Lower and Middle School KidLead Graduates Poised to Take on Leadership Roles
The desire to lead is what unites 13 graduates of KidLead, Harker’s successful after-school offering for lower and middle school students. Ready and armed…
Lower School
Kudos: Grade 5 Squash Victory, MS Spelling Bee and Chess Win
Grade 7 Student Victorious in National Chess Tournament Shafieen Ibrahim, grade 7, participated in the March 29 national playoffs of the 2014 US Amateur…
Students Are Passionate About Volunteer Outreach Efforts – from Humane Society to Free The Children
This spring saw an amazing number of important outreach efforts at both Harker’s lower and upper schools. At the lower school, grade 1 students…
Fourth and Fifth Graders Expand Learning Opportunities
This story originally appeared in the spring 2014 Harker Quarterly. Few days go by that Harker’s grade 4-5 students aren’t using Google Chromebooks in their classrooms.…
New Lower School Toolbox Project Empowers Students’ Natural Resiliency for Learning…and Life!
This story originally appeared in the spring 2014 Harker Quarterly. Imagine if children struggling to make sense out of confusing emotions could simply reach into a…
Eagle Report – Lower School
This article originally appeared in the spring 2014 Harker Quarterly. The late winter sports season is coming to an end. Congratulations to all the…
St. Patrick’s Day Assembly Features Hidden Shamrocks, Green Spirit and Plenty of Irish Fun
St. Patrick’s Day was cause for celebration at the lower school. On the afternoon of March 17, students in grades 4-5 had some Irish…
Jump Rope for Heart Season Kicks Off in March
The beginning of March officially heralded Jump Rope for Heart season at the lower school. On March 7, K-5 students took to the blacktop…
Grade 6 Student Receives Letter From the President
Last year, as a participant in Harker’s Summer Camp+ program, grade 6 student Jeremy Ding wrote a letter to President Obama about the dangers…
Grade 3 Students Attend School in Historic Fashion on Dress for History Day
History came alive for grade 3 students and their teachers at the end of January when they attended school dressed as their favorite historical…
