Climate Change and Environmental Stewardship

As one of the defining issues of our time, we want our students to learn creative, out-of-the-box ways to develop solutions related to the environment, global issues, and the climate for future generations.

2024

  • Upper School Biology Welcomes Visitors

    Upper School’s Biology, Impact, and the Zoo class was visited by special guests this week! 
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  • Hockaday at RMBL

    Hockaday students and faculty traveled to the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Crested Butte for a week-long immersion program this summer.
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  • Hockaday Hives

    Last summer, Director of Innovation and Collaboration Laura Day worked with Hockaday’s Science Department to bring a beehive and bee hotels to campus.
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  • Restoring Native Prairies

    Upper School’s Conservation Biology class hopes to make an environmental impact by restoring native plants on the 2,500 square foot prairie lies behind the softball field. 
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  • Students Address Fast Fashion

    Hockaday’s Upper School held a Dress Swap last week in preparation for upcoming dances and mixers! Around 90 dresses were donated by students, and their peers could come and “shop” for a free new dress.
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  • Shark Tank Winners

    This week, the Biology, Impact, and the Zoo class, a Social Impact class taught by Brandi Finazzo and Laura Day, held the sixth annual BIZ Shark Tank Pitch Contest.
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  • Seventh Grade Learns About Soil

    Seventh Grade took a social impact field trip with St. Mark's this week.
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  • Penguin Nesting Sites

    Representatives from the Dallas Zoo came to campus last week to check out our First and Fourth Graders’ penguin presentations!
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Within the private school community, The Hockaday School is an independent college-preparatory day school for girls from grades PK–12 located in Dallas, Texas. Students realize their limitless potential through challenging academic curricula, arts, athletics, and extracurricular programs so that they are inspired to lead lives of purpose and impact.