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Aiyana Parker
- Head Teacher, Grade Four
- Park Slope
- Lower School
“Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than when you found it.” —Marian Wright Edelman
Aiyana Parker returned to Poly Prep in 2020 as a Grade 4 Head Teacher. She began teaching six years ago, starting with a year of student teaching, three years at Poly Prep as an associate teacher, and two years at Little Red School House as an associate and co-lead Kindergarten teacher. She is currently pursuing a master’s in educational psychology at Hunter College. Aiyana is dedicated to teaching toward justice, equity, and inclusion, and believes that our students hold the key to molding our world into a better place.
When not teaching and learning, Aiyana enjoys cooking, the arts, and reading as much as humanly possible!