Lower School Faculty

List of 8 news stories.

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  Hackley Perspectives: What We Learn by Traveling Around the World

  In this month’s blog post on Hackley Perspectives, Director of Academic Affairs Basil Kolani writes about Hackley’s Global Education program and reflects on his recent Round Square trip to Africa. "That we are able to provide opportunities to learn alongside others around the world is a truly special part of a Hackley education," Mr. Kolani notes. Read the post here.
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  Hackley Performing Arts Faculty to Conduct All-County Groups

  Congratulations to Hackley String Orchestra Director Dr. Lauren Rigby and Jazz Bands Director Dr. Rafi Malkiel on being selected by the Westchester County School Music Association board to conduct All-County groups this year!
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  Hackley Announces New Director of Advancement

  John Gannon P ’21 has been named Hackley’s next Director of Advancement.
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  A Legacy of Learning: Faculty Mentorship on the Hilltop

  Ask any member of the Hackley community, and they are likely to tell you that people are what make Hackley, well, Hackley. Throughout its storied 123-year history, the students, alumni, families, staff, administrators, coaches, and faculty have made this institution what it is today. It is those same people who continue to champion Hackley’s legacy. 
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  From Paper News to the Ultra-Small Screen

  A lot can change in a decade, and we see that in the educational, experiential and physical growth right here on our campus. In the Communications Office at Hackley, how we share stories with and about our community has also changed.
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  Hackley Welcomes New Members, Roles to the Community

  On July 1, 2023, Hackley officially welcomed the School’s 13th Head of School Charles Franklin to the Hilltop. Additionally, former Assistant Head of School for Community and Inclusivity Cyndy Jean assumed the role of Associate Head of School, and former Middle School history teacher and dean Damon Hall stepped into the position of Assistant Director of the Middle School.
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  Ars Vivendi: A Personal Reflection on Italy

  In March 2023, a group of Upper School students and chaperones visited Rome, Florence, Venice and Milan in Italy. In this Hackley Reflections piece, Dr. Richard Robinson, Upper School English teacher and one of the trip’s chaperones, reflects on his experience traveling throughout Italy.
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  Hackley Perspectives: Doubt, Certainty and Confidence

  In this month’s blog post on Hackley Perspectives, adapted from his Chapel Talk to the Class of 2023, Director of the Upper School Andy King encourages students to find the balance between doubt and certainty by living “a life marked by confidence with perhaps a new way of thinking about confidence. The pursuit of confidence is not the eradication of doubt nor the attainment of certainty. A confident person is someone who understands their doubts and manages them enough to move from doubting to doing and from questioning to acting.” Read the post here.