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Head of School and Divisional Communications Archive (Since We Began Remore Learning)
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Larry Frye
Head of School
Terry Smith
Head of Lower School
Hassan Jones
Head of Middle School
Kim McDowell
Head of Upper School
This Week at Harley - Click here to see what happening.
4/16 | Going off the grid | Ken buys 6 chickens to get his own eggs while waiting for the Harely Kitchn to open up. Ok fine, but how are our families going more sustainable at home with this kind of stuff might be interesting |
4/16 | Fortune magazine: Doug Gilbert | Link to story=https://fortune.com/2020/04/13/teachers-online-school-classes-remote-learning-coronavirus-covid-19/ |
4/16 | The Harley Library Book Mobile | Share the story of Elaine delivering books |
4/16 | The Maker Space Challenge |
Highlight the Make Space Challenge page Kima created: I made some maker challenges for you to try at home. I’d love to see any challenges you complete or anything else that you are having fun making at home. You can share them with me or email makerspace@harleyschool.org and check the makerspace page to see what everyone has made!Web Link |
4/16 | Greenhouse Greens | Upper School’s Beyond Soup Club, led by Harrison Davis (’20), planted greens intended to be harvested for a shared meal at St. Joe’s. When circumstances changed, Commons Educator Lisa Barker harvested the greens and delivered them to the Davis family. In turn, the family prepared the crop for bagged lunches delivered to St. Joe’s. Beth, I’m sending you some pics in an email to me from Lisa. |
4/18 | From Sisi: MS Climate Club is gearing up for Earth day! We are asking our Harley community to create posters, pictures, and sidewalk chalk art to display in windows, sidewalks, and driveways to raise awareness for climate related issues. We are hoping that this effort will spark new curiosities and perhaps people will learn something new when they take walks outside and see some climate related information. | |
4/18 | Sam Gilbert project and Harley garden | Sam Gilbert made the impressive shelving system in the picture; also notice – starts are growing for the Harley growing spaces! |
4/18 | Pat Malone – example of utiizing digital platform in class (I did not contact her about this, I can follow up with her if you use | Pat Malone using Padlet to promote student engagement from full class and create a space where students can learn from each other |
4/18 | 3rd grade embracing digital platform for teaching (they dont know I took this shot) | 3rd grade using discussion board to collect student reflections and then respond to students on the discussion board. Opportunity for students to hear each others voices |
4/18 | Nursery Red sharing cool recipes for home | Nursery Red posts playdough and other fun things to do at home with your kids recipes that can be used any time |
4/18 | Seth presenting at NYSAIS webinar | NYSAIS webinar on Capstone Presentations Digital Options |
4/18 | Biomimicry competition submissions – at least 2, maybe 3? | Betsy Vinton and Seth O’Bryan submitted biomimicry competition entries from the students. They made some cool videos and project proposals. Third year of participating as a school. |
4/20 | This Tuesday and Wednesday, April 21 &22, with the coordination of Christy Tyler, Associate Professor of Environmental Sciences at RIT, graduate students will be connecting with our 5th and 6th grade students about climate change. | |
4/20-4/24 | Kindergarten students have been reading The Lorax and making Lorax puppets out of materials sent home by Gail last week. | |
4/24 | 4th Grade live morning meeting Friday 8:30 is show and tell |
Larry Frye: Communications to All School
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Terry Smith – Lower School Communications
Motor Skill Development in Action in Our Primary Classrooms
Motor skill development is an important part of our Primary classrooms.
Gettin’ Gritty=Student Success
The Harley School teaches resilience, conscientiousness, optimism, self-control, and grit—they make a big difference in academic success.
How we encourage and support risk-taking
Three of our faculty talk about the ways they encourage risk-taking in students, how they facilitate it, and what it means for their learning.
Oaks and Acorns: Special Playground Edition
An update from Head of School, Larry Frye.
A Parent’s Guide to Back to School
Parent Council Co-Chair, Diana Palotas, shares tips for parents to prepare for the coming school year.
Tips to Make a Smooth Transition to School for Lower School (N-4)
Tips to Make a Smooth Transition to Lower School when summer ends.
Hassan Jones – Middle School Communications
Our Student Mental Health and Wellness Approach
One of the most significant changes in schools in the past ten years has been an increased awareness of student mental health and wellness needs. Harley has long endeavored to promote student wellness, and in the past several years, we have worked to have a more...
Teaching Applied Empathy to Our Children
by Beth Bailey An interview with Lower School counselor, Shelli Reetz There are several types of empathy: emotional empathy, when you feel an emotional pull; cognitive empathy, when you think about how someone might feel; and applied empathy, acting in a compassionate...
Oaks and Acorns: February 2019
February 13, 2019 “I’ll Go First” “What difference did it make that you went to Harley?” That was the question posed by a member of the class of ’82 to a member of the class of ’17, now a sophomore at Tufts, during a recent alumni dinner in Cambridge, Massachusetts....
Podcast: “The Harley Parley”, Halloween Special
Our Middle School students produce a weekly podcast, The Harley Parley. Enjoy their Halloween special here.
Gettin’ Gritty=Student Success
The Harley School teaches resilience, conscientiousness, optimism, self-control, and grit—they make a big difference in academic success. By Beth Bailey Recently, an article from The Atlantic aught my eye. It discussed research about a set of qualities—including...
The World According to Gilbert: Meet Harley Alum and Middle School History Teacher, Doug Gilbert ’87
Middle School History Teacher, Doug Gilbert Meet Harley alumnus, Middle School History teacher, intrepid globe trekker, and all-round bundle of energy, Doug Gilbert. Middle School history teacher Doug Gilbert “You guys better know your Zheng He from your Hong...
Kim McDowell – Upper School Communications
Biomimicry Students Win Environmental Innovation Award
Retired Head of Lower School Pam Kimmet was the “grandmother” of Harley’s outdoor playground. Under her guidance, the School built a hybrid between traditional playground pieces like swings and slides—and imagination—sparking spaces such as log “bridges” and water...
Gettin’ Gritty=Student Success
The Harley School teaches resilience, conscientiousness, optimism, self-control, and grit—they make a big difference in academic success. By Beth Bailey Recently, an article from The Atlantic aught my eye. It discussed research about a set of qualities—including...
How we encourage and support risk-taking
Risk Taking Podcasts We’ve gone straight to our thoughtful faculty and asked three of them to talk about the ways they encourage risk-taking in students, how they facilitate it, and what it means for their learning. ...
A Parent’s Guide to Back to School
Parent Council Co-Chair, Diana Palotas, shares tips for parents to prepare for the coming school year. by Diana Palotas, Parent Council Co-Chair I hate to see summer vacation end. I like that the kids can be off schedule to stay up late, sleep in, and run on...
Biomimicry Global Design Challenge: The Harley School’s Biomimicry Club Places Third with huMANGROVE
The Upper School Biomimicry Club at The Harley School recently earned third place in the Biomimicry Institute’s national Biomimicry Youth Design Challenge.The design concept competition encourages young people to develop bio-inspired solutions to real-world...
The Harley School’s History of Caring: Crafting Generations of Involved, Compassionate Citizens
By Erin Berg Among the five core elements of The Harley School mission is showing students how to care for the world and the people in it. This sense of community involvement is deeply rooted in the origins of the School, from the time in 1917 when a group of women...
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