Sixth Formers Reflect on Advanced Research Projects
Jay Crowther ’23 at Cell Culture Workspace at CHOP via Jay Crowther ’23 From observing…
Year-end projects complement traditional assessments
Some of Dr. Fenton’s former Latin students preparing for an animal sacrifice in 2018 –…
Upcoming IC Day aims to shake up traditional learning
Student-made cakes from IC Day 2018 – photo courtesy of Mr. Andrew Poolman On Wednesday,…
Department chairs weigh perceived STEM-humanities divide
History Department Chair Ms. Hannah Turlish – Ian Rosenzweig ’25 The Haverford School’s academic education…
Students shift to writing their own, self-reflective comments
Student in advisory read over their self-reflective comments, March 14, 2022 – Mr. Thomas Stambaugh…
SAT going digital in 2024
Joey Kauffman ’23 fills out SAT answer sheet – Austin Zhuang ’22 Each year, over…
Should Haverford have more academic competitions?
Mathletes Colin Kelly ’23 and Jingyuan Chen ’23 prepare for the AMC test in January,…
Deans stress dress code’s purpose
Students converse before class, November 2021 – Jeffrey Yang ’22 The dress code is an…
Mr. Bridge, Mr. Hart strive for concept over content in classroom assessment
Mr. Bridge in a discussion with upper school students, September 9, 2021- Communications The fundamental…
Students adjust to pandemic schedule developments
Jaiden Shuchman ’23 (left), Nathan Mirin ’23 (middle), and Robert Murray ’23 (right) talk in…
IT knows more than you think about your Google activity
Bryan Li ’22 (left) and Alexander Colucci ’22 (right) browse the internet in Severinghaus Library-…
Sixth Formers participate in Advanced Research
Adamya Aggarwal ’22 and Mitav Nayak ’22 do research at UPenn in July 2021 Over…
Teachers process the past year’s challenges
Students work on a project in art class- Jack Suter ’23 For many students and…
College acceptance rates hit all-time lows
Admissions sign at Dartmouth College – Matthew Schwartz ’21 The time between the end of…
College counseling prepares for Fourth and Fifth Formers
Though their door is no longer open and the room sits in uninhabited darkness, the…
Students re-acclimate to fourth-quarter classes, after a two-month hiatus
Mr. Nathan Bridge’s fourth-quarter PreCalculus* course – Owen Yu ’23 The final quarter has arrived,…
SAT II decision changes college admissions game
photo and design by Jeffrey Yang ’22 The pandemic has sped the progress of devaluing…
Teachers’ curricular plans meet reality
Mr. Stroud leads a middle school music class outside, March 11, 2021. – Tyler Zimmer…
Next year’s schedule may allow for more flexibility
Hard copy of the course catalog for the 2021-2022 school year – Matthew Schwartz ’21…
Mathletes put to real-world testing
Fifth Formers Elijah Lee ’22 and Adamya Aggarwal discuss possible solutions during the Mathworks Math…
Students debate the quarter-system content gap
A tight turnaround between the end of Q2 classes on January 22, and the start…
U.S. History* students adjust to tightened term-paper schedule
Bernie Rogers ’21 looks over the term paper he wrote for U.S. History* last year…
Virtual and in-person learning require different mindsets, students say
A Spanish class in Virtue Village, January 15, 2021 – Mitav Nayak ’22 Throughout the…
Teachers plan transition to second quarter
The second quarter begins on November 9, 2020 – Index Staff Over the past five…
Teachers manage varied learning experiences
Sixth Formers Mac Zeller, Franklin Dai, Taejon Williams, and Sen Zelov experience class in different…
Administration charts school’s antiracist future
Many faculty members read and discussed Ibram X. Kendi’s How to be an Antiracist this…
Standardized testing plans gain clarity
A student studies for his SAT subject tests in Severinghaus Library – photo by Index…
Teachers tackle new settings, new schedule
Mr. Matt Ator teaching, September 25, 2020 -photo by Jeffrey Yang ’22 When students grew…
Third Formers transition to upper school amid strange year
The class of 2024 faces the challenge of adjusting to the upper school in an…
Modified schedule to affect classroom atmosphere
The new schedule features three rotating long blocks during an intensive eight-week quarter – courtesy…
Opinions vary on school in session
A socially distant classroom – Mr. Thomas Stambaugh With a pandemic attacking the globe, Haverford…
Extracurriculars prepare for extraordinary year
The Index staff meets virtually on August 30, 2020 This September, the school year begins…
Students struggling with changing standardized test dates, requirements
A student studies for his SAT subject tests in Severinghaus Library – Index Staff Because…
The present and future of virtual schooling
A screenshot of an English IV: Page & Stage Canvas Conference on April 1, 2020…
Teachers rethink grading with Virtual Haverford
Mr. Andrén in a Zoom meeting discussing Virtual Haverford and exams As the school year…
Final projects to replace exams
Ms. Kenna talks about final projects and her senior class – screenshot by Austin Zhuang…
Students, teachers see promise in pre-recorded lectures
A student’s view of Ms. Turlish’s asynchronous lectures alongside a notes outline she provides –…
Virtual History behind the Headlines a success
The most recent invitation to History Behind the Headlines – courtesy of the library staff…
Senioritis amidst quarantine
Tyler Rippie and his peers walking with a younger student on the first day of…
Mr. Ator’s advanced online teaching
Mr. Matt Ator – photo by Mr. Thomas Stambaugh As Haverford shifts to virtual classrooms,…
The distracting reality of online learning
As students and teachers settle into learning from the comfort of their homes, they must…
Final exams’ uncertain future
Virtual Haverford brings many challenges. Teachers and students alike struggle to find the rhythm of…
Math students push beyond curricular limits
Gary Gao ’21 and Daniel Hou ’22 at November’s Math League Olympiad – photo courtesy…
Students content with community spaces
Looking for a place to work in Wilson Hall is easy; finding a quiet space…
Dr. Nagl to teach Modern Middle East next year
Dr. Nagl speaking at the Thanksgiving Assembly, 2019 – photo courtesy of Communications Days in…
“Senioritis” diagnosis irritates strong Sixth Form
Sixth Former Aly Ba continues to work hard while awaiting college admissions decisions. – Chris…
Staff defends library hours
The doors to Severinghaus Library – photo by Sebastian Bilash ’20 Once students are dismissed…
Library hours should extend, students say
A keycard meets a closed library – Agustin Aliaga ’21 Just an hour after teachers…
Closing the gap between honors and standard classes
design by Ryan LaRocca ’20 You’ve almost made it: one more month of chaos. Just…
Web exclusive: an interview with AreteLabs founder Mr. Timothy Kelley
AreteLabs’ founder Tim Kelley spoke to the upper school on November 18, 2019 – photo…