Last summer, upper school science teacher Eric Johnson middle school science teacher Raji Swaminathan participated in the Vegesna Foundation Teacher Excellence Program.
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Harker Speaker Series screens “Chinatown Rising,” filmmakers speak to audience
The Harker Speaker series hosted a special screening of the 2020 documentary “Chinatown Rising,” created by the father-and-son team of filmmakers of Harry Chuck and Josh Chuck.
Hundreds attend 2024 Cancer Walk to benefit Camp Okizu
An estimated 600 members of the Harker community headed to the middle school campus on March 14 for the 2024 Cancer Walk.
Aaron Lington Organ Quartet closes out Harker Concert Series season
The Aaron Lington Organ Quartet offered up a mixture of standards, rearranged popular songs and more at the final concert of the 2023-24 Harker Concert Series season.
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson addresses ‘United States of Amnesia’ at Harker Speaker Series
Hundreds arrived at the Rothschild Performing Arts Center on Friday night for the special Harker Speaker Series event with Dr. Michael Eric Dyson.
Inaugural Day of Service attracts volunteers from across Harker community
As the country celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day, nearly 140 Harker students, parents and staff volunteered for several local organizations to recognize the holiday’s designation as a Day of Service.
Pantea Karimi talks art, history, identity and science at Harker Speaker Series
On Nov. 29, Iranian-American artist Pantea Karimi, the 2023 Dickinson Endowment artist-in-residence, appeared as the second speaker in the 2023-24 Harker Speaker Series at the Patil Theater.
Panel discusses Muwekma Ohlone tribe’s ongoing fight for federal recognition
A panel of experts on Bay Area Indigenous history was joined by Charlene Nijmeh, chairwoman of the Muwekma Ohline tribe on Nov. 2 for the first event of this year’s Harker Speaker Series.
Jonah Kim and Julia Rowe unite music and dance at Patil Theater
Cellist Jonah Kim and Julia Rowe – accompanied by pianist Dominic Cheli and violinist Moni Simeonov – played (and danced) for a near-capacity crowd at the Patil Theater.
Harker Day attracts big crowds on a sweltering Saturday
The high temperatures didn’t stop thousands from visiting the upper school campus on Oct. 7 for this year’s Harker Day.
