We are so excited to begin this 2014-15 school year IN the Commons! As part of the continuing evolution of the building as our teacher, we are delighted to add two capable and vivacious women to Harley in support of the programs and activities in the Commons. They are our...
As part of their afternoon expeditions, some 5th Grade Horizons students worked with Ja’Daiza Johnson (Harley ’07) on step routines. This especially rainy summer called for some creative use of spaces, and the BCCE proved to be the perfect spot for this athletic and energetic activity. The acoustics of the...
On Friday, June 27th, the BCCE was a hot spot for entrepreneurs with their new sustainable business start-ups. Hosted by Arunas Chesonis and Cranberry Capital, CEOs and representatives from a variety of technologically-innovative companies shared their early work and plans for market launch for their products. The morning began with...
At long last, the much-anticipated reschedule of the Jammin’ at the Commons interactive community concert (which was originally planned for March, but was cancelled due to monster snow) happened in the Briggs Center for Civic Engagement on Sunday, May 18th. The musicians originally involved in the project came from Harley,...
As is fitting for the space, the Briggs Center for Civic Engagement now has a beautiful student-designed and built podium! Complete with a Harley crest carved by the computer-programmed router, the podium was created from the original Hawkins’ barn wood. Thanks to Matt Andrews and Malcolm Rieck for their excellent...
On Thursday, May 8th, the Harley School hosted an incredibly meaningful and powerful event in the Briggs Center for Civic Engagement. As an offshoot of discussions taking place in the 9th Grade Rights and Responsibilities class, Seth O’Bryan and Chris Hartman have been collaborating with filmmaker Carvin Eison around his...
On Thursday, May 8th, the Briggs Center for Civic Engagement was transformed into a full-on fiddling zone! The Fiddlers of the Genesee returned to continue their side-by-side work with our string students in the Middle and Upper Schools, and the result was a rousing barn-dance style event! Kelly Schroeder’s 7th...
You may recall that several of our Middle School students organized themselves for a fundraiser for Alex’s Lemonade this fall. This same intrepid group mobilized again recently to hold several bake sales in the Middle School during the March Madness season to help raise money for The Commons and Alex’s...
The Commons had its official public grand opening this morning, significantly held on Earth Day! We were honored to have Brighton Town Supervisor Bill Moehle join us, as well as other respected guests. Members of the Hawkins family, from whom Harley acquired the vintage barn which so ably supports our...
We celebrated cross-generational learning today when the Fiddlers of the Genesee came to Harley to play a side-by-side outreach workshop with our 7th and 8th Grade String Ensemble. Kelly Schroeder, our string teacher and avid fiddler, has been dedicating a portion of her rehearsal time to having the students learn...
