Everything we do at Park comes back to our student-centered vision, the values that support it, and characteristics and qualities we hope our students will embody as they grow through–and beyond–their Park years. 

Graduate with Confidence

We embrace the ideal that every student will find joy in challenge, lead with compassion, achieve with integrity, and advocate for self and others. We hope our students will exemplify the qualities of The Park Portrait—and they do. We could not be more proud of them.

Next schools report that Park graduates are exceptionally well-prepared, leaders who join their new communities as insightful, curious, and optimistic learners. With confidence and self-knowledge, Park students become active, contributing members of the communities they join.  

"What I appreciate about Park students is that they are bridge kids—they don't just achieve success at Andover, they contribute at Andover, and in doing so they build community."

John Palfrey
Former Head of School, Phillips Academy
President, the MacArthur Foundation

"No two Park students have been the same, coming to us with different interests and life experiences, which have positively added to our school culture."

Nastaran Hakimi
Assistant Head of School for Enrollment Management and Institutional Advancement
Boston University Academy

 

The qualities embodied in The Park Portrait continue to support Park alumni as they travel on in their journey beyond Park. Hear from Park alumni below.


Alumni Portraits

Secondary School Counseling at Park

In Park’s Secondary School Counseling Office, we partner with students and families to provide the personalized tools and resources to identify high school options that will match and challenge individual interests and needs. Whether a student seeks a public or independent school, we offer guidance about all aspects of the search process.

 

The Secondary School Counseling Office provides:

  • Personalized advice and recommendations throughout the process
  • Practice one-on-one interviews with students
  • Monthly newsletters to outline student and family action items to stay on top of the process
  • Baseline SSAT testing in the spring of Grade 7
  • A robust partnership with Test Innovators for SSAT prep

 

    The guidance our son received from Park's secondary school team was invaluable, and his counselor was a partner to him at every step of the secondary school application process. More important, Park completely prepared him for the rigors of independent high school academics.

    Parent, Class of 2023

    At Park, kids feel loved and, at the same time, pushed to be their best selves. They are taught to advocate for themselves, have opportunities to shine, and by the end of 8th grade, are truly ready to tackle the next phase of their lives.

    Parent, Class of 2023

    Park’s Secondary School process accompanies the entire family–not just the students–step by step, addressing any questions and concerns with a calming touch and a wise insight, until all kids are placed at the schools that are their top choice and fit.

    Parent, Class of 2023

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