Complex Problem Solving and Imperfect Solutions

2026

  • Fourth Grade Purpose and Impact Classes

    Rooted in Hockaday’s Mission and the Lower School Outcomes of wonder, agency, collaboration, and resilience, Fourth Grade students now take special Purpose and Impact Classes (PICs).
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  • Lower School Welcomes Klyde Warren Park

    Lower School students welcomed Klyde Warren Park's new president, Calvert Collins Bratton, and Vice President of Operations, Michael Gaffney, who spoke on the Park's history in Dallas, its programming, and the upcoming expansion.
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  • Student Honored for Girl Scout Gold Award

    Kora Thomas (Class of 2027) will be honored as a Mary Anne Cree Young Woman of Distinction this fall.

     
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  • Students Shine at DECA

    The Hockaday chapter of the student business organization DECA had a record 46 students compete in the Texas State CDC. Texas DECA is the largest charter in the organization, and over 7,000 students competed in the state competition in hopes of qualifying for the international competition (ICDC).
     
     
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  • Biology Class Presents at Shark Tank

    At this year’s Biology, Impact, and the Zoo Shark Tank, our students proved that science and purpose are a powerful combination. 
     
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  • Second Grade Water Museum

    Each year, students in Second Grade learn valuable non-fiction reading, analysis, and writing skills in Language Arts. This year, each girl selected a topic concerning “water in our world,” connecting with both the Science curriculum and the Second Grade Social Impact theme, “The Environment.”
     
     
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  • Upper School Students Learn About Gene Therapy

    Form IV students in SPARK and Advanced Genetics heard from Dr. Sarah Sinnett yesterday, who spoke about co-developing an investigational gene 🧬 therapy for Rett Syndrome.
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  • Students Present Summer Research

    Four members of the Class of 2026, Nadia G., Ai-Vy H., Sara K., and Anjali K, recently presented to the Board of Trustees’ Education and Student Life Committee, sharing insights from their summer research experiences and the impact of Hockaday’s longstanding Summer Research Program for Students.
     
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  • Lower School Penguin Project

     First Grade and Fourth Grade joined forces yesterday to kick off our annual Penguin Project collaboration!
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Within the private school community, The Hockaday School is an independent college-preparatory day school for girls from grades PK–12 located in Dallas, Texas. Students realize their limitless potential through challenging academic curricula, arts, athletics, and extracurricular programs so that they are inspired to lead lives of purpose and impact.

The Hockaday School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law in the administration of its educational, admissions, financial aid, athletic, and other policies and programs.