Parker Blog

Learning in Green Classrooms

December 2, 2010

Read this news article about how Robert C. Parker School gives students learning experiences that use the natural environment.

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Parker in the News

December 1, 2010

Students in 2-3 and 6-7 collected water data for Snapshot of the Hudson Day.  Watch the news coverage here.

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Demonstration Green Roof

November 18, 2010

Article from The Record in Troy, NY.

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Stream-To-River, A Clean Water Stewardship Project

November 8, 2010

Learn and Serve Collaborators:  Robert C. Parker School and Averill Park High School The Stream-to-River Project provides capacity for achieving water and climate awareness, environmental literacy, and stewardship in students at Robert C. Parker School in grades 2,3, 6, and 7 with the partnership of high school mentors from Averill Park High School. In the…

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Planet Parker News – September 2010

November 3, 2010

Robert C. Parker School just received the last installment of a NY State grant for science exploration that was awarded in 2008!  We can now finalize plans for this $90,000 grant.  To date we have improved the science lab, cleared a 5 K trail system, and prepared the site for an outdoor pavilion classroom.  Next…

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