Head’s Lines: Building on Strong Foundations
Every month during the school year, I get to play Jenga with students celebrating birthdays. We gather around the coffee table in … Keep Reading
Head’s Lines: Good Choices, Good Learning, Good Growth
When I visit Park classrooms, or talk with my colleagues, I see and hear the greatest excitement in moments when our students … Keep Reading
Park Community Update
Dear Park Community, I’m so excited to be back on campus! Winter Break was great – just the right amount of restorative … Keep Reading
Head’s Lines: The Importance of Words
Last spring, the Park faculty and staff gathered in the West Gym to begin uncovering what might best be summed up as … Keep Reading
Head’s Lines: The Spirit of Community
In the life of schools, summer is deceptively quiet. A great deal of work happens, even in years, unlike this one, when … Keep Reading
Head’s Lines: Supporting Park’s Lived Experience
Recently, a colleague told me about a conversation they had had with a Park parent in which the parent was – understandably … Keep Reading
Head’s Lines: What We Mean by the “Inclusivity Promise”
In the time leading up to the launch of The SPARK Campaign, an important question kept dominating our thinking as we planned. … Keep Reading
Head’s Lines: Rising to Opportunity
Everywhere you turn these days it seems someone is talking about “returning to normal,” or to “the new normal,” or pointing out … Keep Reading
Head’s Lines: Coming Together
One of the wonders of school life is the way in which each new year is simultaneously entirely fresh and utterly familiar. … Keep Reading
Head’s Lines: Looking Back and Looking Ahead
Around this time last year, we were gazing into crystal balls – in the form of public health assessments and CDC recommendations … Keep Reading
Head’s Lines: Appreciating My Colleagues In This Pandemic Year
As I write this, I am thinking back to this time a year ago. As the coronavirus began to spread in our region … Keep Reading