Setting the
Stage for a
Boundless
Future
Setting the
Stage for a
Boundless
Future
We are an independent school for children of all genders from toddlers to pre-school through 8th grade, 10 minutes from downtown Albany. Parker students cultivate critical thinking and purposeful action through a challenging learning process.
Explore Our Programs
Explore Our Programs
A Progressive School
Parker practices a progressive model of education. We begin with the student's own experiences, and use active learning to promote deep thinking. We encourage independence of thought and emphasize critical thinking and problem-solving.
Building Confidence, Purpose, and Curiosity
Parker School engages each student in a thoughtful and challenging learning process that inspires curiosity and a passion to achieve, nurtures confidence and community, and cultivates purposeful action.
Why Parker
Love of Learning
All students in grades K-8 are taught science by a specialist science teacher. The brand-new 3,200-square-foot Parker Discovery Center contains a huge science lab with easy access to the outdoors.
Innovative Education
All students in grades K-8 are taught science by a specialist science teacher. The 3,200-square-foot Parker Discovery Center contains a huge science lab with easy access to the outdoors.
Student Leadership
Parker connects students across the grades, so that as students get older we cultivate responsibility and leadership. For example, an eighth grader teaches lower school students about water quality during the annual Day in the Life of the Hudson trip.
Expansive Campus
Parker students explore and expansive 77-acres that includes forest trails, a tree-house classroom, butterfly garden, pond and meadows. Students are outdoors in all seasons and the campus is often the inspiration for our learning.
Graduate Success
Parker graduates are confident in their independent thought and voice and are passionate about learning. They are committed to academic and intellectual integrity and demonstrate a commitment to social responsibility with respect, kindness, understanding, and engagement in a diverse world.
What People Say About Parker
“Parker is truly a special place. The expansive outdoor spaces for kids to play, the pond, stream, and acres of forests are magical. But what is truly outstanding is the learning going on inside the school.”
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Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity
At Parker, we graduate students who love to learn and know how to keep learning. The teachers who instill this passion for pursuing curiosity and talents are themselves life-long learners. Parker’s professional development supports the interests and aspirations of our individual teachers while also serving to bring the entire faculty together for common learning. For…
Celebrating a Community of Diverse Readers
We traditionally send students to school so they can learn to read, write and do arithmetic. But rarely do we stop and examine “What is the real value of reading?” Of course, reading enables our students to grow up and pursue careers in their chosen fields of interest. However, here at Parker we believe that…
Deep in the Busy
The past two months here at Parker have been busy ones! Students returned from winter break energized and ready to tuck into some hefty work. This midwinter period is always a thoughtful and deliberate time in all of our classrooms. The sharp novelty of winter has tempered, and students are ready to settle into deep…
