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?”
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
This Hispanic Heritage Month, Upper School’s Spanish in the Community, a Social Impact seminar class, interviewed five key members of the Hockaday community.
Upper School Statistics, a Social Impact-designated class, visited an animal shelter this week in preparation for their data project with Dallas Animal Services.
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.
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.
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.
Biology, Impact, and the Zoo students met interesting animals in a comparative morphology lab where they recorded similarities and differences among species.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.