Joy In Learning, The Harley School's Podcast

This year one of our oldest traditions, Candlelight, has been completely re-concepted and reconstructed because of the COVID pandemic. Join us for a peek behind-the-scenes with two of our planners, Dr. Terry Smith and Ben Burroughs, to learn more about how we allowed the tradition to continue!

Dr. Ray Dorsey directs the Center for Health + Technology. For the past decade, he has pioneered technology to care for individuals with, and measure the features of Parkinson’s disease. His research has been published in the leading neurology, medical, and economic journals and also has been featured on NPR and in The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times.

In his talk, “Antiracism: Moving America Toward Democracy,” Bruce A. Jacobs will discuss how the United States will never be a functioning democracy until we overcome white supremacy in our societal structure and within ourselves, and how the our nation’s founding legacy of white supremacy is itself the main reason why America now trails the developed world in citizen rights such as health care, e...

Data and Disruption: How One Organization Overcame the Odds to Change the Game for Criminal Justice Reform Rochester’s Amy Bach , founder of Measures for Justice , has discovered a way to track fairness in the criminal justice system—to see if people from different backgrounds and races and economic statuses are all getting the same treatment. By collecting data from all over the country, Amy and...

Diversity in Education Celebrating 25 years of Horizons at Harley, by digging into the great topic of equity in education. Our esteemed presenters will discuss diversity, equity, access and how they impact education in Rochester from elementary up through higher education.    The event is Saturday, October 26 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon and is free and open to the public.   The morning will begi...

Between is a Harley senior capstone crossover project where we discuss masculinity, femininity, and their social, economic, and political significance. In this episode we have a guest, Eleanor, to talk about the crossover of racial and gender stereotypes.

Between is a Harley senior capstone crossover project where we discuss masculinity, femininity, and their social, economic, and political significance. In this episode we have a guest, Maya, to talk about the gender and racial stereotypes in the LGBTQ+ community. 

Between is a Harley senior capstone crossover project where we discuss masculinity, femininity, and their social, economic, and political significance. In this episode, we’re discussing gender stereotypes across generations.

Between is a Harley senior capstone crossover project where we discuss masculinity, femininity, and their social, economic, and political significance. In this episode, we’re discussing gender discrimination in the workplace. 

Between is a Harley senior capstone crossover project where we discuss masculinity, femininity, and their social, economic, and political significance.

Jeff Lindstrom from Bienenstock, talks about the Winslow Natural Playground and Outdoor Learning Center.

Thomas Warfield is a dance instructor at RIT, and he has been involved in many local, national, and international creative collaborations since getting his first taste of performing at Harley in the Lower School. We spoke about saying "yes" to opportunities, as well as the pursuit of critical and creative thinking as a way of life.

Harley graduate Ryan Atkinson '11 shares how our school helped lay the groundwork for his current job at Sledgehammer Games. Where he most recently acted as a Level Designer for Call of Duty: WWII.   Ryan worked on the single player team to create, iterate, and polish combat setups across 6 levels. He worked in tandem with environment artists, animators, and the FVX and lighting team while guiding...

Join the Head of our Lower School, Dr. Terry Smith, for part two of our podcasts on play. This episode focuses on play as a vehicle for learning across all grade levels.

Joy In Learning is a podcast highlighting stories happening at The Harley School in Rochester, NY.   This episode is a preview of our October Commons Series panel discussion “Optimistic Innovators: Creating a Sustainable Future” focuses on current topics in environmental sustainability and will include how experiences at Harley impacted career paths.    The panelists: Harley School alumni Nate Aug...

Joy In Learning is a podcast highlighting the stories happening at The Harley School in Rochester, NY.   Our Head of Lower School, Terry Smith, discusses why play is an important part of learning.

Joy In Learning is a podcast highlighting the stories happening at The Harley School in Rochester, NY.   Our guest is Mark Zupan, esteemed President of Alfred University, former Board of Trustees President at Harley, and Harley parent.  Zupan will discuss his book, Inside Job: How Government Insiders Subvert the Public Interest, (Cambridge University Press) released earlier this year. The book exa...

Joy In Learning is a podcast highlighting the stories happening at The Harley School in Rochester, NY.   Graduating senior, Rachel Adler, talks about her college selection process.