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The 8th grade experience at Parker is guided by the convergence of many culminating principles that have defined our students’ years here as learners. Deep studies, critical thinking, and culminating…

Traditionally, this time of year at Parker is bustling with classrooms full of parents and friends, who take their turns as active, engaged learners while our students demonstrate their learning…

This past week, Parker’s PreK and Kindergarten classrooms celebrated The Week of the Young Child, a nationally honored event amongst early childhood educators and the young children in their care.…

This spring, Parker will celebrate our 30th Anniversary as a school with our spring Benefit, Parker Explorers: Celebrating 30 years of curiosity-driven learning. With so many new families in our…

This is the time of year at Parker when our halls start bursting with the overflowing creative evidence of months of thoughtful and industrious project work. Students are fully immersed…

It’s been a long time since our entire school has been able to take on a project that every class is invested in and can get excited about on some…

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.…

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?”…

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…

  As a school, Parker is deeply committed to fostering an educational environment that celebrates diversity, honors differences, and works tirelessly to ensure that all voices are heard, represented, and…