Posts Tagged ‘music’
Friday’s KPF, an Informative Evening on Social Media and Devices
It was wonderful to welcome parents to Hartford’s second Key Parent Function (KPF) on Friday, 3 November, to explore the topic, “The Harms of Social Media and Devices”, presented by Michael Mendieta. Michael delved into the development of the teen brain and shed light on the engineered technology underpinning social media, devices, and video games.…
Read MoreFather and Son Adventure Camp
The Father and Son Camp, which ran from the 8th to the 9th of September, was a unique opportunity for fathers and sons to spend some time away, immersed in the beauty of the Hawkesbury Valley on the banks of the Grose River. The formalities started with dinner followed by an empowering fathers’ talk by…
Read MoreHoly Week
Term 1 at Hartford College ended with the boys performing a dramatised reenactment of the events of Jesus’ passion to the Hartford Community. Under the guidance of our Year 5/6 teacher, Mrs Jenny Hoare, the boys practised and memorised their lines over several weeks and gave a first-class performance. The students experienced the holy events…
Read MoreMusic as a Liberating Art
At Hartford College, we recognise music is an essential liberal art. Teaching in the liberal arts tradition, music is central to character development, the recognition of beauty, the development of memory, and so much more. Music has a profound connection to mathematics and poetry, engaging our body, mind, and heart. Music permeates our daily lives,…
Read MoreThe Liberal Arts: Introduction
The Liberal Arts has an extensive history that finds its roots in the classical world of Greece and Rome and has been taught for many centuries until more recent times. Throughout history the aim of an education in the liberal arts was to form not only the mind, but the whole individual, by cultivating a…
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