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This article was first published in the summer magazine of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS). School News: Student's Nonprofit Helps Those in Need Kenan Pala’s idea for his Kids4Community project came to him three years ago when he saw the...
This article was first published on the KUSI News website on Sept. 16, 2020. Francis Parker School welcomes students back to classroom in flexible hybrid model By Hunter Sowards, KUSI News LINDA VISTA (KUSI) – Francis Parker School in Linda Vista was included in the...
This audio story first aired on the radio station KOGO AM 600 on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. Hear Parker's Head of School, Kevin Yaley, discuss the School's phased approach to returning to Campus and comprehensive Health and Safety Plan.
This article was first published on the San Diego Business Journal website on Sept. 9, 2020. Private Schools Tap Tech to Return to Campus By Fred Grier Three of the largest private schools in the region have partnered with emocha Mobile Health to conduct daily health...
Today, the Parker community remembers all those who lost their lives on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. Annually, Parker Middle and Upper School students gather around the flagpole outside the Peters Family Building for a brief ceremony and a moment of silence in tribute...
Middle and Upper School student schedules were being finalized for the 2020-21 school year on July 20 when California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the state’s new COVID-19 monitoring list.
Suddenly, the hard work undertaken by Parker’s scheduling team was moot–the entire process would need to be redone.
“We had to scrap the entire summer’s work,” says Interim Head of Upper School Carrie Dilmore. “We knew that original plans, which closely resemble a normal school year, but with masks and spaced furniture, would no longer work. We needed to move to a model that allowed for students to experience school in small groups.”
Devin Peters learned a valuable lesson on the power of fundraising this summer.
“It’s easy to raise money––it’s just a matter of having the incentive to do it,” says Devin, Class of 2023.
Looking for a safe and feasible community service project during the COVID-19 pandemic, Devin decided he would raise money for an orphanage. He settled on the City of Angels Children’s Home in Tijuana and ultimately raised $1,815.
As Parker teachers prepare to return to the classroom next week, a major component of their professional development hours has been focused on social and emotional learning.
All faculty spent six hours in virtual meetings focused on receiving support around how social and emotional learning and skill-building can be implemented into the classroom–especially within the Parker Blended learning model, where some students will log into classes virtually while others will receive on-campus learning in cohorts.
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