PACKER COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE

Provides financial assistance through the PA Community Fund to help families cover student travel, academic and athletic expenses, and instrument rental.

Offers need-based financial aid to approximately 24–25% of its student body annually, supported by data from multiple fiscal years including 19-20 through 24-25.

Provides comprehensive academic instruction to over 1,000 students across Pre-Kindergarten through 12th Grade, culminating in an annual commencement ceremony for graduating seniors.

Engages in, presents at, and hosts professional learning conferences and conducts school visits to share knowledge and best practices in health, wellness, and education.

Offers summer curriculum and professional development grants, career development funding, stipended faculty chairs (Babbott Chair for humanities, Stutt Chair for math and science), mentoring programs, and a New-to-Packer Cohort for first-year faculty to support teaching and cultural integration.

Conducts institution-wide equity and inclusion efforts integrated with social-emotional development, supports affinity groups for students and staff, facilitates global learning with sustained partner relationships, and adheres to a non-discrimination policy across all school policies and programs.

The Parent Association raises funds, plans events, convenes discussion groups, solicits parent feedback, liaises with administration, provides appreciation benefits to faculty and staff (e.g., massage days, discounts, free tickets), and operates an online store and pop-up shops selling Packer-branded merchandise.

Runs an early learning center located at 100 Clinton Street, two blocks from the main campus, serving young children as part of its Pre-K program.

Plans and organizes annual community events including Welcome Breakfasts, potlucks, Rise Against Hunger meal packaging, Holiday Gift/Toy Drive, MLK Peace March & Activities, Skate Party, Lunar New Year celebration, Annual Benefit, Book Fair, and end-of-year picnic, while also operating a peer-to-peer buddy program for new families.

Students prepare and deliver 50 meals per week to the Brooklyn Heights Community Fridge; leftover food from Packer’s kitchen is converted into packaged meals for community members in need, integrated into Upper School community engagement programming starting in the 2026-27 school year.

Operates Packer Plus, an auxiliary program offering after-school activities such as robotics, sports, foreign language, and chess for lower and middle school students, as well as summer camp for children aged 4–12 and counselor-in-training programs for ages 13–14, open to non-Packer students.

Includes a Head of Health and Student Services on its senior leadership team, hosts parent talks and brings in outside experts to engage families in health and wellness, and integrates health programming into student life.

Completed a major campus transformation in fall 2025, including the renovation of an 8,200-square-foot landmarked brownstone, a 17,250-square-foot expansion, and the redesign of the Packer Garden into an urban forest with over 40 new trees and 1,000 perennials (90% native or climate-adaptive), developed in collaboration with Starr Whitehouse as a model of sustainable landscape design.