Premier Programs Enrichment Classes
Students have additional opportunities to grow their talents during enrichment class electives that meet during the school day. Enrichment classes include Forensics Club, First Lego League Robotics Team, Model United Nations, Number Crunchers, Library Leaders, and the Middle School Literary Magazine.
Leadership Program
Harpeth Hall’s leadership development program sees every girl as a leader. Grounded in respect, integrity, individuality, goodness, and trust, girls hone their leadership skills through a variety of experiences, including public speaking, classroom presentations, on the athletic field, on stage, and in interactions with the greater community through service learning and internships.
Scholars Engaged in Extending Knowledge (SEEK) The SEEK program was established to provide seventh and eighth grade students a means to pursue independent study in an area of her choice. The initiative is designed to encourage a student to expand
her learning beyond the standard curriculum with the support of an in-school and/or out-of-school adult mentor. A student with the desire and passion to explore a particular topic or subject of interest will be provided with the guidance and financial support necessary to complete the study of her choice. The topic she chooses to explore may be an extension of work she has done for a specific class, study in an area untapped by the Middle School curriculum, or the pursuit of a new skill or creative endeavor. For example, a student who applies for a SEEK Scholarship in September may wish to delve more deeply into the study of a particular topic in history, literature, film, science, technology, engineering, politics, world cultures, or mathematics. She may wish to develop her talents in the area of creative writing, art, music, photography, drama, or dance. Whatever area of interest the student wishes to pursue must lead her into a new area of study and result in some form of a finished product. This could be a publication, a performance, an original composition, or a piece of art. Each SEEK Scholar presents her project to
the Middle School student body and is recognized at the All School SEEK Scholarship Assembly in the spring.
Lego League Robotics
Lego League Robotics focuses on applying coding, engineering, and teamwork to accomplish missions using the Lego Mindstorm robots. Teams also identify and solve a problem concerning the Lego League theme for the year. Previous themes have included how to be an animal ally, solving the world’s trash problems, and human exploration of space. Harpeth Hall has stood out at both the regional and state levels, earning awards each time we have competed, and demonstrating the power of girls in coding and engineering design. At the Music City Qualifier Tournament, we have received awards in core values that reflect strong teamwork, awards for our outstanding research projects, and have won the overall Champion’s Award. At the state tournament at Tennessee Tech University, teams have placed first in the Inspiration category in Core Values, an award given to a team that is empowered by their Lego League experience and displays extraordinary spirit and enthusiasm, and first place in Programming, an award that recognizes a team that demonstrates outstanding programming. 2021-22
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