News, profiles, and stories from the Packer Alumni community.
In November, Packer was thrilled to welcome Brooklyn-based Senegalese artist Assane Sy as our Artist-in-Residence, a program designed to enrich our curriculum through connections with working artists. Assane’s acclaimed photographs have been exhibited widely, including at The Brooklyn Museum, The Africa Center, the International Center of Photography, Photoville, Soho House, Der Greif, The Wild Project Gallery, ArtsConnection, Soho Photo Gallery, and the 2025 New York Lives Art Gallery.
Packer has partnered with the GO Project, becoming their newest host site in Brooklyn. We recently celebrated this exciting new joint effort with a joyful ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by GO students and families, along with staff and trustees from the program.
To kick off the Fall 2025 school year, our incredible faculty and staff shared their artwork on the theme of ‘Joy’ in the Carol Shen Gallery.
On a humid Thursday evening in June, family, friends, faculty and staff gathered in the City Tech Theater in downtown Brooklyn to celebrate the class of 2025 as they prepared to set out on their next great adventure.
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![Packer Launches Partnership with the GO Project to Expand Educational Access]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762262748/packer/uswshxzv2pwe5xevnlkx/20251025_GO_Project-20.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1762262748/packer/uswshxzv2pwe5xevnlkx/20251025_GO_Project-20.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1762262748/packer/uswshxzv2pwe5xevnlkx/20251025_GO_Project-20.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1762262748/packer/uswshxzv2pwe5xevnlkx/20251025_GO_Project-20.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1762262748/packer/uswshxzv2pwe5xevnlkx/20251025_GO_Project-20.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1762262748/packer/uswshxzv2pwe5xevnlkx/20251025_GO_Project-20.jpg","width":2200}])
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![A New Home for the Lower School: Garden House Renovation is Completed]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1751558525/packer/sqdw64ttezjcj1fpj5vr/GardenHouseNewFullFacadewithPlayEquipmentHERO.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1751558525/packer/sqdw64ttezjcj1fpj5vr/GardenHouseNewFullFacadewithPlayEquipmentHERO.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1751558525/packer/sqdw64ttezjcj1fpj5vr/GardenHouseNewFullFacadewithPlayEquipmentHERO.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1751558525/packer/sqdw64ttezjcj1fpj5vr/GardenHouseNewFullFacadewithPlayEquipmentHERO.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1751558525/packer/sqdw64ttezjcj1fpj5vr/GardenHouseNewFullFacadewithPlayEquipmentHERO.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1751558525/packer/sqdw64ttezjcj1fpj5vr/GardenHouseNewFullFacadewithPlayEquipmentHERO.jpg","width":2200}])
![Packer’s 178th Commencement: The Class of 2025 Leaves the Nest]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1750429218/packer/juuzia1n1emptoynjffr/20250604_packer_steps-80Edited.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1750429218/packer/juuzia1n1emptoynjffr/20250604_packer_steps-80Edited.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1750429218/packer/juuzia1n1emptoynjffr/20250604_packer_steps-80Edited.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1750429218/packer/juuzia1n1emptoynjffr/20250604_packer_steps-80Edited.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1750429218/packer/juuzia1n1emptoynjffr/20250604_packer_steps-80Edited.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1750429218/packer/juuzia1n1emptoynjffr/20250604_packer_steps-80Edited.png","width":2200}])