Upper School – Page 4 – Harvard-Westlake Student Ambassadors

Tutorials at Harvard-Westlake

Written by: hwadmission • March 16, 2021

By Alon ’21 At Harvard-Westlake, there is a tutorial system which transcends the typical confines of classes like electives or...

Written by: hwadmission • March 3, 2021

By Greg ’22 As a sophomore at Harvard-Westlake, one of my favorite classes was photography. When looking through the lens of a...

Written by: hwadmission • 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...

Written by: hwadmission • 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...

Written by: hwadmission • 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...

Written by: hwadmission • 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...

Written by: hwadmission • 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...

Written by: hwadmission • January 6, 2021

By Alice ’21 When everyone enters high school, “the college application” is like a looming presence in our daily lives....

Written by: hwadmission • December 7, 2020

By Andrew ’22 Do machines think, and is self-awareness necessary for thought? Why do we feel the need to be polite when talking to...

Written by: hwadmission • December 2, 2020

By Margaret ’23 Coming from a public school, my experience at Harvard-Westlake (HW), an independent school, has been a big change....