Setting the stage for a boundless future.

There’s no limit to how far a Parker education can take your child. Parker students cultivate critical thinking and purposeful action through a challenging learning process.

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Sharing growth in a close community.

Small classes and close ties between students and teachers nurture students who are confident, curious and possess a passion to achieve.

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Tackling earthly issues on Planet Parker.

Parker brings the classroom outdoors – teaching the sciences and arts to students on our 77 acres of meadows, woods, creeks and trails.

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Welcome to Parker

Robert C. Parker School is an independent school for boys and girls in pre-school through 8th grade, 10 minutes from downtown Albany. We believe that successful learners are confident, caring and creative, capable of defining their own place in the world. Learn more…