As part of the Lower School Focus Week on “Everything Underground”, the Upper School Design and Innovation Lab students were engaged to help build a two-story “mine” in the Project Space. Using old wooden pallets, some wood screws and plywood, the productive students constructed the mine in less than three...
Written by Seth O’Bryan, Rights and Responsibilities teacher: Super creative community artist Shawn Dunwoody is working with the Rights and Responsibilities class to build a mural to be placed at a community garden in the city of Rochester. Rights and Responsibilities is a mandatory 9th grade trimester course that focuses...
On Thursday, April 21, the fourth Commons Speaker Series presentation was held in the BCCE. This event featured five of the current student leaders associated with the various strands or tracks of the Commons: design and innovation; sustainability and data systems; community engagement; social justice and advocacy; and overall student...
There was great turn out at Washington Square Park in Rochester on the eve of Earth Day. Many local and regional organizations showed up to support efforts to curb climate change and to march in solidarity through downtown to help raise awareness about this urgent environmental need. Many members of...
Written by Seth O’Bryan, the Living Building class teacher Dr. Susan Spencer of ROCSPOT made a return trip to Harley in April to work with the Living Building class. She worked with the students to study the solar chimneys in the greenhouse and also give feedback on the mini-solar heaters...
The Rochester Youth Climate Leaders met during Earth Week for their first official student-run meeting. The leadership team of Tierra Cherelin, Jacob LaDue, Thomas Neumaier, Benny Smith and Liam Smith opened the meeting by introducing themselves and the specific areas of interest they would help lead within the organization. After...
Written by Kit Taylor, class of 2018, and Jocie Kopfman, Commons Educator: March 8th marks the date of International Women’s Day. The idea and creation of International Women’s day is to commend the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women around the world. The Harley community is filled and...
Blog post written by Seth O’Bryan, Commons Co-Director and Living Building class teacher: “Time is money,” is a popular adage I often hear. If you have walked through the main Gallery recently, then you might have noticed the new water fountain. It contains a motion sensor water bottle filler...
