In late March, two dozen grade 7 and 8 students visited Greece for a weeklong journey, visiting the sites of many pivotal historical events and experiencing its complex culture firsthand.
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Visiting teacher from Shanghai spends two weeks at Harker observing, learning and teaching
Melody Huang, a teacher at the Shanghai World Foreign Language Academy, spent two weeks in mid-September at Harker as part of this year’s teacher…
Lower school students introduce VR technology; make virtual trek to Japan
It was a special day for some grade 3 language arts students who became the first at Harker to use virtual reality (VR) technology as a teaching tool in the classroom.
Students trek through Costa Rica during annual summer trip
Over a two-week period in late July and early August, 16 middle school students traveled to Costa Rica for the annual summer Spanish immersion…
Middle schoolers unite with Tamagawa buddies and explore Japan during annual trip
The annual middle school trip to Japan in mid-May took 23 grade 6 students across the Pacific to meet with their buddies at Tamagawa…
Middle school students venture to China for annual exchange
The second part of this year’s exchange with the Shanghai World Foreign Language Academy kicked off in late March. Thirteen middle school students – accompanied…
Shanghai WFLA students enjoy fun-filled week at Harker
During the third week of January, 22 students from the Shanghai World Foreign Language Academy visited Harker as part of an annual exchange program…
Harker students exercise language skills with Tamagawa buddies in video exchange
Over the fall semester, Harker Honors and AP Japanese students participated in a video exchange with their friends at Tamagawa Academy in Tokyo. Each…
Grade 6 students spend week with Tamagawa buddies
Grade 6 students received a warm visit from their friends at Tokyo’s Tamagawa Academy in mid-October. The Tamagawa students arrived at Harker on Oct.…
Inaugural Trip to Ancient European Cities Dazzles Student Travelers
This article originally appeared in the summer 2016 Harker Quarterly. Over spring break, a group of 16 Harker history students in grades 9 and…