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Welcome to P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School! We strive to provide a high quality, well-rounded educational experience for every student on our campus. Our students are exposed to a wide variety of academic classes and extracurricular activities. Our vision for our students is that they become creative, dedicated, and resilient learners who embrace the power of diverse ideas, talents, and cultures to improve our world.

As a developmental research school, our mission is to design, test, and disseminate innovations in K-12 education through serving a diverse community of students from kindergarten through 12th grade.

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    Welcome to P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School! We strive to provide a high quality, well-rounded educational experience for every student on our campus. Our students are exposed to a wide variety of academic classes and extracurricular activities. Our vision for our students is that they become creative, dedicated, and resilient learners who embrace the power of diverse ideas, talents, and cultures to improve our world.

    As a developmental research school, our mission is to design, test, and disseminate innovations in K-12 education through serving a diverse community of students from kindergarten through 12th grade.

  • About P.K. Yonge
  • Administration
  • Admissions
  • Campus Revitalization
  • Employment
  • Elementary School
  • Faculty & Staff
  • High School
  • Middle School
  • Outreach
  • PTO
  • Research
  • School Advisory Council
  • Support P.K. / Alumni
  • UF College of Education
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  • Admissions
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  • Campus Health COVID 19
  • Campus Hours | Supervision
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  • Class of 2021
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  • Dates 2021-22
  • Exceptional Student Education
  • Forms
  • Google Drive
  • Library
  • Lunch / Cafeteria
  • Policies / Publications
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    About

    Welcome to P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School! We strive to provide a high quality, well-rounded educational experience for every student on our campus. Our students are exposed to a wide variety of academic classes and extracurricular activities. Our vision for our students is that they become creative, dedicated, and resilient learners who embrace the power of diverse ideas, talents, and cultures to improve our world.

    As a developmental research school, our mission is to design, test, and disseminate innovations in K-12 education through serving a diverse community of students from kindergarten through 12th grade.

  • About P.K. Yonge
  • Administration
  • Admissions
  • Campus Revitalization
  • Employment
  • Elementary School
  • Faculty & Staff
  • High School
  • Middle School
  • Outreach
  • PTO
  • Research
  • School Advisory Council
  • Support P.K. / Alumni
  • UF College of Education
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    • Families

  • Admissions
  • Announcements
  • Athletics
  • Attendance
  • Calendar
  • Campus Health COVID 19
  • Campus Hours | Supervision
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  • Class of 2021
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  • Dates 2021-22
  • Exceptional Student Education
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  • Google Drive
  • Library
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  • Policies / Publications
  • PTO
  • Reporting Concerns
  • Skyward
  • Student & Family Services
  • Student Tech Help
  • Testing

    • Information

  • Announcements
  • Attendance
  • Bell Schedule
  • Calendar
  • Campus Health - COVID 19
  • Campus Hours & Supervision
  • Clinic
  • Dates 2021 - 2022
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  • Elementary | Getting Started
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  • Middle School | Getting Started
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    • May 28, 2021

      After a long and successful career spanning four decades as a football coach, an administrator, a PE teacher, a basketball … Continue reading ““We’re All We Got!” – Coach J Retires”
    • May 7, 2021

      Innovative, highly engaged, excellence in teaching and research, and a student-centered approach to teaching are, in a nutshell, the reasons … Continue reading “Carla-Ann Brown | Teacher of the Year 2022”
    • April 21, 2021

      At P.K. Yonge, each year we recognize four staff members for important contributions they make to our school by awarding … Continue reading “Staff Awards – Staff Member of the Year, Anchor, Sunshine, Lifeguard”
    • April 14, 2021

      It is with great pleasure that we announce Joe Locke’s award as one of eight winners of a University-Wide Superior … Continue reading “Joe Locke: University Wide Superior Accomplishment”
    • March 17, 2021

      Congratulations to one of our middle school Odyssey of the Mind teams! Leah Weiser, Will Mercado, Sasha D’Croz, and Dillon … Continue reading “Middle School OM Going to World Competition!”
    • March 17, 2021

      The High School Visual Arts show is up on two digital displays at the Harn Museum of Art from March … Continue reading “Digital High School Student Art Displays at the Harn”
    • March 9, 2021

      Students from Duhok, Iraq & P.K. Yonge joined the official Sister Cities signing event in zoom on Monday, March 8. … Continue reading “Middle School Students and Gainesville’s Sister Cities”
    • March 4, 2021

      P.K. Yonge is pleased to announce campus Technology Integration Specialist, Gabe Lee, as a recipient of a University of Florida … Continue reading “Gabe Lee | UF Superior Accomplishment Award”
    • March 4, 2021

      P.K. Yonge is pleased to announce that school network administrator, Joe Locke, has received the University of Florida’s Superior Accomplishment … Continue reading “Joe Locke | UF Superior Accomplishment Award”
    • March 4, 2021

      Scrapes, stomach aches, medications, and broken bones are all part of a school nurse’s responsibility in keeping school communities safe … Continue reading “Eva Gonzalez-Espada RN, BSN | P.K. Yonge School-Related Employee of the Year”
    • February 11, 2021

      Congratulations to seven P.K. Yonge students on being accepted to present at the XXI Annual Colloquium on Hispanic American and … Continue reading “Seven Students to Present Research at UCF Colloquium”
    • February 4, 2021

      It’s national school counseling week and we celebrate our four school counselors: Bryce Stevenson (elementary), Madison Schmidt (middle school), Caleb … Continue reading “National School Counseling Week”
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    Our Mission

    P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School's mission is to design, test, and disseminate innovations in education through serving a diverse K-12 community. P.K. Yonge students are positioned to be creative, dedicated, and resilient learners who embrace the power of diverse ideas, talents, and cultures to improve our world.

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    P.K. Yonge students are positioned to be creative, dedicated, and resilient learners who embrace the power of diverse ideas, talents, and cultures to improve our world.

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    P.K. Yonge parents are active participants in the life of the school, our staunchest supporters, and valuable partners in the enterprise of educating today’s youth on our campus and beyond.

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    P.K. Yonge partners come in many forms. Their much appreciated support through word, fund, and deed brings us ever closer to the achievement of our mission and vision.

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    Educators from around the globe are partners in our quest to improve educational experiences and outcomes for today’s and tomorrow’s students! Visit us and share in our work - connecting theory, research, and instructional practice in a real world context.

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    P.K. Yonge students are positioned to be creative, dedicated, and resilient learners who embrace the power of diverse ideas, talents, and cultures to improve our world.

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    Our 1250 kindergarten through 12th grade students come together as a vibrant community of students, supported by teachers, administrators, coaches, staff, and faculty. Our school is committed to educating the whole child. We embrace and celebrate diversity, and challenge students to challenge themselves... and challenge us.

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    Professional Research, Outreach & Community

    P.K. Yonge was established in 1934 with a mandate to design and test strategies for improving outcomes for all students in the state of Florida.

    Today, our outreach efforts focus on research initiatives that connect theory, research, and instructional practice; programs designed to share best practices with educators beyond the campus; and partnerships that connect researchers, teachers, and educational organizations.

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