Harkness Changes Lives

Over the decades, Exeter has shared the excitement and power of the Harkness classroom with teachers and schools around the country. But it's safe to say that Exeter remains uniquely committed to this extraordinary approach: Everything we do—our classes, our activities, our way of relating to each other—is influenced by the respect, enthusiasm, and challenge involved in learning together around a table.

 

 

Here are more stories about how Harkness is changing lives: 

Harkness Tables Move to Public Schools

The Exeter Bulletin

Fall 2012

October 17, 2012 A Harkness table is moved from Phillips Hall to a classroom in Raymond, NH.
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Technology and Harkness: An Experiment

The Exeter Bulletin

Spring 2012

April 10, 2012 Using iPads as teaching tools
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The Relationship School

March 22, 2012 See how an elementary school serving minority students in Crown Heights, Brooklyn is integrating Harkness into the classroom

The New York Times

80 Harkness Moments

The Exeter Bulletin

Winter 2012

January 17, 2012 Exeter's community reflects on 80 years of collaborative learning
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Wick Sloane '71

The Exeter Bulletin

Summer 2011

August 9, 2011 Tireless Champion for Community Colleges
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Alex Manfull '09

The Exeter Bulletin

Spring 2011

June 15, 2011 More...

Dr. Connie Trimble '80

The Exeter Bulletin

Winter 2008

January 15, 2008 Practicing Medicine, Inside and Out
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Paul V. Profeta '62

The Exeter Bulletin

Summer 2009

July 15, 2009 Rebuilding Newark, One Street at a Time
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