GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The formal dedication Friday (May 11) of P.K.Yonge Developmental Research School’s new, technology-enhanced elementary wing marks completion of the first phase of total campus revitalization for the long-time University of Florida laboratory school. P.K. Yonge and UF [...]
P.K. Yonge Update
Performing Arts students to stage ‘Spelling Bee’ musical comedy at annual spring show
SAVE THE DATES: March 23-31. That’s when the Performing Arts Center at P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School will be presenting the musical, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” Spelling Bee features another super-talented cast of [...]
P.K. Yonge biology instructors pilot new standards-based grading approach
P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School instructors Mickey MacDonald and Kerry Thompson are partnering to prepare the UF laboratory school’s biology students for this year’s inaugural end-of-course biology exam. With traditional grading practices often rewarding students for work completion or class [...]
Research in Action: A hands-on approach to professional learning
Elementary teachers at P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School hosted 32 visiting educators from Duval County schools on Nov. 17. Their visit was a follow-up to an intensive, two-week summer training opportunity, Teachers Scholars Reading Academy, provided in collaboration with the [...]
Middle school magazine wins gold medal for literary excellence
Making waves is an activity in which the staff of the P.K.Yonge “Making Waves” literary magazine excels. The yearly publication has once again been recognized for excellence, receiving a Gold Medal from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. With a staff [...]
Blue Wave lifer-alumna shares design expertise in planning new elementary building
P.K. Yonge alumna and “lifer” Jennifer Ramski has returned to the P.K. Yonge School campus to lend her expertise in the planning and furnishing of the new elementary building, currently under construction. Ramski, founding principal of the interior design and [...]






