Described as the most loving and warm person you will ever learn science from, Rose Hanscom, retired Upper School science teacher, received a special dedication from Upper School’s social justice students. On the morning of March 15, Parker students surprised Rose with a bench featuring her name at the entrance of Famosa Slough.
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Parker’s Middle School robotics students competed at the 2019 Robotics Spring Showdown at LEGOLAND California this past Sunday and returned with high marks from judges. The Spring Showdown gathers more than 60 FIRST LEGO League teams (Grades 4 to 8) to compete with LEGO-based robots of their design.
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A wrap-up of the varsity scores for the previous week.
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The classrooms at the Middle School look a little comfy. Enter Maggie Blyth’s Middle School social studies class and you are greeted with a number of different seating options including standing desks, balance balls, and bean bag chairs. Maggie and other adopters of a flexible seating classroom are doing more than just providing a different chair to sit in, they are encouraging collaboration and focused student engagement.
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Parker’s Upper School robotics team, the W.A.R. Lords (We Are Robot Lords) won the Engineering Inspiration Award for the fourth time. The team received the award at the San Diego Regional FIRST California Robotics competition on Saturday, March 9. Sponsored by NASA, this award automatically qualifies them to advance to the FIRST Championship in Houston, Texas this April.
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