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A conversation with Patty Burke Hickey, director of Global Initiatives
Longtime educator taking Exeter's landmark experiential learning program to new places.
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Art therapy
Instructor Cheryle St. Onge has found peace with her mom's illness by sharing her story with the world.
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Family fun!
It's one of our favorite weekends of the year! Welcome to Exeter, everybody.
![Ayush Noori](https://exeter.edu/sites/default/files/styles/et_people_feed/public/news/ayush-hall.jpg?itok=Itf5M7MO)
Harkness French: leave English at the door
In our French classes, students and their teacher converse uniquely in French. C’est formidable!
'What if it's me next?'
Exeter students recite original works about the crisis of gun violence in America.
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Better together: Rawson hails inclusion in Opening Assembly
Principal urges students to "engage our differences" as 239th school year begins at Exeter.
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How do you orient new Exeter teachers to Harkness? Take them straight to the table.
New faculty start with a Harkness conversation with experienced instructors.
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Summer warmup
Incoming prep Angela Zhang '23 brings valuable lessons from Exeter Summer program into fall term.
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Newest Exonians bond around story of becoming
Incoming ninth-graders are reading Richard Blanco's memoir The Prince of los Cocuyos ahead of the new academic year.
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Serendipity and "The Secret Garden"
A fortuitous visit from author Janet Taylor Lisle brings expert perspective to senior English class.
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Exploring how goodness fits into the future
Students and alumni mentors decode ethics in the Digital Age.
Students become detectives
Exeter Summer students learn that listening and observation are keys to great writing.
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Hack, yeah! Exeter students' cybersecurity event a smash
Academy's first student-created 'capture the flag' competition draws 1,000 hackers from around the globe.
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Exeter faculty hitting the books
In the latest in our series, we find Math Instructor Brandon Hew has a little work and a little play on his summer reading list.
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'The students are always inspiring and rejuvenating us.'
Three instructors talk about teaching at Exeter.
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Whole genome sequencing
An Exeter senior maps the fruit fly genome. Along the way he finds new mysteries to explore.
"There isn't any other learning structure that would have benefited me more.”
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Beyond the table
Exeter students feed their hunger for discovery with passion projects outside the classroom.