's strengths and areas for improvement that may help you understand his or her educational needs in specific terms. We look forward to talking with you about the hopes and dreams that you have for your child.

Sincerely, David Trigaux Headmaster