Lower School Students Become Filmmakers in Exciting After-School Classes
This article originally appeared in the spring 2015 Harker Quarterly. Two afternoons a week, the lower school’s room 509 gets transformed into a movie…
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Teens and Preschoolers Bond Over STEM Learning in Unique Buddies Program
This article originally appeared in the spring 2015 Harker Quarterly. STEM Buddies days at Harker Preschool are always special, with students proudly donning buddy…
Science Fiction Voyage Sets the Scene for Lower School Ogre Awards
The lower school library department’s 19th Annual Ogre Awards had a science fiction spin this year, with the very existence of humanity being threatened by…
Communications Studies Department Chair Travels to China as Exchange Teacher
Making traditional dumplings in the home of her host teacher was just one of many special activities that have marked Harker debate instructor Carol Green’s experience in…
WFLMS Students Enjoy Memorable Visit to Harker
Shortly after their arrival at the San Francisco International Airport, 23 students from the World Foreign Language Middle School (WFLMS) in Shanghai, China, were welcomed…
Japanese Students Raise Money for Tohoku Relief
Upper school members of the Japanese National Honor Society (JNHS) recently held a fundraiser, at which they sold takoyaki (a Japanese snack), candies and shaved ice,…
GSA Club Shows Support for LGBT Community
In early March, the upper school’s Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) Club hosted a week of fun activities in support of the lesbian, gay, bisexual…
Lower School’s Annual Jump Rope for Heart Raises Money for American Heart Association
On Friday, March 6, students and staff at the lower school had a blast jumping rope and shooting hoops during Jump Rope for Heart, an…
Middle School Students Put Design Skills to Use in Unique Computer Science Project
Computer science students in grades 6 and 8 put their design skills to use, creating their first actual product of the semester for a recent class…
Swiss Student Exchange Program Marks 10th Anniversary
Jennifer Walrod, Harker’s director of global education, can hardly believe a decade has gone by since the upper school launched its exchange program with…
