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Welcome from the Head of School

Welcome to Palmer Trinity School

Since our founding in 1972, Palmer Trinity School has provided an exceptional independent school experience, offering a supportive yet challenging environment for over 805 students.

Our community is vibrant, diverse, and welcoming. We offer a distinctive academic program paired with a broad array of extracurricular activities and weekly Chapel services, all rooted in our Episcopal values. Our approach nurtures each student’s unique gifts - not only for personal success but to serve a greater purpose. Through numerous service opportunities and a nationally recognized global citizenship program, our students grow into compassionate and globally aware leaders.

At Palmer Trinity, we believe in developing character, fostering responsible decision-making, and achieving balance in mind, body, and spirit. Our graduates are prepared to navigate life with core values that empower them to make a meaningful impact.

Our dedicated faculty and staff act as mentors and guides, inspiring students both inside and outside the classroom. Their influence extends far beyond graduation, shaping lives and futures.

As Head of School, I warmly invite you to experience Palmer Trinity's unique spirit for yourself - a place where humanity and spirit come together. Virtus, humanitas, spiritus.

Thank you for considering Palmer Trinity School as part of your educational journey.

Go Falcons!

Patrick Roberts
Head of School

- Patrick Roberts
  
  Head of School

Patrick H. F. Roberts has more than thirty years of educational leadership and administrative experience in the private school sector. He has been Head of School for Palmer Trinity, an Episcopal, middle and high school in Miami, Florida since 2014. While at Palmer Trinity School, Roberts has taught Lessons in Leadership, History, AP English, and a course on Scotland. Before moving to Miami, Roberts lived in Nashville, Tennessee. During that time, he served as Associate Head of School and Head of Advancement for Battle Ground Academy. Prior to that, Roberts was Headmaster of St. James Episcopal School in Texas; Head of Middle School, at Episcopal School of Acadiana in Louisiana; Director of Admissions and Financial Assistance at the University Liggett School, and spent several years in various roles including teaching, coaching, and development at Montgomery Bell Academy (MBA) in Nashville, Tennessee.

Currently, Mr. Roberts is on the Board of Directors of the Florida Council of Independent Schools (FCIS). He served three years as president from June 2021 - June 2024. He is also on the Board of the National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES).

In 2023, the Patrick H.F. Roberts Global Learning Endowment Fund was named after Mr. Roberts for his unwavering support and multiple contributions toward faculty and staff education in global studies at Palmer Trinity School.

Mr. Roberts holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Richmond, and a Master of Education in Educational Leadership and Administration and Supervision from Lipscomb University in Tennessee. He and his wife Laura and their four children are residents of Palmetto Bay, Florida.

Head of School Blog

List of 3 news stories.

Palmer Trinity School welcomed Democratic Representative Kevin Chambliss and Republican Senator Alexis Calatayud
11/5/2024
Palmer Trinity School welcomed Democratic Representative Kevin Chambliss and Republican Senator Alexis Calatayud. They spoke on the importance of bipartisan collaboration and the important work that goes on at the local level of government. They also encouraged students to get involved in politics and make a difference for the future. This event was made possible thanks to the work of the Mayor of the Village of Palmetto Bay, Karyn Cunningham.
Jim DeFede speaks at PTS about Journalism in the Election Season
10/24/2024
Opening Chapel Remarks Endless Possibilites - August 14, 2024
8/14/2024

Good morning…And, Welcome to the 2024–2025 school year!