The Park School
Tel: (617)277-2456
- The Park School has offered anexceptionalindependenteducationto boys and girls inpre-kindergarten througheigth grade since1888. Today, our diversestudent body of over 550students comesfrom the Boston metropolitanarea to a beautiful26-acre campus inBrookline, Massachusetts nearJamaica Pond.
School Overview
| School Membership(s)School Assoc. | National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) |
| Grades Offered | Grades Prekindergarten-8 |
| Year Founded | 1888 |
Student Body
| Total Students | 555 students |
| Student Body Type | Co-ed |
| % Students of Color | 39% State avg.: 23% |
| Students by Grade |  |
Academics and Faculty
| Total Classroom Teachers | 90 teachers |
| Student : Teacher Ratio | 6:1 National avg.: 13:1 |
| % Faculty w/Advanced Degree | 80% |
| Average Class Size | 14 students |
| List of Courses Offered | Link to List of Courses |
| Classroom Dress Code | Casual |
Finances and Admission
| Admission Deadline | Jan. 6 |
| Tuition Notes | Tuition ranges from $26,180 for Pre-Kindergarten to $37,300 for Grade VIII. Our tuition includes all expenses for textbooks, athletics, field trips, recess refreshments, and lunch for Grades I–VIII. |
| % on Financial Aid | 21% |
| Admissions Director | Merle Jacobs |
| Admissions Associate | Jonathan Prosky |
| Endowment Size | 46 million |
Sports
| Total Sports Offered | 9 sports |
| Sports | Basketball, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Track and Field, VolleyballBasketball, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Track and Field, Volleyball |
Extracurriculars
| Total ExtracurricularsTotal Extra-curric. | 18 extracurriculars |
| ExtracurricularsExtra-curric. | Chess Club, Fall Musical (Grades VII-VIII), First Lego League (Grades III-V), Garden Club, Inspirational Freedom Choir (K-III), Intermediate Choir (by audition/Saturdays), Junior Choir (Grades IV & V), Literacy Project/Horizons for Homeless Children (Grade VII), Math Club, Model UN (Grades VI-VIII weekends), Park/St. Stephens Partnership (Grades VII-VIII), Private Musical Instrument Lessons (cello,guitar and piano), Robotics Club, Spring Play (Grades VI-VIII), Storybook Theatre/Freelance Players (Grades I-III), TIDBITS Club (engineering), Winter Play (Grade VIII), Winter Play/Musical (Grade VI) Chess Club, Garden Club, Math Club, Robotics Club, Fall Musical (Grades VII-VIII), First Lego League (Grades III-V), Inspirational Freedom Choir (K-III), Intermediate Choir (by audition/Saturdays), Junior Choir (Grades IV & V), Literacy Project/Horizons for Homeless Children (Grade VII), Model UN (Grades VI-VIII weekends), Park/St. Stephens Partnership (Grades VII-VIII), Private Musical Instrument Lessons (cello,guitar and piano), Spring Play (Grades VI-VIII), Storybook Theatre/Freelance Players (Grades I-III), TIDBITS Club (engineering), Winter Play (Grade VIII), Winter Play/Musical (Grade VI), |
School Notes
- The mission of a school is the articulation of its purposesandobjectives against which all of its activities are measured.Thestatement of Park's mission is also intended to embody thesharedvalues of the community to which all subscribe. Thecornerstone ofPark's program is academic excellence combining bothhigh standardsof scholarship and the encouragement of each childt odevelop tohis or her greatest potential. The school provides anurturingenvironment in which children can developcuriosity,expresscreativity, appreciate the value of hard work anddiscipline, andexperience the joy of learning. Park's facultyencouragesindividual students to strive for intellectual, physicaland moralgrowth, and to become contributing members ofthecommunity.
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