In fall 2020, Park will officially open as a two-division school. Our Lower Division will be composed of PreKindergarten – Grade 4 and the Upper Division will be made up of Grade 5 – Grade 8. A two-division model, guided by our Strategic Plan, will allow us to clearly define and deliver exceptional elementary and… Keep Reading
For over 40 years, Upper Division students at Park have gone on an overnight trip to New Hampshire. This trip, originally called Project REASON, was designed to provide Upper Division students and their advisors with an opportunity to learn, work, and play together in new surroundings, to instill in students the responsibility to respect and… Keep Reading
There’s a steady flow of communication between Park teachers and families: regular email recaps, parent-teacher conferences, grade photo albums, invitations to the classroom, updates, reminders, and so on. It’s a dense sharing of information that builds the healthy home-school connection so important to successful student learning. But away from the expectant gaze of the parent,… Keep Reading
Now in his nineteenth year as a beloved Physical Education instructor, coach, and advisor at Park, Steve Savage continues to inspire students with an innovative PE curriculum and his own personal passion for fitness. Steve is both a teacher and a lifelong student of strength and conditioning. In addition to earning a bachelor’s degree in… Keep Reading
The Fall of 2019 will go down in the annals of Park School Athletics history as an epic demonstration of growth, collaboration, intensity, resilience, joy, and sweet victory! What more can you ask from an academic athletic program? Flag Football: Our team began its second season on the windswept plains of Faulkner Field (Stadium) with… Keep Reading
The Park School Library aims to provide the very best resources for our community. To do so requires a passion for making new discoveries, which all of the Park librarians possess. This year, we were especially delighted to discover a plethora of new voices in the children’s book world. The sustaining influence of #WeNeedDiverseBooks, #OwnVoices,… Keep Reading
The Park Parent is pleased to introduce “Check This Out!” a new forum for sharing great content around childhood and education with the entire Park community. Read a helpful article on parenting recently? Seen an intriguing documentary about an innovative school? Heard an insightful podcast about how children play and learn? Enjoying reading aloud a… Keep Reading
This issue of The Park Parent continues our ongoing collaboration with the Parents’ Association Community Service program, in this spotlight on the next major event — the perennially successful Chop-a-thon. Mark your calendars to help prep vegetables, chop with your children, or drop off vegetables at this community event. The Chop-a-thon is a wonderful opportunity… 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 new showcase of student art, visual projects, and writing will feature the work of an entire Lower Division and Upper Division section in each issue.… Keep Reading