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We're proud of our position within the vibrant health care market. With 35 private practice partnerships and an integrated clinical curriculum with the Veterans Affairs Hospital, we firmly advocate the importance of serving the community and advancing our practice of evidence-based teachings. Our research institute works to bring our findings and advancements to the mainstream through international recognition and collaboration. We move health care forward through community and a firm foundation in science. Parker students are ambitious, compassionate, energetic, and also prepared. Prepared for their career and to become industry leaders. Prepared with precise techniques and knowledge only gained real-world experience. They are prepared beyond the required, the expected, the ordinary. Our students are not just prepared-they. They are Parker Prepared. Parker University, rich in its chiropractic tradition, strives to be the leading health and wellness education resource globally. "Our uppermost consideration: Never allow the number of students to endanger the quality of their education. We are not the oldest college and do not look to be the largest. We only want to be the best." Parker University, built upon its flagship Doctor of Chiropractic program's legacy, has established itself as a leading comprehensive institution. Parker University provides students, patients, and wellness professionals with the knowledge and healthcare experiences to realize their full potential through a dedicated focus on education, research, and service. Parker University equips its graduates in health sciences, technology, business, and education communities to establish health and wellness trends through its certificate, associates, bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees. Parker University provides an innovative, learning-centered experience for students through a comprehensive curriculum, highly respected faculty, and a family-oriented campus environment. Parker University seeks to build a research culture to generate new information and knowledge, enhance student learning experiences, and improve institutional effectiveness. The institution supports campus and external research initiatives, promotes collaborative efforts, and communicates the discovery results to those we serve. For knowledge beyond the degree, Parker University offers opportunities for continuing education and peer networking, affording industry professionals' exposure to renowned leaders in their fields and the latest developments and advancements in our professions. These opportunities provide our graduates with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to serve their communities and flourish in their respective careers. Parker University provides many unique opportunities for learning outside the classroom, recognizing there is much more to education than academics. The purpose of the Department of Student Affairs is to deliver and advocate an experience that supports and enables students to achieve high standards in education and develops leadership skills. Parker students are highly involved in various extracurricular activities that enable them to expand their leadership, communication, and technical skills while continuing to grow and develop as a person. Student government, professional student organizations, special interest clubs, technique clubs, and other activities provide students with a truly well-rounded education. Students who become active on a high level make significant contributions to their profession, both during their university years and after graduation. One commonality among Parker University students is that they love to stay active, fit, relaxed, and live life to the fullest. The Standard Process Student Activity Center features a weight room, cardio center, full gymnasium, study lounges, computers, and a game room with table tennis, billiards, foosball, and various video games. The Parker University Athletic and Recreation Department offers a wide variety of intramural activities throughout the year, culminating in the annual Chiro Games, where teams from chiropractic schools nationwide gather to compete in the spirit of fun and friendship. Parker University also offers a wide range of development resources, including career counseling, mental health counseling, tutoring, and Student Assistance, so that students can make the most of their educational experience. View full university

Parker provides our students, and our society, with a specific, invaluable and sustainable resource: Educated people who identify themselves as creative citizens capable of thinking for themselves and listening to others—especially to those who with whom they may disagree—in ways that inspire them to apply their idealism in pragmatic ways as they think critically and act collaboratively to solve problems facing our world. Choosing a school is one of the most important decisions you will make. Parker's passion for education emanates from our desire to know all students and guide them in their learning and development to become authentic, compelling, responsible, and empathic citizens and leaders in our democracy and the wider world. At Parker, we affirm each person's dignity and inspire all to learn and grow to make a difference in the world. Our teachers are attuned to how each student learns to grow in character, talent, and confidence as knowledgeable, skilled, and creative problem-solvers to uphold this mission. By knowing who our students are—and with an emerging sense of whom they aspire to be—and by mentoring them through their development, our teachers curate a culture where curiosity and respect for oneself and others drive inquiry and joy, resilience, and optimism shape student experience. From the earliest ages, Parker students learn with others and gain real-world, practical experience speaking in public, finding their voice, learning how to listen attentively to others, reflecting on what they are learning, and working collaboratively in groups, all skills that will serve them throughout their lives. Our engaging progressive approach to teaching and learning provides all students with the quantitative, interpretive, analytic, and artistic experiences that allow them to acquire the skills that will help them develop their interests and apply what they are learning in ways that benefit the broader community of which they are a valued part. At Parker, we are confident that our democracy will continue to need citizens and leaders who have the intellectual, social, and emotional dispositions to think for themselves, hear other perspectives, ground their views in facts, maintain patience in the face of complexity and ambiguity and act on their convictions to provide insight, understanding and empathic, courageous leadership in addressing the pressing challenges of our times. Our democracy is diverse, and because excellent problem-solving results from including a diversity of perspectives, a Parker education is grounded in our commitment to composing the school with people who have different backgrounds, cultures, stories, beliefs, and identities and in our strategies to provide equitable access for all students to the richness of our educational opportunities. It is essential that all students feel included in their classroom learning and develop a genuine sense of belonging to their school community. Francis W. Parker School educates students to think and act with empathy, courage, and clarity as responsible citizens and leaders in a diverse democratic society and global community. We treasure the respectful ways students, teachers, staff, parents, and alumni come to know one another through their work and studies, empowering each individual and our community with hope and possibility. We understand how history, culture, and society shape our individual and shared experiences. We appreciate how our unique identities develop through our relationships with others, our own inner lives, surroundings, and the world of ideas. Our school nurtures authenticity and trust as we inspire each student to be a creative citizen, capable and dedicated to upholding Parker's mission. We are deliberately composed of a diverse group of people committed to equity and inclusion throughout the school. We create learning experiences through curriculum and pedagogy that resonate with the many different identities that our community comprises, making us useful citizens who honor every human being's dignity. We are an intimate and expansive school that affirms the ways students can flourish when they feel known, appreciated, and supported by equitable access to the fullness of a Parker education. Our school thrives when we each can acquire and contribute to the creation of new knowledge and skills, explore our imaginations and different perspectives, share whom we are becoming, and expect to be treated with respect and kindness when expressing our ideas, famous or not, while also learning to confront behaviors that oppress, exclude or demean the humanity of others. We pursue educational excellence by cultivating creative problem-solving through vigorous effort so all can experience joy in learning and come to understand how individual and collective labor can improve society. We grow in intellectual, emotional, physical, aesthetic, and moral life through our attuned approaches to responsive teaching and mentoring. We learn from one another as we participate fully in spirited, rigorous, reflective, and ethical engagement in all areas of study and activity, curricular, and extracurricular. We seek purpose, meaning, and impact through the content and methods that inform our learning and teaching. Our academic and artistic standards for interdisciplinary inquiry flow from classroom learning to life throughout the school and beyond. View full school

Francis Parker School is a private, independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school for students in Junior Kindergarten through Grade 12 from across San Diego County. Founded in 1912, the Lower School is located on the Mission Hills Campus with the Upper and Middle Schools on the Linda Vista Campus. Parker's mission is to inspire a diverse community of independent thinkers whose academic excellence, global perspective, and character strength prepare them to make a meaningful difference in the world. Parker is a community of deeply invested people in preparing each child to live meaningful, fulfilling lives in an increasingly global society. We start by providing exceptional academic instruction, thus positioning students to develop intellectual curiosity. Along the way, character education is embedded in the curriculum to develop instincts for personal responsibility, self-reliance, and social awareness. In the Middle and Upper Schools, our Global Studies Program immerses students in cultural field studies, allowing them to become real citizens worldwide. All of this happens in a nurturing, college-going culture where 100 percent of our graduates are accepted to four-year colleges and universities. Parker is an inclusive and diverse community. We believe a broad range of viewpoints, cultures, and voices are essential to a whole-child educational experience. We welcome you to see what makes Parker one of the most desirable independent schools in the country. Our doors are always open. The mission of Francis Parker School is to create and 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. Francis Parker School is committed to graduating students who embody those qualities essential for academic success and personal fulfillment — intellectual curiosity, creative thinking, passion for learning, ethical responsibility, self-reliance, community engagement, and global competence — by offering a balanced, challenging, and integrated Junior Kindergarten-Grade 12 educational program in academics, athletics, and the arts, all in a vibrant and diverse school community. At Parker, we are committed to developing students: Who strive for academic excellence while maintaining social and emotional well-being and balance Who can participate in the fundamental human conversation on what is right, fair, and reasonable by developing the necessary skills, aptitude, and imagination Who can think critically, write persuasively, and communicate confidently Who are familiar with the cultural, political, historical, scientific, ethical, and economic forces shaping the world Who possesses the tools necessary to realize their talents and potential in their academic and professional lives? Who embrace the larger world through meaningful, age-appropriate opportunities for experiential education We will bring the world into our classrooms through sustainable relationships with local businesses and universities, visiting faculty and lecturers, and web-based collaboration. We will take our classrooms out to the world through meaningful, age-appropriate opportunities for experiential education, service-learning, environmental awareness, and character education. Parker has a deep commitment to building a school community that is truly global in perspective, diverse in composition, and reflective of our world. Our goal is to be one community where all members feel valued, included, and respected. At Parker, we know our learning environment is enhanced by each member of our School community's different stories, backgrounds, and experiences. We are one community composed of many families representing a broad range of viewpoints, cultures, and backgrounds. We all learn from each other. MISSION HILLS CAMPUS LOWER SCHOOL Address: 4201 Randolph Street, CA Postal Code: 92103 Phone: +1 619 2989110 View full school

Deciding where to send your child for his or her education can be a challenge. Our goal is to provide you with an accurate view of what the Parker School option is all about. The Parker experience is designed to prepare students for college and life in an environment where they feel accepted and supported. Our faculty has worked hard to create an effective integrated curriculum. This integration works vertically, where students progress smoothly in a particular subject from one year to the next. It also works horizontally, where the subjects that a student encounters in a particular year have been designed to fit together in a complementary way. We expect our graduates to be successful at the college level and beyond, so we accept the responsibility to provide the academic background to make this possible. You will find that Parker School is innovative and committed to providing students with the skills to succeed in the modern world in the area of technology. Students are first introduced to one-to-one technology in kindergarten, and personal tablets form the core of our educational methodology in grades 6-12. Our approach is to blend the substance of traditional education with the creative potential offered by technological learning tools. Every student learns differently, and technology provides significantly greater options to meet different learning styles. At Parker School, every student is known, valued, and nurtured. Our small-school setting and dynamic program foster confident, compassionate individuals who are thoroughly prepared for college, who enthusiastically engage in life, and positively contribute to an ever-changing global community. Excellence, integrity, and compassion are the cornerstones of Parker’s mission. We create an environment that cultivates the qualities necessary to succeed in an interconnected world: creativity, curiosity, resilience, constructive risk-taking, and teamwork. Parker School graduates are lifelong learners who have the skills to work independently yet are valuable team members who are compassionate and embrace diversity. At Parker School, if nurtured in a positive, supportive environment, students are more apt to develop a love of learning and strive to reach their highest potential. Students benefit from individualized attention and close relationships with our excellent, accessible teachers in a small school with small class sizes. Students are set up for success from the beginning and given clear expectations and encouragement every step of the way. Along with our rigorous academic program in the classroom, kindergarten through 12th-grade students frequently enjoy hands-on, experiential learning opportunities. Whether it is the third graders on a whale watch adventure, middle schoolers learning about ocean safety on a field trip to the coast, or an upper school biology class taking soil samples high in a rain forest, we continually take advantage of our excellent island environment as an outdoor living classroom. Though the academic bar is set high at Parker, we believe in balance and encourage students to get involved and find their passions in athletics, arts, clubs, organizations, and community service opportunities. Supported by iPads in middle school and by the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) program in the upper school, our initiative allows students to enter the classroom anywhere, anytime. It can readily meet the need for multiple learning styles. Our teachers use digital resources, educational apps, and interactive modalities as primary teaching tools. All teaching at Parker aligns with national standards, a focus on excellence in all subject areas, and a specific academic development progression. Teachers work with their department chairs to ensure that all enhancements and new strategies afforded by electronic devices continue to meet and enhance the scope and sequence for each subject area. As always, teachers work diligently with the tools they have to execute the curriculum most effectively. Our empathy and responsibility culture begin in the lower school, where the Conscious Discipline approach is interwoven into the K-5 experience. Teachers guide students in communicating thoughtfully with one another to become increasingly adept at navigating disagreements and automated emotional responses. By fifth grade, students act as mediators for younger students’ disagreements, helping them resolve disputes compassionately and fairly. Everyone matters in our school family. When disagreements arise, students endeavor to work out their differences or “give each other space.” New students are welcomed with excitement, brought into the fold, and acculturated to the “Parker Way,” which eschews gossip, cliquiness, and teasing. Our students convey our culture of patience, tolerance, and celebration of individual differences to those new to the community. Our students feel a great warmth for one another and their school, and this is the heart of Parker School, the cornerstone of the Parker School experience across all grades. View full school