Why HW?
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March 5, 2021
Hi Reader! We are the 2020-2021 Harvard-Westlake 9th Grade and 12th Grade Student Ambassador Co-Chairs! In this blog, we will share...
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...
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...
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...
Navigating the New Block Schedule at the Upper School
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January 25, 2021
By Crystal ’21 I’m one of those people who can’t remember people’s names for the life of me. This specific tendency translates...
A Day in the Life of an HW Senior
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January 19, 2021
By Tatiana ’21 One of the best parts of our Student Ambassador program is giving prospective students the opportunity to shadow...
Entering 10th Grade and My Public to Private Transition
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January 19, 2021
By Crystal ’21 Before stepping foot on Harvard-Westlake’s campus sophomore year, I had only ever known public school. Seeing the...
