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Park Day Middle Schooler, Serenah, shares what a typical day looks like at Park Day.
Park Day offers drama, visual arts, and music classes three times per week. Drama includes scene work, musical theater, script writing, improv games and more. In art class, students learn various artistic techniques and engage in creative project supported by art history and theory. Music class incorporates Orff and the Kodály method, and provides an opportunity for instrumental ensemble performances.
65% of Middle School students participate in after school competitive sports and compete with other sports teams from fellow Bay Area schools in flag football, soccer, ultimate frisbee, basketball, volleyball, track, and cross country.
Consultancy is a time when each Middle School student meets with an academic teacher to seek help on specific projects or concepts, or take their interest in a particular academic topic area further. The emphasis in Advisory and Consultancy is on helping students become better self-advocates, upstanders within their personal and global communities, and to support their evolving sense of self — academically and personally.
Clubs are a hugely popular part of the Middle School schedule. At the beginning of every semester there is a Club Fair where students choose between clubs like Podcasting Club, Pickleball, Dungeons & Dragons, Board Games, Student Council, Yearbook, Adulting 101 and many more.
The goal of our High School Transition process is to help each student and family find the school that is a great match for THEM! Students begin to think about high school at the end of 7th grade when they receive an Orientation to the High School transition process. During the fall and winter of 8th Grade, students participate in High School Advisory, where they can learn about various types of schools, hear directly from high school representatives who visit, and receive support preparing for the private school application process (writing application essays, preparing for interviews, etc.). In addition, students are invited to set up additional 1:1 meetings with the High School Transition Counselor to get support and advice.
Along the way, Park Day offers support for parents, and the High School Transition Counselor works closely with Park Day faculty and staff so that our 8th graders find their way as they navigate the transition out of Park Day and into high school. Learn more here.