Discussion-Based Education
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February 16, 2021
By James ’23 “Discussion-based education” sounds like one of the more obvious tropes you’d hear at a high school admissions...
Community Council
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February 16, 2021
By Carolina ’21 The purpose of Community Council is to set up events for students at the upper school to get involved in. Upper...
Life-Saving HW Resources
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February 16, 2021
By Nyla ’24 Often times, on your tour or when speaking to a Harvard-Westlake student, you’ll hear things like “I love...
Cross Country at HW
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February 9, 2021
By Natasha ’23 When I went on a shadow day at Harvard-Westlake, so many people told me that doing sports would be the sure way to...
HW Venture
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February 8, 2021
By Andrew ’21 An exceptional and unique organization at Harvard-Westlake is HW Venture. Venture offers top notch opportunities for...
The Learning Center at the Upper School
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February 8, 2021
By Carolina ’21 During the spring of 2019, our learning specialist, Grace Brown, worked to create the Upper School’s first Learning...
I Love The Library!
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February 8, 2021
By Mia ’21 I love the library. And I’m proud of it! Let me set the scene for you. You’re at the upper school. After climbing...
Middle School Athletic Clinics during COVID-19
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February 3, 2021
By Wynne ‘26 One of the best things about being a Harvard-Westlake student is being able to participate in a lot...
A Day of Online School at the Middle School
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February 1, 2021
By Jordan ’24 Harvard-Westlake follows a six-day cycle on the middle school campus, and students have nine periods every day. I know...
My Favorite Ways to Manage My Schoolwork
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February 1, 2021
By Annie ’23 School, at least for me, is so important but, at the same time, can be so easily disorganized, and it has not gotten any...
