Accolades
2010 - HISD Campuses in line for IB program
Halfway through the application process to become a prestigious International Baccalaureate campus, students at Harvard Elementary are already reaping the program's global emphasis. Just in the last year, children at the Heights campus have raised money to build a school in Africa and are currently working to donate computers to Jamaican students. They recently filled shoeboxes with toiletries and other necessities for homeless youngsters in Houston. Click here to read the entire at Chron.com.
National Blue Ribbon School
In August 2008, Harvard Elementary School was named a Texas Exemplary School by the Texas Education Agency as part of the state accountability system. In Washington D.C., Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings named Harvard Elementary School a National Blue Ribbon School. This honor is given to only 200 of the top-performing schools in the United States each year. Harvard has shown consistent improvement in student achievement over the past three years under the leadership of principal Kevin Beringer and an outstanding staff of educators. An active parent and community have contributed their time and talents to help make this award possible. Principal Beringer indicates, "Harvard has a very strong instructional staff and specialists that implement the curriculum each day. We have high expectations for teaching and learning."
2007 - Heights Education Grants Awarded
The Houston Heights Association's Education Committee announced its 2006 Grant Award winners. Every year, the committee gives grants and awards not to exceed $750 for individuals and $1,000 for a team to help fund classroom projects for local teachers and schools. The committee awarded three grants to help Harvard teachers plan something out of the ordinary for students.
- 2007 - Harvard Teachers Receive Grant Funds from the Houston Heights Association
for a team Earth Sciences project using Magiscopes, Botanical and biology slidesmicroscopes for children. Each fifth-grade student will have a kindergarten buddy and together they will explore objects searched for on the school grounds, in the classroom and brought from the home garden. will be introduced.
- 2008 - Funding will be used for a fifth grade dance, following awards program.
The Heights Rotary Club gave Harvard a matching grant of $3000 for renovations of our playground. We can plan more to make that space clean, safe and fun for our children. When you see the kids running on a safer, softer track, or when the lovely wrought-iron fencing goes in, give thanks for their generous support. We couldn’t do it all without our wonderful community.
