The opportunistic students in Food and Farm 101 made good use of the harvestable vegetables from the high tunnel gardens. For those of you who haven’t visited the covered growing space, it was virtually filled to the roof with all kinds of tomatoes! The enclosed spaces was kept at a...
The first few meetings of Robotics allowed the students to get to know each other, as well as to meet their new teacher, Kima Enerson. As the Project Space evolves over Tri I to house Maker Ed courses, Robotics, and a future teaching kitchen, it was important to also get...
For the 2017-18 school year, we are pleased to introduce two new faculty members in the Commons and one new collaborative course! You can meet the new educators below and read more about the course offerings in the Commons for Trimester I. Meet Lisa Barker, Food and Farm Coordinator....
You may recall that our Commons Speaker Series event for March was cancelled due to an unruly snowstorm that hit our region. We are grateful that the presenters were all able to arrange their calendars to reschedule their presentation for this past Wednesday, June 21st. The panel drew on local...
Davy Brooks has worked diligently and creatively over two trimesters to bring their idea through all of the stages of design to completed reality. Davy began with the big idea of self-sustainable eating — taking care of growing spaces, growing food, making a table to eat at, and preparing meals....
Seventh grade science students learned about human anatomy and the skeletal system in the spring. To help the students apply this knowledge, Carli Rivers assigned each student one bone or a set of bones to make out of foam, cardboard, and papier mâché. Carefully, the students worked not only to...
The laser cutter….it’s not just for cookies anymore. Well, actually it has been used on cookies and wood and plastic and a wide variety of other materials in the past few weeks. In learning what this precision machine can and can not do, Kyle Graves and Derrick Taylor, our mid-year...
As a festive thank you and send off to our Commons Educator, Ja’Daiza Johnson, an informal garden party was held to celebrate her work and the growth of the garden. Faculty and staff who worked closely with Ja’Daiza and who benefited from her can-do attitude and agricultural expertise wished her...
On May 31st, Harley hosted “Fake News vs. Journalism” as part of our Commons Speaker Series. The interactive talk focused on the role of journalism in civic engagement, featuring local experts, Erica Bryant and Rajesh Barnabas. This Rochester storytelling power couple took turns addressing their own engagement with media and...
Growing Spaces Community Day, May 20th Commons Educator Ja’Daiza Johnson and Commons Director Seth O’Bryan hosted a work day in the Harley Micro Farm to help prepare the rows for planting by cleaning up from the winter and distributing fresh top soil and compost on the garden beds. Several Harley...
