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Lower School

11 years ago

Kudos: On the Court and Off, Grade 4 Student Draws Attention for Extracurricular Activities

Over the summer, grade 4 student Nathan Liu’s basketball team, Spartans, won the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) South Regional Championship. More than 100 teams…

Lower School, upper school

11 years ago

Kudos: Chess Whiz Wins Second Place, Students Perform at International Music Festival

Over Labor Day weekend, grade 9 chess enthusiast Shaunak Maruvada took second place in the expert section (U2200) at the CalChess State Championship. Facing…

Lower School, summer, upper school

11 years ago

Foreign Students Bring International Flair to Harker through Summer ELI Program

Once again Harker’s English Language Institute (ELI) attracted an increasing number of students from all over the world seeking top-level English instruction. Held during…

Lower School, summer

11 years ago

Lower School Campers Set Sail for New Adventures During Harker’s “Camp on the 7 Seas!”

For students who attended this year’s Summer Camp+, the summer was filled with engaging morning lessons and fun afternoon seafaring adventures. Themed “Camp on…

11 years ago

Lower, Middle and Upper School Students Recognized by Santa Clara County Alliance of Black Educators

In May, five Harker students were honored by the Santa Clara County Alliance of Black Educators’ 26th Annual Student Recognition Program. Held at the Morris Dailey…

Lower School

11 years ago

Grade 4 Students Travel to Coloma for Gold Rush Adventure

Each year, a highlight of the grade 4 curriculum is the annual spring sojourn to the Coloma Outdoor Discovery School (CODS) to learn about…

11 years ago

Performing Arts – Harker Quarterly Summer 2015

This article originally appeared in the summer 2015 Harker Quarterly. Middle and Upper School Students Orchestrate Pitch Perfect Concert By Jared Scott Tesler The…

promotion

11 years ago

Fifth and Eighth Graders Mark Passage to Next Phase of Education

This article originally appeared in the summer 2015 Harker Quarterly. Grade 8 Promotion Ceremony Marks End of Middle School Years Every year, the grade…

grandparents' day

11 years ago

Memorable Grandparents’ Day Activities Held at Preschool and Lower School

This article originally appeared in the summer 2015 Harker Quarterly. In early May, Grandparents’ Day was held at both the lower school and, for…

art, art shows

11 years ago

Art at Harker: Schoolwide Art Exhibits Showcase Work of Budding and Seasoned Student Artists

This article originally appeared in the summer 2015 Harker Quarterly. Art at Harker was in full bloom this past spring, during an array of…