Classes Combine for Visit to SF Symphony for Día de los Muertos
Study of Music and Spanish students came together to attend a special community concert celebrating Día de los Muertos on Saturday, Nov. 7, at…
Languages
Middle and Upper School Students Honored for Knowledge of Latin in Two Separate Contests
Each year grade 8 Latin students participate in contests sponsored by Ancient Coins for Education (ACE). Harker students Edgar Lin and Praveen Batra were…
Visiting Japanese Exchange Teacher Observes Classes, Creates Art Projects with Students
Maruko Ishigami, a visiting exchange teacher from Tamagawa Academy K-12 School & University – Harker’s sister school in Tokyo, Japan – was touched by…
Exchange Teacher from Shanghai Sister School Observes and Teaches Classes at Harker
The global education department kicked off the new school year with a visit from Jin Yanfen, a teacher with a specialty in English as…
Middle School Spanish Students Visit Costa Rica on Spanish Immersion Trip
Middle school Spanish students have recently returned from Costa Rica for this summer’s Spanish language immersion trip, accompanied by Spanish teachers Julie Pinzás and…
More than 30 Students Inducted into Spanish National Honor Society
The Harker chapter of the Spanish National Honor Society (known in Spanish as La Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica, Capítulo Isabel Allende) took a trip to…
Grade 7 Students Join Eighth Graders for First Time on Annual Middle School Trip to China
Nineteen enthusiastic grade 7 and 8 students recently returned from the annual middle school trip to China, where they spent time with their buddies…
Harker Students Take Many Top Honors at JCL State Convention
This story was submitted by middle school Latin teacher Lisa Masoni and upper school Latin teacher Scott Paterson. Over the weekend of March 16,…
Middle School Students Meet Shanghai Pen Pal Buddies
This article was originally published in the spring 2013 Harker Quarterly. Harker’s middle school recently played host to 19 students and four chaperones visiting…
Foreign Language Programs: Essential to Creating Global Citizens
This article was originally published in the spring 2013 Harker Quarterly. Harker progresses in its mission to help students become global citizens, the school’s…