Joshua Wolf

Josh is the Middle School Principal. He began his career at Park as a Middle School Spanish teacher in 1994, and was the Modern Language department chair for 14 years (1997-2011) before becoming principal in 2011.

In addition to his responsibilities as principal, Josh teaches an eighth grade Social Emotional Awareness and Learning (SEAL 8) class called “Living in the Digital Age,” and he’s on the Admission and Faculty and Curricular Advancement (FACA) Program committees. And while he’s not currently the team’s coach, he led Park’s Boys’ Varsity Basketball team for 17 seasons, including two conference championships.

Josh earned his B.A. in English from the University of Pennsylvania and his M.A. in Educational Leadership from the Klingenstein Center of Columbia University’s Teachers College. He is the parent of three Park alumni in the Classes of 2018 and 2024. 

Josh’s published works and presentations include:

Published

• “Another Digital Divide,” May 2018, in Baltimore’s Child Magazine
• “Disconnect to Reconnect,” July 2018, in Baltimore’s Child Magazine
• “Creating Tech-Healthy Kids,” April 20, 2017, in The Baltimore Sun
• “Teacher Cog,” 1995, in Great Writers, Great Stories: Writers from Maryland, Virginia and Washington D.C., 1995

Presentations

• “Leadership for Department Chairs,” ISAS (Independent School Association of the Southwest), Houston, TX, September 2025
• “Mid-Level Leadership: Sustainable Strategies for Observation, Feedback, and Supporting Professional Growth,” NAIS (National Association for Independent School) Signature Speaker Series, Nashville, TN, March 2025
• “Fostering Faculty Excellence,” AIMS Workshop (Association for Independent Maryland Schools), Columbia, MD, August 2024 and 2025
• Mussar: An Ethical Approach to Professional Growth, AIMS Workshop, August 2025
• “Leadership for Deans, Department Chairs, and Division Heads,” AISNE (Association of Independent Schools of New England), Five Workshops, September – December 2024