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Common Ground: Unearthing the terraced gardens
Back in 2013, our first blog post dedicated to Common Ground (meaning a teacher and class integrating Commons resources or programs into their existing curriculum) featured Mr. Singaravelu working with...
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Rochester Youth Climate Leaders kick off 2017-18 plans
Started in December of 2015, the Rochester Youth Climate Leaders has continued to be a strong, but small group of students from Rochester area schools (Harley, School of the Arts, Genesee Community...
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In order to spark interest in Tuesday’s Commons Series event, here are some details about the upcoming panel discussion. Panelists Nate August ‘11, Davy Brooks ‘18, and Meg (Malone) Sternowski ‘06 will...
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Common Plate — Second Edition
Guest bloggers: Seth O’Bryan, Commons Director, and Lisa Barker, Food and Farm Coordinator Recently, students from The Harley School and World of Inquiry School gathered on a Saturday to participate...
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Commons Series #2 – Optimistic Innovators
It may seem like a stretch to talk about optimism in the face of growing climate change and environmental decline, but that is exactly what an eager audience was shown at the second Commons Series...
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Food and Farm Pickle Tasting Table
One fine lunch time in the Lower School (Wednesday, October 25th to be exact), members of the Food and Farm 101 class set up a table for sampling two varieties of pickles which they made in class. One...
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NY Climate Solutions Summit
The Harley School was proud to be the host location for the first NY Climate Solutions Summit all day on Saturday, October 28th. Harley partnered with Rochester’s People Climate Coalition, Mothers Out...
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Harley Compost Project
Guest blogger: Lisa Barker, Food and Farm Coordinator The Harley Garden Club is taking on a new project: The Harley Compost Project. Our goal is to be able to build usable compost for the Harley...
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Microfarm Design Feedback Session
On Thursday, November 2, senior Davy Brooks shared their ongoing work to redesign the Harley Micro-Farm as part of an independent study with Lisa Barker, Food and Farm Coordinator. On the heels of...
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Rights and Responsibilities — field study
Community Engagement Outing: July ‘64 Tour — by Jocie Kopfman and Lars Kuelling On a rainy Friday, November 3rd, the Trimester I Rights & Responsibilities class (required for all 9th graders) took...
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