World Wise: The Transformative Power of Travel
This story originally appeared in the fall/winter 2017 issue of Harker Magazine. Haris Hosseini, grade 11, knew Alaska was a photographer’s dream long before…
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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.
Upper school students take summer trip to Japan as Silicon Valley Youth Ambassadors
Over the summer, senior Liana Wang and sophomore Mohan Awasthi visited Okayama, Japan (a sister city of San Jose) as Silicon Valley Youth Ambassadors.…
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…
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 2 Students Hold Fun Skype Session with Peers from Saudi Arabia
Throughout the school year, lower school students participated in an engaging global education exchange program with their peers at the Bayan Gardens School (BGS)…
Middle School Coach Visits Tamagawa for Instruction, Sightseeing and Cultural Experiences
Middle school athletics coach Chrissy Chang spent part of October and November in Japan as this year’s exchange teacher with Tamagawa Academy K-12 & University in Tokyo.…
