Students Meet Tamagawa Buddies at Video Conferences
In September and October, three video conferences were held at the Blackford campus for grade 6 students to meet their Tamagawa buddies before their…
Global Education
German High School Student Spends Semester at Harker
This semester, Julia Lambertz of Germany is not only attending Harker as a junior, she is playing on the girls volleyball team, too. Julia…
Returned Camera Puts Global Education in Perspective
A camera lost by a student from Tamagawa Gakuen during a trip to Korea was recently recovered thanks to a kind citizen who researched…
Students Explore Japan and Visit Tamagawa Gakuen
Traveling across international waters, 29 Gr. 6 students visited Harker’s sister school Tamagawa Gakuen in Tokyo during a weeklong trip to Japan led by…
Fifth Graders Exchange Homework with Overseas Friends
Students in Shelby Guarino’s Gr. 5 English class recently became interested in the homework assignments of students around the world. In order to facilitate…
Students Welcome Spring with Educational Poster Exchange
“Mr. Goodwin, is everything good in Japan?” a student asked English teacher Colin Goodwin as he surveyed posters and Japanese treats. It was a…
Art Teacher Pays a Visit to Sister School
Bridging the gap between cultures, visual arts teacher Elizabeth Saltos recently went to one of Harker’s sister schools, Shanghai World Foreign Language Middle School…
Global Relationships Connect Students Worldwide
Reprinted from the Harker Quarterly March 2010 issue Some of Harker’s most unique offerings are those of the global education department. While the many…
Tamagawa Teacher Observes, Brings Japanese Culture to Harker on Visit
In January, Manami Iso, a teacher from Tamagawa Gakuen in Tokyo, visited Harker for a chance to see and experience the school first-hand. She…
Gr. 7 Experiences Japan During Special “Make-Up” Trip
In November, Harker seventh graders made a special “make-up” trip to Japan that was originally scheduled to take place last May, but which was…