Appreciating Cultural Diversity Through Language
Come springtime, teachers and students all start looking forward to the respite from school day routines, homework (and grading), and the freedom … Keep Reading
It All Starts with…Academic Excellence
Take a moment to remember your own time in middle school. Do you remember what books you read, or what you studied … Keep Reading
It All Starts with…Civic Discourse
Election conversations in classrooms and community spaces can be a valuable opportunity for students to engage in civic discourse, but they need … Keep Reading
Paint, Power Tools, and The Park Portrait: How the Drama Department’s Community Creation Event Personified Park Values
I did not, as Upper Division students sometimes do, receive a Veracross alert informing me that I exemplified an aspect of The … Keep Reading
Student Support: Making Space for Well-Being
Anndrew Reinfeld joins the Park community this year in a newly created role – Director of Student Support. With Park’s leadership team … Keep Reading
It All Starts with…Academic Excellence
One month into the academic year, we’re excited by all the ways in which our youngest students exemplify academic excellence day to … Keep Reading
It All Starts With…DEIB
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) is one of three core values at Park. Our newly shared definition of DEIB at Park … Keep Reading
It All Starts With…Social-Emotional Learning
Where Lower Division homerooms employ Responsive Classroom activities each morning to build community and skills, Upper Division right-sizes for the needs of middle school … Keep Reading
It All Starts With…Lifelong Learning
The start of school wouldn’t be the same without the sharing summer exploits at recess and the discussion of summer work in … Keep Reading
Gratitude on Day 3
As we wrapped up the first week of school, I looked back over the whirlwind three days and was full of gratitude … Keep Reading
It All Starts With…Vision & Values
In recent months, Park leadership has worked to make the mission, vision, and values that guide everything we do transparent and visible. … Keep Reading