On Tuesday, January 20th, the three Rochester-native producers of the climate change documentary Comfort Zone were our featured presenters in the Commons Speaker Series. The evening began with a screening of their documentary which follows the film makers, Dave Danesh, Sean Donnelly, and Kate Kressman-Kehoe, on their shared journey to...
Many of you are aware of the Gift of Giving event that took place in the BCCE on December 12th, as organized by the Harley Humanitarian Club. We are delighted to have Kate Veverka as our guest blogger to help us learn more about the concept behind the club as...
This Tuesday, the 9th Grade Rights & Responsibilities class welcomed Ann Johnson to class as a guest presenter. Ann is the Director of ACT Rochester and has held the position since 2009.She has also been involved with several organizations, including Facing Race and Embracing Equity; Rochester’s racial equity initiative, Rochester...
We were honored to welcome Congresswoman Louise Slaughter to give the fourth presentation in the Commons Speaker Series this past Monday. She gladly gave up her time back in Rochester to come and speak at Harley, where her daughter attended back in then 1980s. Representing the 25th Congressional District of...
We were honored to have Brighton Town Supervisor Bill Moehle as our third presenter in our Commons Speaker Series. He was the first speaker to address topics relating to civic engagement, local government, advocacy and activism. The design behind the speaker series is to present a variety of local experts...
In the spirit of service learning in action, 9th grader Ryan Woodhams has been a powerful force in the community with his awareness and fund-raising efforts, as well as linking to The Harley School’s commitment to supporting local and national causes. A little over a year ago, we posted on...
As part of their “Blank Tape” series of concerts, the Institute for Creative Music returned to the Briggs Center for Civic Engagement to share new pieces and community collaboration. The evening started off with the members of the IfCM “collective” performing pieces written by the members. The members of the...
This past Thursday, Connie Moore (5/6 English teacher) and Raj Singaravelu (5/6 History teacher) spent the day in the Briggs Center for Civic Engagement with their 6th Grade students. The classes were combined to discuss Christopher Columbus and Columbus Day was planned with an integrated humanities approach. The students worked...
Rights and Responsibilities is a required class for 9th Grade students, taught by Chris Hartman and the Leaders in Residence. It addresses many topics such as personal accountability, advocacy, community responsibility and civic involvement. The first part of this year has focused on civil engagement and social justice, challenging students...
On Tuesday, September 30th, the Briggs Center for Civic Engagement was transformed to host the American Red Cross Blood Drive. Health teacher, Eileen Ferrari, and her eager 10th Grade Health students oversaw the organization, scheduling and care of the donors throughout the day. Here is the summary of information shared...
