Along with wrestling, Harker has other great sports camps for boys and girls, including water polo, swimming, football, basketball, TRX training and our always popular soccer camp–see the photos for a view of last year’s camps! To register for summer camps, click here.
After a successful first year, Harker’s summer wrestling camp will have students in grades 4-12 taking to the mat once again to brush up on both beginning and advanced techniques. Among this year’s special guests is Anthony Robles, who won the 2010-11 NCAA championship in the 125-pound weight class despite being born with just one leg. He will be visiting the camp during its final two days.
The wrestling camp caters to a wide range of skill levels. Students will work on takedowns, reversals and other important skills. Students also will train on the TRX system, and work on managing weight, setting goals and being mentally prepared. In addition, students will have the opportunity to learn from college coaches and wrestlers who will visit the camp.
“One of the new things about camp this year is we have more coaches to help,” said camp director Karriem Stinson. “I went out and got some of the best coaches in [the Central Coast Section]. Two of them have been CCS honor coaches of the year and one has been named Mercury News coach of the year.”
Stinson is Harker’s middle school assistant athletic director and the middle and upper school wrestling coach. During his time at Harker, he has coached three members of the California national wrestling team and many other wrestlers who have gone on to placements in CCS.
Stinson will be joined by Shawn Henebry, a three-time CCS winner and former captain of the wrestling team at California State University, Fullerton, where he later was assistant coach. Henebry finished in first place in the 85kg category at the 2012 Veterans U.S. National Championships and his coaching successes include a CCS champion and several state qualifiers.
The camp will take place July 28-Aug. 1 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. For more information on all the sports camps, please visit the Harker summer website.
This article originally appeared in the spring 2014 Harker Quarterly.
The late winter sports season is coming to an end. Congratulations to all the boys soccer and girls basketball for a great season!
We had two league champions this season (grade 5 girls basketball and grade 5 boys soccer) and a tournament champion (grade 5 girls basketball). Read on for details!
Junior Varsity B girls basketball, coached by Coli Simmons and Jon Cvitanich, finished 9-1 overall, 7-1 in league, co-champs of the WBAL and champions of the WBAL tournament! Team awards went to Courtni Thompson (MVP), Maria Vazhaeparambil (Eagle), and Anna Vazhaeparambil (Coaches), all grade 5.
Junior Varsity C girls basketball, coached by Michelle Hopkins, finished 2-3, fifth place in the WBAL. Team awards went to Brooklyn Cicero (MVP), Ashley Barth (Eagle) and Anishka Raina and Angela Jia (Coaches), all grade 4.
Intramural girls basketball is coached by Vanessa Rios, Miles Brown and Laura Wolfe. Team awards went to Advika Phadnis and Aditi Vinod (MVPs), Anvitha Tummala and Vidya Jeyendran (Eagle), and Arusha Patil and Suman Mohanty (Coaches), all grade 5.
Junior Varsity B boys soccer, coached by Jared Ramsey and Walid Fahmy, is currently 4-1, and should finish as co-champs of the WBAL! Team awards went to Ryan Tobin (MVP), Arjun Virmani (Eagle) and Srinath Somasundaram (Coaches), all grade 5.
Intramural boys soccer is coached by Jim McGovern and Scott Rudolph. Team awards went to Sasvath Ramachandran (Eagle), Dhruv Saoji and Aaditya Gulati (Coaches), all grade 4.
Harker linksmen have had a stellar week! Coach Ie-Chen Cheng provided this report:
In another heated battle of the unbeatens, Harker edged Sacred Heart Prep 191-194 to take sole possession of first place in the WBAL golf race. Both Shrish Dwivedi, grade 11, and sophomore Dakota McNealy, grade 10, shot two over par 37 to take a three stroke lead after completion of the first group. Sandip Nirmel and Ryan Vaughan, both grade 9, continue their strong season with 39 and 42 respectively, losing to their opponents by five, resulting in a two shot deficit with one group still on the course. Avi Khemani, grade 9, nearly missed a 25 foot birdie putt on the ninth hole, knocking it dead center, but with slightly too much speed, resulting in a lip out. With Harker’s best score of the day at one over par 36, the frosh sensation beat his opponent by five strokes to win a very exciting match for Harker. The win marks the best start in Harker golf history, and the first time any team has beaten both Menlo and SHP in the same season. The Eagles are atop the WBAL with a 7-0 record. The two teams meet again on Tuesday at San Jose Country Club.
Coach’s Corner: This match was won on the greens and a tribute to those practices where we putt until our backs ached. Our golfers made key putts while our opponents struggled within 5 feet. That was the difference maker. We are slowly learning to play smarter by understanding the risk reward of each shot. Dakota improved his play from yesterday by three strokes. His course management was evidenced by using an iron off the tee on the par 5 7th hole, knowing that going for the green in two is not feasible. So, he played it smart and made a tap in par. What differentiates this team from the previous years is our focus around the greens. With great wedge play, we put ourselves in positions to score even on an off day of ball striking.
Considering SHP was coming off its first tournament title at the Meadow Club where they shot a ridiculous 8 over as a team on a 18 hole course, and they were Norcal Finalists last year, this was a shocking defeat for them. Again, we played like savvy veterans with great poise and composure. Like the Menlo match, we’ve had different players come up big for us. Yesterday it was Avi and Dakota. The win displays our depth even with an off day from Shrish. (Well, an off day for Shrish is in reality just one bad shot mixed in with an unlucky lie). Please congratulate the boys on a remarkable week. But we’re not done yet. We’ve set our sights on bigger and better prizes.
Eagles golfers are off to an amazing start after a clash of the titans with undefeated Menlo, and Harker’s track and field squad sees more records broken. This is the week in sports:
Golf
The boys defeated Pinewood and King’s Academy, extending their unbeaten streak to start the season to 5-0, then faced off against undefeated Menlo and pulled out a 192-212 victory at Palo Alto Hills Country Club. Junior Shrish Dwivedi finished with an even par 35, earning his sixth consecutive medalist honors. Freshman Ryan Vaughan finished with a 37, including a near miss of a hole-in-one on the second hole. Freshmen Sandip Nirmel and Avi Khemani carded 39 and 41, respectively. Sophomore Dakota McNealy had an excellent day of chipping and putting to finish with a 40. The win marks the second time Harker has ever defeated Menlo, and the first since 2009. It is also Menlo’s fist loss in a league match in 16 straight appearances, dating back to 2012. Harker now stands in first place in the WBAL with a 6-0 record. Their next contest is against another undefeated team: Sacred Heart Prep.
Track and Field
Harker saw a number of records broken at the 30-team Garlic Invitational at Soquel High School. Freshman Winnie Li tied the school record in the high jump at 4’8″. Junior Julia Wang and senior Nithya Vemireddy both broke the school record in the shot put, with Wang beating the record by two feet and then Vemireddy by three to hold the record. Freshman Niki Iyer placed second in the mile run with a 5:08. The relay team of freshman Lucas Wang, sophomore Calvin Kocienda, sophomore Zeyad El-Arabaty and sophomore Mehul Khetrapal finished third in the 400m relay. Junior Sriv Irrinki posted the fastest 100m run of the year for any of Harker’s athletes with a 12.33. Ten other Eagles also had their best marks of the season.
Volleyball
The boys bounced back from a tough loss to Mountain View with a great run last week, defeating Kings Academy in 5 games last Thursday, then going 5-1 and reaching the finals at the 16-team Harbor Tournament, finally falling to Pacific Collegiate and bringing home the 2nd place trophy. The boys followed this up with two wins, including pulling out a victory over then-undefeated Lynbrook to bump their record up to 9-2.
Lacrosse
Junior Hannah Bollar, junior Allison Kiang, and senior Mary Liu scored in the girls’ loss to Burlingame.
Baseball
The boys recorded a season-high 10 hits in a loss to Pinewood, with freshman Nic Bean going 4-4 with a double, RBI and two runs at the plate and pitching 4 2/3 innings of two-run ball on the mound. Sophomore Dalton Forbes also had hits in all of his at-bats, going 2-2 with a double and a run scored. Freshman Varun Haltore drove in two runs.
Softball
The girls lost to Del Mar and Cupertino last week, despite hits from junior Brianna Liang and freshman Marti Sutton.
Swimming
The girls lost to Castilleja but defeated Notre Dame, Mercy-San Francisco, and Mercy-Burlingame in last week’s meet.
Tennis
The boys varsity team ultimately dropped a tough contest against Crystal Springs 4-3, while the JV team crushed the Gryphons 6-1.
Last week was huge for Harker sports, with the boys swimming team, girls swimming team, varsity boys tennis team, junior varsity boys tennis team, varsity boys volleyball team and boys golf team all undefeated, and the boys golf team and freshman runner Niki Iyer both setting new school records! Let’s dive in!
Swimming:
The boys and girls swim teams have had three meets apiece this year – to the tune of a combined six wins and no losses. That’s right. Zero. Nada. Zilch. After each beating Pinewood, Priory and Crystal Springs in the friendly confines of the Singh Aquatic Center, the teams can celebrate a dominant start to the year. On Wednesday, the girls will test their undefeated record, facing Notre Dame, Castilleja and Mercy.
Tennis:
Also undefeated last week were the varsity and junior varsity boys tennis teams. Varsity beat Priory, Kings and Pinewood, while the junior varsity team trumped Kings, St. Lawrence and Kehillah. Both teams face Crystal Springs today!
Volleyball:
But wait! There’s more! The varsity boys volleyball team is undefeated, too! Their streak is just at one, however, as they crushed Westmont in their season opener last week in three straight games. Senior Andrew Zhu lead the team with 14 kills and junior Shiki Dixit added 10.
Golf:
Are you sensing a theme here? The boys golf team started its season off hot as well, beating Crystal Springs twice and adding a victory against Kings Academy. But Harker’s golfers are not just winning, they are also winning in style: the Eagles shot a par 180 as a team, beating a school record set in 2012 by six strokes! In all three matches, junior Shrish Dwivedi earned medalist honors. Sophomore Dakota McNealy and freshman Avi Khemani carded one under par 35’s against Crystal as well. The Eagles are in first place in the WBAL with a 3-0 record in league.
Track and Field:
The track and field season has only just begun, but freshman Niki Iyer has already set her second school record of 2014, placing second in the 800m run with a time of 2:21:21. Freshman Winnie Li set three personal bests, breaking her previous marks in the 100m, 100m hurdles and long jump. Also setting personal bests were sophomore Calvin Kocienda and freshman Davis Dunaway, who ran great times in the 65m high hurdles. Senior Claudia Tischler took 10 seconds off her season best in the mile run. This Saturday, the team heads to Soquel High School to compete in the Garlic Classic!
Lacrosse:
The varsity girls defeated Santa Catalina last Wednesday, earning their first victory of the season. Junior Hannah Bollar scored six goals, senior Mary Liu recorded a personal high of five goals and junior Allison Kiang made three goals. Senior Mabel Luo contributed with two goals and senior defender Alicia Clark scored her first goal of the season. Already this season, the team has made dramatic strides. They play Burlingame at home tonight!
Softball:
Softball lost to Pinewood on Friday despite great defensive plays from sophomore Kavya Ramakrishnan, sophomore Tong Wu, junior Serena Wang and freshman Melinda Wisdom. Sophomore Alisa Wakita, junior Briana Liang, junior Sonali Netke, junior Vivian Isenberg, Ramakrishnan and Wu all had hits as well. The girls host Del Mar Wednesday at Blackford.
Baseball:
The team lost to Crystal Springs last week. Junior David Lin, and freshmen Nicolas Bean and Kedar Gupta all had hits. The boys host Pinewood at home on Thursday.
The boys basketball team’s historic season came to a close Wednesday night as they lost to a strong St. Patrick/St. Vincent team 60-42 in a first-round NorCal playoff game. Wei Wei Buchsteiner, grade 12, led the Eagles with 16 points, and Will Deng, grade 12, came back from a knee injury to contribute 10 points. Last Saturday, they took on, but were defeated by, multiple CCS champ Sacred Heart Prep in the league championship. Though the boys lost in their first-ever appearance in the section finals 48-37, they united the entire Harker community during a fun and spirited afternoon of exciting basketball. The boys ended with an 18-11 record and their first-ever appearance in a section final and NorCal game. Congratulations boys!
Varsity girls lacrosse lost to Menlo-Atherton and Sequoia last week to open their season. The JV squad defeated Aragon 9-1 in their debut. The varsity team defeated Santa Catalina 17-14 on Wednesday in Monterey to earn their first victory of the season. Hannah Bollar, grade 11, scored 6 goals, Mary Liu, grade 12, recorded a personal high of five goals and Allison Kiang, grade 11, made three goals. Mabel Luo, grade 12, contributed with two goals, and defender Alicia Clark, grade 12, scored her first goal of the season. The entire team has improved dramatically since the first game of the season. Come support the girls as they play Burlingame at home next Tuesday!
The Eagle track team joined 3,000 other athletes in the K-Bell meet on Saturday. Niki Iyer, grade 9, defeated a strong field in her first ever 3200m run, running a time that would have ranked her in the top 10 in the CCS last year. She was mentioned in the San Jose Mercury News’ After School column http://blogs.mercurynews.com/hssports/2014/03/11/track-and-field-top-performances-from-the-k-bell-classic/
Meanwhile, Sidhart Krishnamurthi and Allen Huang, both grade 11, broke 13 seconds for the first time in their 100m races. Mehul Khetrapal, grade 10, won his race in the 200m and 400m. Lucas Wang and Winnie Li, both grade 9, took over the team long jump lead with fine jumps on Saturday; Li was also the top Eagle runner in the 100m. The team competes Saturday in the St. Francis Invitational.
Boys golf opened league play yesterday with a 182-230 victory over Crystal Springs at Los Lagos. Shrish Dwivedi, grade 11, was the low scorer with a 32. The boys face Crystal again today at Poplar Creek.
Softball lost to Fremont Friday in their opener 14-13. Hits were from: Tong Wu, grade 10; Sarah Bean, grade 11; Briana Liang, grade 11; Nitya Mani, grade 11; Alisa Wakita, grade 10; and Marti Sutton, grade 9. The girls face Silver Creek tomorrow at the middle school campus.
Boys tennis placed third in their division at the Fresno Tournament over the weekend, winning four matches and losing one.
Baseball started the season with losses to St. Lawrence and Washington last week.
March 6, 2014
UPDATE: Huge congratulations to our boys basketball team and Coach Keller on their history making performance Tuesday night! The #6 seeded Eagles defeated #2 seed Seaside 71-61 in the CCS semifinals at Menlo. The win propels the boys into the CCS finals Saturday at Independence High at 4 p.m. vs. league rival Sacred Heart Prep. Additionally, qualifying for the finals entitles them to compete in the Northern California playoffs which start next week. This is the first Harker boys team to qualify for the section finals in any sport!
News Flash: A generous donor has stepped forward to sponsor this Saturday’s entry fee for K-12 students, faculty, and faculty spouses. Last night’s supportive crowd certainly made a huge difference for the boys so please come on out and help the boys bring home the title! GO EAGLES!! Bracket:
http://www.cifccs.org/playoffs/results/13-14/BASKETBALL%20BOYS%20D4%202014.pdf
March 5, 2014
UPDATE: Here are a couple articles on our recent activity in boys basketball!
March 3, 2014
Spring sports get started, but varsity boys basketball is extending its season!
Basketball Last week, both the boys and girls varsity basketball squads competed in CCS Tournament games. The boys advanced to the semifinals after defeating Soquel on Saturday, following their defeat of Carmel 46-40. The score Saturday was 49-42 with Nicholas Nguyen, grade 11, leading the team in assists, steals and deflections while hitting three clutch free throws in the final minute. He was supported by teammates Eric Holt, grade 11, who had a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds, and spark-plug Dylan Patel, grade 11, off the bench, who provided both defensive and offensive fire power in the final quarter. The boys will compete in the semifinals for the second time in three years Tuesday night at 5:30 p.m. against No. 2 seed Seaside High at Menlo. Please come show your support!
The girls’ season ended after they lost a close third round match-up against Mercy Burlingame, 30-27, at College of San Mateo.
Track and Field The Eagles began their track and field season on a cold, rainy day at Mitty. SeniorArjun Kumar and juniorJulia Wang opened up the season with wins in the shot put, while freshman Niki Iyer, making her high school track and field debut after a tremendous cross country season earlier this school year, won the 800m run with a time of 2:24.84.
Tennis The boys tennis team kicked off its season with a 6-1 victory over Leigh High School.
Soccer The girls’ season ended when the team lost a heartbreaker to King’s Academy in the last 30 seconds of the game. A King’s Academy goal gave Harker’s rival a 2-1 win and catapulted them into the CCS Tournament, stunning Harker. The tough loss ended one of the great seasons in Harker’s history, as the girls won the most victories ever for a Harker girls soccer team en route to a 12-3-1 overall record and a league championship.
The incredible run did not end on the field, however, as the team had one last great act left in them. The squad changed the start time of their year-end banquet to be able to travel to watch the varsity boys basketball team win in their CCS Tournament game against Carmel. The gesture was just the latest reminder of the great work Harker’s athletes do both on and off the field.
The boys soccer team lost their senior day 4-2 to ECP, with juniorJeremiah Anderson and sophomore Oisin Coveney accounting for the scoring. The boys finish the year with an 11-6-2 record. Go Eagles!
Eagle Update: The boys basketball team defeated Pinewood-Los Altos Hills 51-45 Thursday evening throwing a loop into that schools league title hopes– read the Merc article here!
Feb. 18, 2014
Huge news for the girls soccer and boys basketball teams, as one earned the first league championship in school history and the other earned a spot in the San Jose Mercury News after a dramatic upset.
Soccer:
For the first time in Harker’s history, the girls soccer team is the league champion! Two goals from freshman Joelle Anderson and one apiece from freshman Kailee Gifford and junior Gabi Gupta gave the team a 4-0 shutout victory over Summit Prep to complete the girls’ ascent to the title. Now, after their 12-2-1 season and 8-1-1 league campaign, the girls will play a one-game, winner-take-all playoff against the WBAL Foothill Division’s fourth place team, King’s Academy, for a shot at the league’s final remaining CCS playoff birth. Fans can catch the high-pressure action this Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at King’s Academy!
Thursday also will mark senior day for the boys soccer team, which plays at 4 p.m. on Davis Field. Their senior day ceremony will be held just before the game’s start.
Basketball:
More exciting news for Harker sports: For only the third time in 10 years, the boys varsity basketball team defeated rival Sacred Heart Prep 71-65 on the road. Senior Huck Vaughan started in place of injured senior Will Deng and rose to the occasion, scoring a career-high 23 points, shooting 11-16 from the field. Junior Eric Holt anchored the team with a double-double, netting 14 points and 14 rebounds.
The boys’ dramatic upset earned a full report in the San Jose Mercury News, where they were written up as exciting spoilers to Sacred Heart’s title hopes. Vaughan was commended for his “huge game,” and Harker’s coach, Butch Keller, was quoted. The team will ride this wave of momentum into a senior night showdown this Thursday against first place Pinewood.
Wrestling:
Davis Howard has become only the third freshman in Harker’s history to qualify for the CCS Tournament after he and senior Darian Edvalson competed in last week’s league championships and finished sixth in their respective weigh classes, each earning a place in the tournament. Freshman Danny Reidenbach placed fourth in the Junior Varsity Championships.
The fifth-annual Kicks Against Cancer boys and girls varsity soccer games raised more than $5,000 for children who attend Camp Okizu, a camp for cancer patients and their families.
“Camp Okizu provides peer support, respite, mentoring and recreational programs to meet the needs of all members of families affected by childhood cancer. The amount raised this year will help send five children to camp this summer,” reported Dan Molin, upper school athletic director.
The recent games were also a huge success out on the field. “Boys varsity started the double-header with a 6-0 victory over Pinewood. The girls also won by the score of 6-0 v. Summit Prep,” enthused Chris Collins, who works with Molin as an assistant.
The upper school’s Davis Field was the scene of the match off against Summit Preparatory High School and Pinewood High School. Grade 12 students Apurva Gorti and Julia Fink served as Harker’s boys and girls soccer captains, respectively.
The Kicks Against Cancer event got its start four years ago as a collaboration between the Class of 2010 and the varsity soccer coaches. Since then, the event has continued to serve as an opportunity to raise money for Camp Okizu, which runs week-long camp programs in Berry Creek.
This year’s fundraising efforts included a bake sale and T-shirt sale (the $12 T-shirts served as tickets to the games). The soccer teams also used long lunch periods leading up to the games as an opportunity to sell beanies, full-sleeve purple shirts, visors, bracelets and pens. Donations also were accepted during lunch periods.
As in previous years, faculty and staff were invited to pledge money for the number of goals the teams scored. There was even a silly half-time “butts-up” game in which students paid money to try and kick a ball at their favorite teacher’s backside. Game officials also donated their fees to the cause by officiating the games pro-bono.
In addition, the CIF/Central Coast Section website, http://www.cifccs.org/, is featuring the Kicks Against Cancer story and photo!
“The organization and leadership of the fundraiser was all student-driven,” said Molin.
To donate directly to Camp Okizu, visit www.okizu.org.
Harker’s upper school soccer teams competed last week in the annual Kicks Against Cancer games, putting up big numbers in the fundraising tally and on the scoreboard as both the boys and the girls trounced their opponents 6-0. The boys’ blowout came against Pinewood, led by 2 goals from sophomore Oisin Coveney, a penalty kick goal from senior goalie Samir Chaudhry, and scores by seniors Isaac Rothschild and Jeff Hanke, and sophomore Omar Hamade. The girls’ victory came against Summit Prep after freshman Joelle Anderson scored an amazing four goals. Junior Safia Khouja and senior Julia Fink added scores as well to extend the girls’ undefeated streak in league. The girls are now 6-0-1 in league play and 8-1-1 overall. On Tuesday, the girls go up against ECP, then play their senior day on Friday against Mercy San Francisco. The boys, meanwhile, who are 4-2 in league and 7-3-1 overall, host ECP on Wednesday and then play rival Sacred Heart on Friday.
Basketball
The varsity boys took Menlo to overtime on Friday before finally falling 72-65. After the loss, their record still stands at 5-2 in league and 10-6 overall. In the loss, junior Eric Holt had a double-double, netting 11 points and snagging 10 rebounds. Junior Nic Nguyen led the team with 15 points, with senior Will Deng close behind with 14.
The junior varsity boys, meanwhile, pulled out an amazing 44-43 victory over Menlo, with sophomore Rohan Desikan accounting for nearly half the scoring after putting up 19 points. The boys all travel to Priory on Tuesday, then return home to host Crystal Springs on Friday.
The girls played first place Castilleja last week and held tough throughout the first half before slipping in the second and finally falling 46-23. The girls will host ICA on Wednesday, and then hold their senior night on Friday against Crystal Springs.
Wrestling
On Thursday, freshman Philip Kendall won a match against an opponent from Lynbrook High.
Registration for Harker’s summer programs is now open! For students of all ages, whether they’re interested in academics, sports or just want to enjoy some fun in the sun, much excitement is in store for Harker Summer Camp students in 2014.
For those looking to gain high school credit during the summer, learn a new skill or simply enrich their summer experience, Harker’s Summer Institute offers a wide variety of classes to students in grades 6-12. Courses are offered in many disciplines, including math, computer programming, creative writing, performing arts and many more. The Summer Institute’s custom scheduling gives students the ability to create schedules suitable to their academic growth, and afternoon activity programs are available to both middle and high school students.
Harker’s signature summer sports camps will return better than ever. As always, the sports camps will emphasize positive, skill-based instruction in a wide variety of sports from Harker’s staff of experienced, caring coaches, many of whom are Harker coaches during the academic year. This year, the popular water polo camp will now be two weeks long, expanding on the fundamentals-based instruction that made it a success in previous years. The wrestling camp, now in its second year, will receive a visit by Anthony Robles, winner of the 2010-11 NCAA championship in the 125-pound weight class and author of “Unstoppable: From Underdog to Undefeated: How I Became a Champion.” Robles made waves in the wrestling world for winning the NCAA championship despite a birth defect that left him with only one leg. Watch for articles with details on each sports camp to appear over the next few weeks.
The Camp+ program will once again provide an exciting learning experience to students in kindergarten through grade 6. Camp+ has morning academics in math, language arts and electives, followed by afternoon activities that will be tailored to each student. The theme of this year’s Camp+ will be “Under the Big Top,” and will feature a wide variety of circus-themed activities, guests and special events. Students in grades 1-6 will have the option of enrolling in the Learning Opportunities in Literature (LOL) program, which features academic courses designed around a literary theme, which this year will be the work of the legendary and beloved children’s author Dr. Seuss. Afternoons are devoted to fun, with many options, including computer time, wall climbing, archery and more field sports available.
Harker’s long-running and highly successful English Language Institute has earned a worldwide reputation for providing overseas students with a proven English language education that prepares them for applications to top American and international schools and grants them valuable communication skills that will be useful in their future careers. This year, ELI is adding a new “Very Interesting Places” (VIP) tour, which will take place at the end of the program’s academic session. This tour will take students around Silicon Valley and the Bay Area to visit theme parks, museums, company campuses and more, capped off with a trip to Yosemite at the end of the week. ELI students have plenty of outside time in the afternoons, too!
For adults and children looking to improve their swimming ability, the Harker Summer Swim School offers several learning opportunities for swimmers of nearly any age, with instruction designed for ten different skill levels. The school is held at the beautiful Singh Aquatic Center and private and group lessons are available to swimmers aged 5-18, with private lessons available to adults and children aged 3-4. Students in grades 3-8 may participate in a Junior Swim Team program that emphasizes building skills for competitive swimming, working on skills such as stroke technique and endurance.
The summer office has permanently relocated to Harker’s preschool campus at 4525 Union Ave. in San Jose. The summer programs will take place on Harker’s lower, middle and upper school campuses. Harker summer 2014 is set to be a fun, exciting and enlightening experience for students. Parents are encouraged to register early as programs will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis!