On Saturday, December 21st, hearty and enthusiastic workers came to the Science wing to move items large and small over to the new science rooms in the Commons, as well as down the hall from one classroom to another. Members of the maintenance staff, administrators, faculty, parents, and student volunteers...
We received the temporary certificate of occupancy for all floors of the Commons about two weeks ago. Gradually, the spaces have been populated, although the full move-in for the science classrooms will not happen until over the winter break. Some classes began meeting in the Commons at the start of...
In anticipation of the Harley community “Commons Unveiling” on Friday, January 10, 2014, members of the Sixth Grade visited each of the Lower School classes to explain their contribution to the Time Capsule. As part of the school-wide event, each grade or class will offer their items to the Time...
The interesting and compelling story about the Commons has received some recent media attention. Commons Coordinator, Seth O’Bryan, wrote an article about a hypothetical day in the life of the Commons, and how students and teachers will be learning side by side. This was published in the National Association for...
As a new element to our Outdoor Education program this year, the Seventh Grade spent four days downstate near Poughkeepsie at Sprout Creek Farm. This farm is where faculty member Chris Hartman worked for several years after graduating from Vassar College. He was the farm supervisor, which included everything from...
In a fantastic fall finale, the Fourth Grade was given a design thinking challenge to create a device that could “chunk” pumpkins. Catapults and trebuchets can be found at local farm markets and other locations during the Halloween season for launching full size pumpkins. The challenge for the fourth graders...
Touring around The Commons with the alumni this past weekend, it is clear that this building is handsome. The fine balance struck between sustainability and aesthetics has truly made this a unique version of an upstate New York barn. You can see from the photos that it rises nicely in...
While walking around the school, one can find meaningful moments of mindfulness. This is so woven into the fabric of how we behave and what we do in all divisions, that we can sometimes take it for granted. Many of us have established ways of regulating ourselves in response to...
During the Homecoming events this fine weekend, workers were still taking care of business inside the Commons. These are the most recent shots of the construction progress.
