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First Day of Classes at Hartford College
This week, on Tuesday 31 January, we celebrated our historic first day of classes at Hartford College. The students arrived with their parents to meet the teachers and see their classroom. Parents enjoyed a morning tea and meeting up with other parents and staff. The students were taken on a school tour and then commenced…
Read MoreTry Hartford Days 2023
Hartford College will be running Try Hartford Days each school holidays in 2023. Term 1 – Wednesday 12 April & Thursday 20 April Term 2 – Wednesday 21 June & Thursday 29 June Term 3 – Thursday 28 September & Thursday 5 October Time – 9am to 2:30pm The day invites parents to drop off their…
Read MoreParent Information Evenings 2023
Come and learn more about Hartford College. With a strong mentoring program, and a focus on the Liberal Arts in the Western Tradition, Hartford College is the first of its kind in Australia. The information evening will provide parents an opportunity to see the classrooms, meet the teachers and learn more about our unique…
Read MoreProfessor John Haldane on Character Education
Professor John Haldane, regarded as one of the World’s top 50 most influential philosophers, recently spoke at ACU on ‘Flourishing as an aim of education’. He stated that virtue education and character formation had the potential to transform individual students and societies. Professor Haldane said there was enormous interest in character education around the globe,…
Read MoreChess Develops Character
Hartford College is delighted to announce the establishment of its Chess Club, led by Dr Emma Wood. Chess, with its long and rich history, is one of the world’s most played games. The game inspires critical thinking, strategic thought, develops memory, cultivates patience and enhances problem-solving skills – not bad for a board game. Players…
Read MoreWelcome Our New Teacher – Jennifer Hoare
Hartford College is pleased to welcome its newest teacher, Mrs Jennifer Hoare. Jennifer is a dedicated and passionate teacher with a thirty-four-year career teaching boys in Sydney’s Catholic Independent Schools. Among the schools she has worked in are St Aloysius’ College Junior School (1990 – 2001), St Ignatius’ College Riverview (2002-2010), and Waverley College Junior…
Read MoreWelcome Our New Teacher – Emma Wood
We are delighted to announce the appointment of our new philosophy teacher, Dr Emma Wood. As part of Hartford’s integrated approach, students study philosophy from years 5 to 12. Emma received her PhD in philosophy from Victoria University of Wellington in 2015. Her PhD thesis was a defence of moral realism against the most recent moral…
Read MoreWhy Study Philosophy At School
Why study Philosophy at school? Philosophy teaches students to think logically and rationally. It helps one to develop a sound argument. Students access a tsunami of information online, sometimes truthful and factual, but other times downright misleading. Students need skills to analyse and discern facts from fiction, right from wrong, truth from lies. Many of life’s major…
Read MoreHow to Build Good Character
Developing virtue in our students is a key objective at Hartford College. Professor Larry Arnn, of Hillsdale College, Michigan, USA, speaks on how Aristotle taught that excellence in education, combined with the development of good habits, produced virtue. Given so much discussion now about declining learning standards amongst boys, we think Aristotle probably had it…
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