Innovation and Collaboration News
2024
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Grace Embrey '17 Visits Investment Club
Grace Embrey ’17, an Associate at Goldman Sachs, visited the Investment Club and the AP Economics class yesterday!Read More -
Student Podcast Discusses High School Experience
After a lesson in Health class this fall, Class of 2028 student Anya B. created her own podcast, “Into Uncharted Waters,” which she records in Hockaday’s studio.Read More -
Coding Collaboration
Read MoreFirst Graders headed to Upper School yesterday to assist with and AP Computer Science project! The Computer Science students are writing an animal guessing game using Java programming language. -
Capital One Coding Club
Middle School’s Capital One Coding Club worked with Capital One mentors today to build a website homepage!Read More -
Susan Keene '85 Visits Financial Literacy Class
Read MoreUpper School’s Financial Literacy class heard from Susan Keene ’85 last month about mortgages, rent payments, loan applications, and more! Susan works as a senior loan officer at Cornerstone Home Lending. -
Teacher Named EconHero of the Month
Congratulations to Upper School teacher Kristen Blevins, who was named the December 2024 EconHero by Econiful!Read More -
Nutrition at Hockaday
As part of Third Grade's Science and Social Impact course, girls visited Hockaday's dining team to gather evidence to support or deny this statement: SAGE Dining provides food that helps Hockaday students choose the healthy, nutritious foods they need to be well.Read More -
The Scientific Process in Social Impact Chemistry
Upper School's Social Impact Chemistry classes worked on modeling the scientific process this week.Read More -
Financial Literacy in Upper School
Upper School’s Empowering Women Through Financial Literacy class welcomed Hockaday CFO Katie Leto last week!Read More -
Lower School Dream Lab Comes to Life
As part of Hockaday’s ongoing Innovation & Collaboration efforts, Lower School students have enjoyed visiting the Dream Lab, a repurposed area of the library.Read More -
Math + Impact
Lower School students held a post-Halloween candy drive and donated extra candyRead More -
Students Place Third in Coding Competition
Two Upper School students were honored at the competition.Read More -
Inaugural Research Fellows Named
As part of our ongoing efforts focused on Innovation and Collaboration and our continuing partnership with Southern Methodist University, we are excited to introduce the Hockaday Research Fellows Program.Read More -
Middle School Financial Literacy
Upper School students in the Financial Literacy & Economic Concepts class recently met with Middle School students who are preparing for the Middle School Bazaar to talk about how to find a unique value proposition, how to figure out a price point, and how to break even or make a profit.Read More -
Creating Dye From Discards
Lower School art students worked with SAGE, Hockaday’s food provider, to salvage vegetable skins and peels for art projects.Read More -
First Graders Learn About Wildlife Rehabilitation
First Graders welcomed Paula Hagan from Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center this week, who talked about the work Rogers does with birds in need.Read More -
Third Grade Giving Garden
Third Graders in the Science and Social Impact class planted two types of kale, broccoli, and garlic last week in the Lower School garden.Read More -
The Science of Metals
Social Impact Chemistry has been busy in the lab this week experimenting to determine various metals’ specific heat capacities.Read More -
Student-Led Deliberation
Upper School students engaged in a deliberation yesterday with their advisories on the question, “How should the Hockaday Upper School regulate the use of cell phones by students during the school day?”Read More -
Bees in Our Ecosystem
Hockaday’s beekeeper, Teagen Breedlove, recently visited Upper School Biology classes to explain the dynamics of hives, the roles of different species of bees in ecosystems, and the various pressures put on bees.Read More -
Middle School Problem Solving
Middle School Student Council is working together to solve an issue at school – how to help students leave the dining hall less messy after lunch!Read More -
Jobs of the Future
Upper School students along with Eugene McDermott Head of School Dr. Laura Leathers and Upper School faculty members Karen Sanchez and Candace Townsley headed to Pegasus Park to meet OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar.Read More -
Create, Collaborate, Innovate
If you ask a Fourth Grader what her favorite class is, you’ll often hear “CCI!”Read More -
Upper School Biology Welcomes Visitors
Upper School’s Biology, Impact, and the Zoo class was visited by special guests this week!Read More -
Modeling Civil Discourse
Upper School students modeled their civil discourse training at an assembly in October.Read More -
Third Grade Welcomes Health Coach and Chef
Third Grade was thrilled to have Jess Wilson, Integrative Health Coach and Whole Food Plant-Based/Vegan Personal Chef, speak with the science and social impact class today!Read More -
Alumnae Headline Daisy 2 Daisy Panel
Cathleen Crews ’00, Abby Hoak-Morton ’05, Fallyn Gray Jones ’00, and Merritt Denton Russ ’01 joined the Daisy 2 Daisy panel for Upper School students this week.Read More -
DISD Trustee Visits Government Class
Dallas ISD District 2 Trustee Sarah Weinberg visited Upper School government, a Social Impact class, to engage students in a discussion about the vital role of school board governance, the interplay between local, state, and federal government in shaping education policy, and practical ways for students to get involved in addressing educational issues within the Dallas community.Read More -
Microgreens for Good
Eighth Grade students have been growing microgreens in science class as part of their investigation of Earth’s biosphere and ecosystems.Read More -
Forensics Class Welcomes Federal Agents
Hockaday Forensics students had an incredible visit from the FBI Evidence Response Team (ERT) and a retired Federal Prosecutor!Read More -
Faculty Head to DIGS
Lower School Science teachers Lara Guerra and Amy Banks spent a great day at DIGS, the Dallas Inner-City Growers Summit.Read More -
Spanish in the Community
This Hispanic Heritage Month, Upper School’s Spanish in the Community, a Social Impact seminar class, interviewed five key members of the Hockaday community.Read More -
Doggie Data
Upper School Statistics, a Social Impact-designated class, visited an animal shelter this week in preparation for their data project with Dallas Animal Services.Read More -
Design Thinking Prototypes
Upper School’s Biology, Impact, and the Zoo class worked on prototypes this week to solve a problem.Read More -
Hockaday Welcomes Female Data Scientist
Hockaday recently welcomed Winslow Huth, Data Scientist at AT&T, to campus to speak to students about emerging technologies and her experience in data science.Read More -
Restoring Native Prairies
Read MoreUpper 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. -
Spreading STEM
When Ruhi M. (Class of 2027) and Marilyn P. (Class of 2027) participated in Middle School Robotics, they worked on a Social Impact project at Marcus Recreation Center.Read More -
Biology, Impact, and the Zoo
Biology, Impact, and the Zoo students met interesting animals in a comparative morphology lab where they recorded similarities and differences among species.Read More -
Annual Poster Symposium
The annual Student Research Program Poster Symposium was held yesterday in Ownby Lobby.Read More -
The Engineering Process in Kindergarten
Kindergarten and Primer girls have been practicing the steps of the Engineering Design Process (Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Improve) as they work to engineer a solution for Penny, a dog in need of shade.Read More -
Hockaday Hosts Area School Civil Discourse Training
In partnership with Close Up, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, civic education organization that informs, inspires, and empowers young people to become active citizens, Hockaday hosted more than 90 students at the ISAS and Close Up Student Facilitation Training on Friday, September 20.Read More -
Intro to Python Collaborates with Third Grade
Upper School students in Intro to Python are putting their coding skills to use!Read More -
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.Read More -
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.Read More -
Lower School Garden
Fourth Grade students planted marigolds in the Lower School Garden in preparation for Dia de los Muertos.Read More -
Upper School Novel Connections
Upper School students in Dr. Cothren’s English class have been reading the novel Our Missing Hearts, a book in which gardens play a large role.Read More -
SMU Partnership
Last year, Hockaday developed a new partnership with the Data Science Department at Southern Methodist University (SMU).Read More -
UPenn Social Innovators On Campus
Continuing Hockaday’s partnership with the University of Pennsylvania’s Social Innovators Academy, students met with Reilly Brooks to talk through social entrepreneurship and how they can make their ideas come to life.Read More -
Middle School Critical Thinking
After reading the book “Building Thinking Classrooms” last year, Middle School teacher Jenni Stout changed her approach to teaching math to better engage the girls in her classes.Read More -
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.Read More -
Learning Math Through Games
Upper School students visited Marsh Middle School recently to work with students.Read More -
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.Read More -
Seventh Grade Learns About Soil
Seventh Grade took a social impact field trip with St. Mark's this week.Read More -
Penguin Nesting Sites
Representatives from the Dallas Zoo came to campus last week to check out our First and Fourth Graders’ penguin presentations!Read More -
Student Wins App Challenge
Congratulations to Anika Gopal (Class of 2026), who was named the winner of the 2023 Congressional App Challenge in Texas’s 24th District!Read More -
Breaking the Glass Ceiling
Seniors in Breaking the Glass Ceiling, a Social Impact designated class, headed to Hari Mari headquarters to hear from founder Jeremy Stewart about the ups and downs of entrepreneurship.Read More
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The Hockaday School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law in the administration of its educational, admissions, financial aid, athletic, and other policies and programs.