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Housing Units (2000): 82
Land area (2000): 7.827944 sq. miles (20.274281 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 7.827944 sq. miles (20.274281 sq. km)
FIPS code: 56650
Located within: Montana (MT), FIPS 30
Location: 48.250748 N, 109.725595 W
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Parker School
Wikipedia
Parker School is an accredited small, independent, co-educational day school for students in grades K-12 located in Waimea, Hawaii County, Hawaii. The school offers a complete K-12 college-preparatory program in separate facilities for lower, middle and upper school students.
The school's mission is, "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 who positively contribute to an ever-changing global community." Excellence, integrity and compassion are the cornerstones of the school's mission. Small class sizes, 'ohana (family-like) atmosphere, and a diverse, caring and talented faculty combine to produce a well-rounded educational environment and experience for more than 320 students. The school's unique environment cultivates the qualities necessary for students to succeed in today's interconnected world: creativity, curiosity, resilience, constructive risk-taking and teamwork.
Student interests are stimulated, building skills and knowledge in all areas of life, including: the physical, intellectual, musical, artistic and altruistic. In addition, students enjoy a rigorous academic program; hands-on experiential learning; an excellent arts program; leadership opportunities; exciting extra-curricular activities such as debate, athletics, drama and dance; opportunities for hands-on community service; a nurturing atmosphere; and a true sense of ‘ohana, extended family.
Fully accredited by the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), Parker School was established in 1976 by community leaders and has been an important community resource for nearly four decades.
Parker School may refer to:
- Parker School (Kamuela, Hawaii), United States
- Lower Parker School, Salem, Missouri, listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
- Parker School (Independence, Oregon), listed on the NRHP in Polk County, Oregon
- Parker High School Auditorium, City View, South Carolina, listed on the NRHP in Greenville, South Carolina