Harker Receives Green Business Certification
Following an extensive multiyear effort across the Harker community, The Harker School has now been recognized by as a Certified Green Business by the…
Green Initiatives
New Wet/Dry Program and Other Initiatives Further Harker’s Ongoing Environmental Mission
This article originally appeared in the summer 2014 Harker Quarterly. In April, Harker instituted a new schoolwide program that separates waste into “wet” and…
New Wet/Dry Trash Program Introduces Upgraded Recycling Effort
Harker recently instituted a new schoolwide waste program that separates waste into “wet” and “dry” categories. The initiative coincides with a system rolled out…
Environmental Responsibility has Green Committee Looking To the Future
This story originally appeared in the fall 2013 Harker Quarterly. Harker’s ongoing commitment to improving its environmental standards has led to the formation of the Green…
Harker Community Helps Clean Up Local Roadways
This article was originally published in the spring 2013 Harker Quarterly. They call themselves “trash warriors.” Upper school history teacher Carol Zink discovered the…
Green Teen Summit Video Report by TalonWP.com Showcases Speakers, Attendees
This past April, Harker hosted the first Green Teen Summit, featuring appearances by 350.org founder Bill McKibben and the co-founder of BioTour, Ethan Burke. Harker journalism…
Environmentalist Bill McKibben to Speak at Harker Green Teen Summit this Saturday
The Harker School will host the first Green Teen Summit, a student-organized conference for Bay Area high school students interested in environmental activism, on…
‘Going Green’ Research Symposium Biggest Ever
This story was originally published in the May 2008 issue of Harker News. “Going Green” was the theme of the third annual Harker Research…
The Nitty-Gritty on Green
Harker’s long-held commitment to environmental issues informed every decision in the current capital expansion project, and environmentally focused features have been incorporated into the…
Green Girls Address Thousands, Including U.S. CTO and ARPA-Energy Head in D.C.
April 29, 2011 Update: Aneesh Chopra, U.S. chief technology officer, has written an extensive blog about his visit with Daniela Lapidous and Shreya Indukuri, both grade…