We all have come to expect summer blockbusters: Jaws (1975), Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983), Jurassic Park (1993), or Finding Nemo (2003) may come to mind. At Park, one of the most popular things to do during the summer months is professional learning! This summer, over 60 faculty and staff… Keep Reading
Guled Adam Milton High School Jeremy Altman Buckingham Browne & Nichols Olivier Armand Brookline High School Mia Bartlett Abington High School Tess Bierly Buckingham Browne & Nichols Molly Brenner Beaver Country Day School Erick Caridad Beaver Country Day School Lilly Carter Buckingham Browne & Nichols Jacob Casper Noble and Greenough School Jack Cohen Buckingham Browne… Keep Reading
Sophia calls herself a Park lifer, being lucky to have spent ten years growing up in this community. And community means a lot to Sophia! Over her years Park, she not only developed her love of dance, but the voice of a confident and equity-minded leader, as well. Her fondest memories at Park all revolve… Keep Reading
Maker-centered learning has been part of the Park curriculum for decades. (Just ask any alum who remembers their House Project from Grade VI.) But in recent years, this kind of hands-on learning has become full-fledged design-thinking projects, as well as an opportunity to incorporate robotics and coding. This year, the Technology Department added a new… Keep Reading
Each year, The Park School relies on the time and talent of our community in so many ways. This June, we would like to recognize the support and dedication of our parent and alumni Annual Fund Volunteers, who helped to raise over $2.1 million dollars! The Annual Fund is critical to Park’s operating budget, ensuring that… Keep Reading
To me, ASP stands for “Amazing Special Projects!” There are so many fun and educational food-related programs and projects happening at Park’s After-School Program these days. LaToya Downing-Peltier, ASP teacher extraordinaire, brings her passion for molecular gastronomy to her five- and six-year-old clientele by routinely talking about the relationship between food and science. The… Keep Reading
In the life cycle of a school, we take pride in welcoming new students and, on June 15th, we will be celebrating the achievements and accomplishments of our eighth-grade graduates. Just as we support this transition for our students, we are also attuned to the growth and development of our faculty and staff. Schools are… Keep Reading
The Library is eagerly anticipating two major events of this summer: reading with leisurely abandon and welcoming Mr. Young as Park’s new Head of School. Then we thought, Why not combine the two? With this in mind, we are launching the “Dear Mr. Young” summer reading incentive. All Park students will be given a self-addressed… Keep Reading
Park’s second graders are regular visitors to the nearby senior living community, Sophia Snow House in West Roxbury. Every week, one class spends an afternoon with the residents. This April, the second graders in Liz Miller’s class brought along ten visiting students and two teachers from our Chinese partner school* Hangzhou Greentown Yuhua Qinqin School.… Keep Reading
June is an exciting time for the PA at Park: every year we officially welcome in a new slate of PA leaders who will help to carry forward the long-standing tradition of parent involvement in and giving back to The Park School by the Parents’ Association. As the outgoing PA President and Vice President, we… Keep Reading