The Park School
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- This article is about a school in Brookline, Massachusetts. For the private day school in Brooklandville, Maryland, U.S., see the Park School of Baltimore.
The Park School, founded in 1888 as Miss Pierce's School, is an independent school located in Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.. Park provides education for children from nursery to 9th grade. The current headmaster is Jerrold I. Katz.
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[edit] Mission statement
Park's Mission statement, from their school website, is as follows:
- The mission of a school is the articulation of its purposes and objectives against which all of its activities are measured. The statement of Park's mission is also intended to embody the shared values of the community to which all subscribe. The cornerstone of Park's program is academic excellence combining both high standards of scholarship and the encouragement of each child to develop to his or her greatest potential. The school provides a nurturing environment in which children can develop curiosity, express creativity, appreciate the value of hard work and discipline, and experience the joy of learning. Park's faculty encourages individual students to strive for intellectual, physical and moral growth, and to become contributing members of the community. Park is committed to being a metropolitan, coeducational, day school of diverse races, religions, cultures, and backgrounds. Central to its mission is an appreciation of similarities and differences of perspective and the interdependence of all people. As a family school, Park is a community in which the dignity of each child, teacher, and parent is respected.
[edit] Schedule
The typical day at The Park School begins with a morning gathering, referred to as Morning Meeting, at 8:15. This is for students in grades 4-9 and is meant for announcements and skits. After this, at around 8:30, they proceed to first period classes, followed by second period, break, third period, fourth period, lunch/recess, fifth period, and sixth period. Dismissal follows sixth period at around 3:00.
[edit] Courses
For Nursery-5th grade, the lower school, the day and all its are planned by the administrators, giving the students very little, if any, say in what they'll be doing for the year. In sixth grade, nominally different levels of math begin, as do the language courses (Spanish, French, and Latin are offered). Those follow four year tracks. Seventh grade is largely the same, except that English and Social Studies, are finally split into separate classes. In Eighth Grade, science courses are divided into different levels based solely on math placement. In the Ninth Grade, which only a few students stay for, the tracks are wrapped up, and the remaining students prepare for sophomore year in high school.
[edit] Extracurricular activities
Park offers three seasons of sports, as well as three seasons of theater production, that students may participate in.
Sports include Soccer, Field Hockey, Cross Country, Wrestling, Basketball, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, and Track and Field.
Theater choices change term to term and include both modern and classical theater, with a musical in the winter term.
[edit] Non-discrimination statement
Officially, Park describes itself as "a coeducational school that admits qualified students without regard to race, religion, national origin, disabilities, sexual orientation or family composition. Our educational policies, financial aid, and other school sponsored programs are administered in a non-discriminatory manner in conformance with applicable law."
