The Park School has been selected to receive a $2 million endowment grant from the prestigious Malone Family Foundation, based in Englewood, Colorado. The grant, supporting financial assistance, will positively impact the 2012-2013 school year, Park's second century, and beyond.

Each year, just a few independent schools throughout the United States are selected for endowment by the Foundation on the basis of their academic caliber; the quality of their staff; excellent accommodations for talented students; strong enrichment programs; attention to the individual student's needs, interests and talents; financial strength and stability; a commitment to financial aid; and an economically, culturally, ethnically, and socially diverse population.

Upon making the announcement, Head of School Dan Paradis said, "The selection by the Malone Family Foundation is not only recognition of the many elements that come together at Park to create an environment where creative minds flourish; it is also a perfect alignment of goals whereby the school and the Foundation can make a real difference in students' lives as well as in the community as a whole."

For more information on the Malone Family Foundation, its goals, and the selection process, visit www.malonefamilyfoundation.org.

Senior Jordan Williams has been honored with a 2012 Certificate of Accomplishment from The Princeton Prize in Race Relations. The Prize was established "…to promote harmony, understanding, and respect among people of different races by identifying and recognizing high school age students whose efforts have had a significant, positive effect on race relations in their schools or communities."

Jordan's work with the Black Male Forum, and his development of the Black Male Summer Leadership Institute and other important efforts have made a deep impact in the Park community and beyond. In the words of Dean of Students, Traci Wright, "If there is one student who will see what is wrong in the world and will work to fix it, it is Jordan. It is clear that he has been instrumental in building bridges to equity, inclusion, and diversity at Park."

Congratulations, Jordan, on this tremendous recognition.

Second-grade teacher Debbie Silverman has been selected to participate in the Transatlantic Outreach Program (TOP) sponsored by the Goethe Institut USA. The goal of TOP is to encourage cross-cultural dialogue and to provide Social Studies educators with global understanding from an international perspective using modern Germany as the basis for comparison and contrast. The program will fund Debbie's trip to Germany for two weeks this summer as part of a study tour. About the award, Debbie says, "I am excited about this opportunity, look forward to learning, and then sharing what I have gained in some way. Travel this summer to Germany is particularly interesting to me as this is their year of sustainable development with many interesting ideas being implemented throughout the country." Click the headline for more information on the program. Congratulations, Debbie!

Resources regarding Park’s Centennial Campaign, including an Executive Summary, the Case Statement, and Frequently Asked Questions document are available online at www.parkschool.net/centennialcampaign. Or, simply click the headline.