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upper school

WHERE GO-GETTERS GET GOING

Parker Upper School students are passionate learners, thinkers, and doers—who are ready to dive into adulthood and make a meaningful difference in the world.

Because of Parker, I am driven, confident, and have a relentless desire to learn. I’m not just a more compassionate person, but I also feel like I’m a contributing member of my community.

- Parker Senior

cultivating curiosity & confidence

Parker’s Upper School is a cornucopia of opportunities. Students will find themselves engaging in an incredibly diverse range of AP, honors, and unique courses like Social Justice, Engineering, and Reading the Victorian Mind. Upper School schedules are uniquely structured to allow students to participate in a variety of performing and visual arts classes, and include dedicated free blocks for studying and getting a jump-start on homework.

Upper School Curriculum Guide 2023-24 (Classes of 2025-2027)
Upper School Curriculum Guide 2023-24 (Class of 2024)

building lifelong community

At Parker, students are known, valued, and respected. Small class sizes allow our faculty to engage students at a deeper level. Weekly advisory time encourages students to build supportive relationships with adults they trust, as well as with their peers. And numerous staff positions like grade-level deans, advisors, and learning specialists help ensure that all Upper School students receive the individual support and attention they need to thrive.

 

Parker in Practice | Healthy Mind, Healthy Body

global perspective

Parker Upper School students have a yearly opportunity to travel to countries outside of the United States including Cambodia, South Africa, Croatia and Bosnia, India, and Fiji. The Global Studies Program helps students develop skills around cultural and language immersion, gain new perspectives and friendships, and discover opportunities to be stewards of the environment and active citizens of the world.

 

Parker Podcast: Global Learning

launching pad for the exceptional

Excellence across the board is what propels Parker students to attend a diverse range of universities all over the world. Our hard-working team of college counselors and grade level deans recognize the importance of leveraging each individual student’s strengths and passions in applying to schools where they’ll thrive at. Learn more about our College Counseling Department by listening to the podcast. Here is the School Profile. 

 

Parker Podcast: College Counseling

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Francis Parker School is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school for students in Junior Kindergarten through Grade 12 from across San Diego County. Parker's mission is to inspire a diverse community of independent thinkers whose academic excellence, global perspective and strength of character prepare them to make a meaningful difference in the world.

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