Historian Jon Meacham, author of 11 books including presidential biographies about Andrew Jackson and George H.W. Bush, spoke to Harpeth Hall students about American democracy.
This week, in honor of MLK Day, Step Up CEO Delores Druilhet Morton visited Harpeth Hall to speak at an all-school assembly about how the work of uplifting girls and young women intersects with Dr. King’s vision of equity for all.
Honeybears in the National Press
Years ago, our teachers put into words what they thought best described their work and purpose at Harpeth Hall. The statement began: “Our core purpose is to develop a sense of wonder.” Harpeth Hall classrooms are filled with examples of teachers figuratively placing topics or ideas in the middle of the room and encouraging girls to ask questions, to seek answers, and to show that wonder.
A quote that we, as a school, often reflect on and talk about is one from a teacher who said: “At Harpeth Hall, girls matter.” Many visitors and newcomers to the world of girls’ schools find it interesting that we feel the need to separate ourselves from the universe of coed education. But, in 2022, providing girls an excellent academic education is only the beginning.