Upper School Symposium

The Wardlaw+Hartridge Upper School Biennial Symposium 

The Wardlaw+Hartridge Biennial Symposium was first established in 2013 with a day long event focused on the issue of Human Trafficking.  Since its inception, every other year a committee of students and faculty come together to craft and present a day-long Upper School symposium centered around a global issue.  Planning includes pre-symposium advisory activities, professional development for faculty and staff, and developing an engaging learning platform for all Upper School students.

Past topics include:

• 2013 - Human Trafficking

• 2014 - Conflict Resolution 

• 2015 - World Hunger

• 2017 - Inclusive Communities: Refugee Crisis

• 2019 - Inclusive Communities: LBGTQ, Gender and Identity

• 2021 - Inclusive Communities:  Race and Identity

Our school values a supportive community and one way we can become more supportive is to learn to respect and care for the many identities that walk our hallways.

This is something that's going on around the world. It's always better to know more about the world around you.- Divya Mehta
Class of 2014