Martin Luther King Day not only was a day-on for service opportunities around the area, but it also provided a day when all area schools were not in session. This allowed the Youth Climate Leaders Summit group to meet again conveniently. This second meeting of involved and invested students concerned...
The Food and Farm Lab students worked hard during the first trimester to harvest the honey from our two Harley bee hives, process it, develop a brand and marketing strategy, and then sell their delicious product: jars of Honey Be Mine honey! Roughly eleven gallons of honey yielded about 175...
Mark Kellogg, Principal Trombone of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and an Associate Professor at the Eastman School of Music spoke with Upper Schoolers about his career path and treated them to a brief performance. It was the inaugural presentation of a speaker series conceived by Student Council President, Seeley Taylor....
With the help of Rochester People’s Climate Coalition’s Abby McHugh-Grifa (Rochester Climate Action) and Sue Hughes-Smith (Mothers Out Front), The Harley School hosted a Youth Climate Leaders Summit as part of RPCC’s 12 Days of Climate events. The summit was designed to bring school leaders (students) together to connect and...
On Tuesday, December 1st, Evan Dawson (host of WXXI’s Connections talk show) was the featured presented on the Commons Speaker Series, speaking on confirmation bias and what it would take to change one’s mind. The BCCE was full with nearly 100 audience members, and as expected, the evening’s presentation and...
From Commons Educator, Ja’Daiza Johnson: The Food and Farm lab students took a trip to Headwater Food Hub and Lagoner Farm last week. At the Hub, they learned about how they source and distribute local organic food to families, restaurants, and schools in the Rochester area. They also learned about...
From Seth O’Bryan and Jocie Kopfman, Rights & Responsibilities class teachers: Jackie Campbell, director of The Children’s Agenda alliance and ROC the Future, spoke to the Rights and Responsibilities class on Monday, November 16th. Learning more from local leaders about efforts to improve Rochester and address areas of concern helps...
From 5th and 6th Grade Science teacher, Anneke Nordmark: In the first weeks of school, 6th graders made observations of Allens Creek where it borders Harley’s campus. After a heavy rain storm, we went back outside and observed some differences in the location of sediment along the banks. We discussed...
From Seth O’Bryan, Living Building class instructor: This Monday, November 16th, Abby McHugh-Grifa and Sue Hughes-Smith of the Rochester People’s Climate Coalition (RPCC) spoke to the Living Building class about climate change and the ways in which they can be activists in addressing it locally. Abby and Sue shared...
From Carli Rivers, 7th and 8th Grade Science teacher: As part of the chemistry (Bernoulli’s Principle), physics (lift, drag, weight), and engineering portions of the eighth grade science course, we partnered with the Design and Innovation Lab to learn all about kites. In the first phase of the project, students...
