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Acornville

Afterschool and Saturday Programming

Acornville: Afterschool offerings are designed for specific age levels, ranging from Nursery-Upper School. Programs run on weekdays.

We offer programs in sports, academics, art, music, and more.

Programs are open to Harley families and the general public, busing is possible from most local districts.

We run three sessions (Fall, Winter, Spring) each year that are usually 8 weeks in length. 

Session offerings are posted during open registration that begins several weeks ahead of the start date. Each person must be registered separately.

Call (585) 442-1770 x1131 (Tammy Roberts) or x1204 (Sarah Murphy) for more information.

Sarah Murphy

Director of Auxiliary Programs

smurphy@harleyschool.org

(585) 422-170 x-1204

Tammy Roberts

Lower School Administrative Assistant

troberts@harleyschool.org

(585)-442-1770 x-1131

Learn to Swim Program

If you are interested in registering for weekend swim lessons through Harley’s Learn to Swim Program, please contact Peter Mancuso, Athletic Director, at (585) 442-1770 ext. 1250 or pmancuso@harleyschool.org.

Community Swim

The Harley athletics department offers individual, couple, and family swim memberships. 

Soccer Shots is Back!

The Harley school is Happy to invite Soccer Shots back for Acornville after school programs. Soccer Shots is an engaging children’s soccer program with a focus on character development. Our caring team positively impacts children’s lives on and off the field through best-in-class coaching, communication and curriculum. Our coaches are the best-trained in the business. Our expert-approved curriculum is age-appropriate and aligns with childhood education standards. In addition we provide an exceptional customer experience and ongoing communication with parents.

Nursery Red Soccer

Tuesday 3:00 pm-3:30 pm

After School Soccer is offered through Soccer Shots of Rochester.

Nursery Yellow Soccer
Monday 3:00 pm-3:30 pm

After School Soccer is offered through Soccer Shots of Rochester.

Nursery Blue Soccer

Wednesday 3:00 pm-3:30 pm

After School Soccer is offered through Soccer Shots of Rochester.

Nursery Green Soccer

Monday 3:45 pm-4:15 pm

After School Soccer is offered through Soccer Shots of Rochester.

Primary 1 Soccer

Wednesday 3:45pm-4:15 pm

After School Soccer is offered through Soccer Shots of Rochester.

Primary 2 Soccer
Tuesday 3:45 pm-4:15 pm

After School Soccer is offered through Soccer Shots of Rochester.

Primary 3 Soccer
Wednesday 2:15 pm-2:45 pm

After School Soccer is offered through Soccer Shots of Rochester.

Sample offerings

Snowshoeing (Gr. 2-6)

Marimba Madness (Gr. 4-8)

Hip hop classes with Vitolio Jeune (Gr. 3-8)

Butterfly Kids Yoga (Gr. 1-8)

Middle School Maker Club (Gr. 5 – 8)

Ceramics Club (Gr. 1 – 3)

Tennis Lessons

If you are interested in tennis lessons through the Empire Tennis Academy, you can find registration information on their website at empiretennisacademy.com. Please contact Jason Speirs for more information at (585) 697-7766 or jspeirs@empiretennisacademy.com.

The Harley School

1981 Clover Street
Rochester, NY 14618
(585) 442-1770

©2023 The Harley School

Our Upper School is filled with formal and informal opportunities for students to take on leadership roles. Whether following passions or learning new skills, student-driven opportunities take many shapes. 

  • Independent study: one trimester, full year, and multi-year projects have included automating our solar chimneys, coding handmade musical instruments, or developing a class on financial literacy for underserved high school students.
  • Serving on student council: 
  • STEM: Climate curriculum program, biomimicry program, NASA Hunch program

At Harley, our students learn how to evaluate social systems in order to identify complex problems in society through a lens of social justice. They take a hands-on approach to working for a fair, equitable society by researching, exploring and evaluating different perspectives, and offering solutions—both theoretical and practical.

Our faculty integrate social justice into our broader curriculum to assist students in gaining a foundational knowledge about what makes a democracy function. By gaining skills in ideating supportive pathways they become more exposed and experienced to how communities can undergo healing and restorative actions.

Students may create independent studies with supervising teachers throughout their Upper School experience or, during Grade 12, they can design Capstone projects—intensive collaborations with Harley faculty and off-campus mentors—involving rigorous academic study and culminating in public presentations. They are empowered to create their own curriculum, set goals, and work on time management skills in order to accomplish their objectives.

Independent Studies run the gamut from The Psychology of Sports to Furniture Design to The Neuroimaging of Alzheimer’s Disease. Capstones, meanwhile, are as diverse as the students who pursue them: Fictional Rochester, Autobiographical Art, Biomimicry Education, Organic Fuel, and Rochester Refugees. 

Indicative of Upper School curiosity and creativity, pursuits such as these distinguish our graduates in college. Through deep dives of this sort, Harley students master more than speaking, writing, and computing: they learn to communicate, advocate, collaborate, organize, listen, and empathize. 

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Commencement 2022

Reunion 2022

In Memoriam

Retirements and Fond Farewells

Letter from the Head of School

Letter from the Editor

Features

Central Work that Matters

Affinity Group Forms

Climate Crisis Curriculum

Citizen Scientists

Joy Moss: Storytelling Roots

In Every Issue

Class Notes

Diane Donniger Award

By the Numbers

From the Archives

What’s (Who’s) New at Harley

Divisional Highlights

Alumni Profile: Vandebroek

Alumni Profiles: Keller

HAC Athletics

2021 Lives of Great Purpose Awards

1000 Words

Commencement 2022

Reunion 2022

In Memoriam

Retirements and Fond Farewells