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Author, speaker, teacher and math disruptor Sunil Singh joined us this past Monday as our first March Mathness speaker

Student artists have been working hard over these past weeks on a range of pieces that were on display within the school’s Kupcinet Gallery

A trio of Parker’s fabulous faculty members—Integrated Learning and Information Science Department members Sarah Beebe and Mary Catherine Coleman, along with 5th grade teacher Mike McPharlin—recently presented a panel at SXSW EDU® Conference & Festival

The Upper School recently embarked in a week-long series of curricular experiences to take a closer look at the role gender plays within the school and in society

It’s time for our third Problem of the Week inspired by Sunil Singh’s visit to Parker

Upper School English teacher Matthew Laufer reflects on the recent Nightviews with Wesleyan University President Michael Roth, “Why Liberal Arts Education Matters More Than Ever”

This past Monday, musicians from Belmont University’s vocal jazz ensemble Jazzmin visited Special Chorus

Discussed initially in 5th grade, this year, music educators wanted to bring the topic of female representation in the music industry to the larger school audience

The Parker community gathered in the Big Gym for a special Morning Ex as the Upper School Dance students presented the annual Dance Morning Ex

To demonstrate that art can be simple and produced with easily available materials, Parker art teachers invited the community to contribute their creations to the school’s first Post-It Note Art Show

Recently, the 5th grade developed capstone projects for their engineering and programming unit during STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) Week

On Tuesday, February 26, Parker’s Upper School Choir Director Emma Castaldi invited Dr. H. Steven Sims to give a presentation on vocal health

Middle and Upper School Director of Studies Sven Carlsson discusses the Google Doodle celebrating the life of Olga Ladyzhenskaya

It’s time for our wintry second Problem of the Week!

To help educate students, Middle School Head John Novick invited CBS News Investigator Maureen Maher to the school to share her experience and expertise

Hear from the coaches as they share the highlights of each team’s Winter Athletics season.

Lower School students recently spent time with author and interfaith activist Saadia Faruqi

The Chicago Sinfonietta performed its annual concert in celebration of Black History Month

Parker’s annual celebration of all things mathematical is upon us once again. Today is March 1, which can only mean a^0 thing: March Mathness

Nathan Satterfield ’19 describes the team’s State Championship win

On Monday, February 25, the Athletics Department kicked off the Upper School Spring Athletics season with a special workshop

Rohan Jain ’20 and his peers recently visited Pritzker Scientist Dr. Eve Van Cauter at the University of Chicago ITM Clinical Research Center

Two Upper School Robotics teams competed at the Chicago North League Championship with the goal of qualifying for the Illinois State FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Tournament

Parker’s Physical Education Department joined teachers, students in JK and SK and their Big Brothers and Sisters for the inaugural JK and SK Winter Games

On Wednesday, students from Junior Kindergarten through 8th grade enjoyed a special Morning Ex from Music of the Baroque

This weekend, Parker’s two Upper School robotics teams will be busy hosting and competing in the Chicago North League Championship

Dr. Eve Van Cauter returned as the 12th Annual Robert A. Pritzker Visiting Scientist•Inventor• Engineer in Residence for a full day of educational enrichment

Two of our fabulous faculty have been selected to present at the Illinois Computing Educators 2019 Conference

Ian Shayne ’20 discusses the recent FWPMUN III conference where Chicago-area students modeled global cooperation

Faculty members recently orchestrated a multidisciplinary project for the class of 2026 that connected their Taft Trip with a book and homemade pinball machinesIn collaboration with the 5th grade teaching team, members of Parker’s Integrated Learning and Information Sciences Department recently orchestrated a multidisciplinary project that connected the class’s recent outdoor education experience at Lorado Taft with themes in the book The Knight in Rusty Armor and homemade pinball machines—a perfect combination!

Fourth grade students amazed the Parker community once again with the Egyptian Museum, the culminating activity of their recent studies of ancient Egypt

Matthew Turk ’20 speaks on the visit from Dr. Judy Lubin where students learned about her rocketry career

New student artwork is on display in the Kupcinet Gallery and first floor glass display areas

Parker is very proud to announce that members of our faculty have been selected to present at two prestigious educational conferences

Dr. Jonathan Holloway met with U.S. History I students to provide an analysis of the 12 years of Reconstruction and its lasting legacy today

Senior Kindergartners recently docked at Space Station Kovler Library to enhance their study of the solar system

Students in 3rd grade recently immersed themselves in a study about European settlers in this region during the 1800s for this year’s annual Pioneer Activity Day

Students in US Visual Arts teacher Travis Chandler’s Architecture course recently completed a month-long immersive project

Frigid conditions couldn’t keep our Upper School physics students from getting some firsthand experience with the principle of energy conservation

Rohan Jain ’20 was invited to attend the first ever Indo-U.S. symposium on Allergy and Asthma in New Delhi and submitted this reflection on his time in India.

Fourth graders recently completed an interdisciplinary project that combined their studies of Spanish, math, social studies and science

Visitors to Parker’s Intermediate and Middle School office can bask in the glory of a recently completed artwork

As they returned from December Recess, seniors and juniors gathered with recent graduates for the annual College Counseling Alumni Panel

This year for their coding project in science class, 6th graders became educational designers as they created physical and digital models of a geologic process.

JK teacher Tisha Johnson and US French teacher Cynthia Marker recently organized a cross-divisional learning journey