Park day school Review

Park Day has been such an incredible experience for our family. Our children's transition to the Park Day middle school was seamless. The teachers, staff and community are so welcoming.

There is such talent and expertise in the way Park approaches learning making it engaging and meaningful for students.

We continue to be impressed with Park's academic excellence and how well our children understand and want to share the content they are learning.

My very shy and reserve children have found their voice not only for themselves but for others that need support. We appreciate how Park integrates a social justice focus and social emotional development opportunities into a rigorous academic curriculum and culture of the school.

My children are developing their sense of self and an awareness of their role in the community and greater world. They demonstrate the confidence to do the right thing and intellect to communicate why.

The school does an excellent job with parent education to ensure our collective efforts to support the students are aligned.

We are extremely grateful to be part of the Park Day community and recommend touring the school to get a glimpse of its magic.

So happy to be a part of this community. My kiddo's felt welcomed, and kinder + first grade so far have been wonderful.

Park Day School is a great place for my kids to grow up. They focus not only on knowledge but thirst of knowledge. My child was reading at a high reading level, and his teacher came up to me and said, "your child is reading at a high level, but he doesn't seem to be enjoying what he's reading." It took some doing, but we finally found some books that excited my kid, and he loves reading until this day. At other schools, I think they would've been satisfied with the fact that he was so advanced, but this exemplifies Park Day's philosophy and methods.

We are really happy with our decision to enroll our child in Park Day for middle school. The school creates a supportive environment for my daughter's learning style and centers progressive approaches to education and learning. The curriculum and classroom activities focus on teaching students personal responsibility, empathy, and kindness, and the academics are taught in a way that invites the children to learn through asking questions and exploring possibilities through critical thinking. If you are looking for rigorous academic curriculum this may not be the school for you. If you are open to a holistic approach that teaches inclusiveness and fosters collaborative learning and teaching approaches, then PDS is a great option. The students are involved together as an active student body, PDS families get together often for school activities, and the kids participate in public service projects to give back to the community. There are some areas of growth at PDS which is the case with every school. I have seen that the staff and administration are open to hearing the voices of the parents and the students and are open to the opportunity to continue to grow and strengthen the school.

Our family has been here for 7 years. My African American/Jewish girls with different learning styles all thrive here. They love to learn and have found their voices. The teachers love to teach and social justice is a fundamental part of the curriculum and culture.

Visited the school for East Bay Mini Maker last year. Look forward to visiting it again in October.

We've been at Park Day for 7 years. Truly love this school! Our kids have continued to thrive and become deep and innovative learners. Teachers are the best of the best! Excited and invigorated by our new head of school and his visions for future directions for the school.