Harmony 50 Year Timeline
Sycamore Land Trust & Harmony School Partner Up for Conservation Education
Sycamore Land Trust and Harmony’s third & fourth grade class are teaming up for conservation education this fall! Students worked with Sycamore Land Trust (SLT) Environmental Education Director Saige Sentell in September, hand weeding all non-native and invasive species on Harmony’s campus. Other activities are planned this semester to help students experience the outdoors and learn more about the local environment. “Our partnership with the third and fourth grade class will allow students to engage in hands-on stewardship and conservation practices while gaining an understanding of the benefits of our natural environment.” In October, Sentell will present a lesson about tree identification and facilitate a service day of tree planting with the class. Students will also take a field trip [...]
Harmony Mom Leads Extravaganza Planning
On September 21st, Harmony celebrated the 40th Annual Extravaganza, a time-honored tradition at the school campus in the Elm Heights Neighborhood, dating back to the original Elm Heights School Penny Carnival. Every year, the school community and surrounding neighbors enjoy this festival, which features live entertainment, local food vendors, and carnival games for the whole family. This year, Harmony parent Marika Voukidis volunteered to lead planning for this family-favorite event. Harmony asks parents and families to engage in the Harmony Community Co-Op Program throughout the school year, which requires 22 hours of volunteer service for single parents and 44 hours for two-parent households. While this event planning fulfilled Marika’s Co-Op commitment for this school year, her motivation for giving back [...]