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We're baaaa-aaaack!
Welcome back to our students — and welcome to Exeter to our newest Exonians! It's going to be a wonderful year.
Harkness French: leave English at the door
In our French classes, students and their teacher converse uniquely in French. C’est formidable!
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We're on the air!
WPEA, the oldest high school radio station in the U.S., is back on the air for another year. Tune into 90.5 FM or click the link to listen!
Harkness history: creating spaces to think
How does a Harkness history class work? It focuses on “learning how to think critically about events.”
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#WorldSmileDay
To recognize World Smile Day (who knew?), here are some of our favorites from the first month of school.
![Some of the fall assembly speakers (clockwise, from top left) Julie Livingston, BK Fulton, Courtney Sender, Richard Blanco, D. Michael Shafer and Ken Ilgunas.](https://exeter.edu/sites/default/files/styles/et_news_thumbnail/public/assembly-project.jpg?itok=Kyc3PdD3)
Who's speaking at assembly this fall?
Alums, writers, leaders to share life experiences, messages of purpose with Exeter community.
![Alexandra Carter poses in front of two of her paintings](https://exeter.edu/sites/default/files/styles/et_people_feed/public/news/AlexandraCarter.jpg?itok=NzdMCpve)
"It’s necessary to investigate the stories we grew up with, and other stories that have been told throughout history, and how those have shaped us."
Alexandra Carter ’04
![Curtis Thomas '09 returned to campus to work with Exeter's dance company in the Goel Center for Theater and Dance.](https://exeter.edu/sites/default/files/styles/et_news_thumbnail/public/news/thomas.jpg?itok=RPAiMOZ2)
Alumnus puts dancers through their paces
Curtis Thomas '09 returns to help Exeter's Fall Dance Company "find moments of float."
'What if it's me next?'
Exeter students recite original works about the crisis of gun violence in America.