Last Saturday, the energy in Park’s West Gym was palpable. As the Varsity Girls Basketball team took the ball down the court to score in the 22nd annual Hoopfest, the bleachers were awash in green and white, with thundering cheers of “Go Park!” This basketball tournament brings 120 boys and girls in middle school together… Keep Reading
PreKindergarten teachers Betsy Platt and Hilary Fabre have joyfully embraced the world of the School’s youngest learners throughout their careers at Park. The past few years have been a particularly exciting time for the PreK program, with the School’s 2017 Strategic Plan providing the opportunity to examine the early childhood experience at Park, followed by… Keep Reading
For parents of school-aged children, it can feel as if the acronym STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) and its newer variant STEAM (adding Art) are ubiquitous in presentations of current educational theory. Two decades into the 21st century, as we look around at our technologically-driven world rife with massive scientific challenges, it’s not hard… Keep Reading
It’s March! Along with the waning winter cold and promise of warmer days, this time of year offers the opportunity to take the time and space to pause for a thoughtful assessment of how the school year is going. For some families, spring parent-teacher conferences provide time to evaluate how learning is progressing. They are… Keep Reading
Mindfulness is the act of focusing our attention completely on the present moment. Seems simple enough. But as the busyness of our days pulls our attention in a million different directions — to work deadlines, to our to do list, to making sure our kids are content, to planning vacation/date nights/birthday parties — it feels… Keep Reading
This year, Park launched a new website that poses a vital question, Why Park? As the website highlights, an essential element of the answer is Park’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Seeking to honor and explore this aspect of the Park experience, the Library embraced the opportunity to examine our own commitment to… Keep Reading
On March 11, Park will welcome alumna Katharine Smyth ’96 to share the creative process behind her critically acclaimed debut work, All the Lives We Ever Lived: Seeking Solace in Virginia Woolf, at a special event in the Library. In preparation for Katharine’s visit, I had the pleasure of chatting with her about All the… Keep Reading
Podcasts Wow In The World A fun, educational show exploring everything subjects in science and technology – everything from singing mice to space elevators. Hosted by Guy Raz (TED Radio Hour) and Mindy Thomas Story Pirates Exuberant dramatizations of stories submitted by kids, by the group that also does live onstage improv storytelling. Brains On… Keep Reading
Springfest is around the corner, and all funds raised through Springfest are used by the Parents’ Association (PA) to make a positive impact on the entire Park School community. Among the exciting ways the PA apportions these resources is in funding Faculty & Curriculum Grants. If a teacher or staff member has a great idea… Keep Reading
For more information, email Angela Smith (Grade 2), Jen Hewitt (Grades K, 2), Miriam Gorman (Grade 2) or May Hara (Grades K, 4) Keep Reading
Parents often see work made by our own children and their classmates, but without regularly touring all of Park’s hallways and classrooms, we are bound to miss so much else. This showcase of student art, visual projects, and writing features the work of an entire Lower Division and Upper Division section in each issue. Complementing… Keep Reading