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Head of Providence’s NAACP, Jim Vincent, Teams Up with Upper School Science Teacher for a Real Life Lesson on Social Justice

As part of Teach For America Week, Jim Vincent, the President of Providence’s NAACP team taught a lesson on racism and sexism in the science field with Amamah Sadar, PCS...

PCS Lower School Students STEAM Ahead to Test the Laws of Physics

Add a dash of color, ribbon, pipe cleaners, glue, and glitter and you’ve added the A in Art to a STEM night – a night of family fun that weaves...

Learning to Relax!

Weary of screen time and computer-based assignments, students in Ms. Thomas’s 8th grade advisory requested more project-based learning during a recent wellness class. Connecting her students’ needs to what they...

Commissioner Ken Wagner Visits Paul Cuffee Middle and Upper Schools

Dr. Ken Wagner, Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education, has set a goal of visiting every school in his district. This month, Paul Cuffee Middle and Upper Schools hosted him...

The New School Year

Newly-waxed floors gleam, classrooms sport fresh paint, supplies have been ordered and stocked. All sure signs of back-to-school readiness. As school opened, 774 Paul Cuffee students poured through the doors...

New School Year in Full Gear

Newly-waxed floors gleam, classrooms sport fresh paint, supplies have been ordered and stocked. All sure signs of back-to-school readiness. On Wednesday, September 2nd over 800 Paul Cuffee students poured through...

PCS Teacher Takes to the Sea on the Celebrated E/V Nautilus

Participating in the Nautilus Exploration Program as an Educator at Sea for ten days was truly the experience of a lifetime. Led by URI oceanography professor Dr. Robert Ballard, one...

Acclaimed Actor Joe Wilson, Jr., Offers Cuffee Students Lessons on Acting, Education, and Life

On December 5th, acclaimed actor Joe Wilson, Jr., talked with Paul Cuffee Middle School students about his life, his profession, and his work as a member of the resident acting...

History of Paul Cuffee School

Paul Cuffee School (PCS) grew from a dream of Dr. Cyril O. Burke, a local physician, who believed that the abundant learning opportunities associated with Narragansett Bay could be combined...