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Constructing Curriculum

Saisha Kumar, Assistant Features Editor
August 27, 2023

Following the events of Jan. 6, 2021, Sarah Parmet ’25 watched her eighth grade history teacher stray away from the pre-planned curriculum to instead lead a class discussion on Zoom about the violent...

We have a chance to recommit to our humanity and the individualized quirks and insights that make our thinking special.

ChatGPT and education, Claire-ified

In this month's print edition of The Chronicle, a response to this article written entirely by ChatGPT is featured on B8.
Claire Conner, Print Managing Editor
December 14, 2022

A piano piece composed in the style of Mozart. An essay comparing Benedict Anderson’s and Ernest Gellner’s theories of nationalism. A Common App personal statement based on summaries of specific events...

Holocaust survivor Lilian Trilling, pictured above, turned 90 years old this year. Her story was documented in the school's Righteous Converstations Project.

Remembrance

Members of the school community discuss Holocaust Remembrance Day and the Holocaust education curriculum at the school.
Lily Lee
January 19, 2022

Flipping through the pages of her 10th grade Advanced Placement (AP) European History textbook, Ava Weinrot ’23 said she searched for something more extensive than the half-page of reading assigned on...

Defending military education

Defending military education

Clay Skaggs
March 2, 2019

When it comes to colleges, students at Harvard-Westlake can be tunnel visioned to say the least. Some students decide they need to go to an Ivy. Others will only look at schools with the best engineering...

Appreciating our education

Appreciating our education

Lindsay Wu
March 2, 2019

Two weeks ago, I had the opportunity to work with student volunteers from other schools at an event on campus. While stuffing gift bags in the lounge, one of the volunteers glanced at the deans’ offices. ...

Mistreatment of the majority

Luke Schneider
November 16, 2018

When people across America sit staring at their screens, watching a needle move left or right and dots on a diagram turn red or blue, it becomes easy to wonder if people are voting for the candidates themselves...

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