Joel Pelcyger

Head of School

Joel Pelcyger is the Founder and Head of PS1 Pluralistic School, an elementary school for grades K-6. PS1 was founded in 1971 and is a family-oriented, independent, and non-profit school located in the heart of Santa Monica,...
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My Videos

Group teaching and multi-age classrooms

How parents and educators can work together

How teachers have to change to prepare our kids for the 21st century

How to use children's strengths to strengthen their weaknesses

Meet Joel Pelcyger

My kid is smart but he's not doing well in school

Playing up strengths without ignoring weaknesses

Pluralistic education vs. progressive education

Pluralistic values in a public education

Tackling one phase at a time with your child

Teaching competence, confidence and connection

The problem with teaching to the test

Understanding a pluralistic education

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