What will Hockaday be like in 100 years? We asked Hockaday students to imagine the School in 2112. Their responses were thoughtful, funny, and surprising. Here is a sampling of their ideas.
“In 100 years I think Hockaday will have a lot more girls and the classrooms will be bigger with more computers. My daughters will come to Hockaday, and they will wear the same uniform as me!” – Anna Bolden, Pre-Kindergarten
“In 100 years Hockaday will look fun, and I will still like it even more than the teachers. The classrooms will be really, really beautiful, filled with computers and girls. The girls will be wearing the beautiful green Hockaday dresses!” – Zoë Lelevich, Pre-Kindergarten
“I think in 100 years Hockaday will have a bunch of robots that will help you with your work and a giant science room with an aquarium and a jungle with tons of animals. There would also be super comfy chairs to sit in and desks that you get to pick the theme on, and to get from class to class there will be tunnels and slides.” – Emily Estes, Second Grade
“The intense spirit and determination of everyone at Hockaday will still be consistent throughout the School’s existence, we can be totally sure of that. But new ways to teach and new ways to learn that are being developed in minds everywhere will be implemented. This will help future generations of Hockadaisies become even more creative and intelligent teens and adults.” – Charlsie Doan, Fifth Grade
“In 100 years the girls at Hockaday will be arriving in flying cars.The girls will be learning how to ride horses in P.E. Instead of smartboards they’ll be ‘ginz’ boards that pop out in 3D. There will be shoes that with a kick of the heel and a whisper they will take you where you want. There will be everything for lunch.” – Mina Raj, Second Grade
“In 100 years, I think a Hockaday education will be completely based around technology. I envision our textbooks being online, our papers all being turned in and graded via email, and our classes taught through web-based programs. 100 years from now, I imagine that the value of the Hockaday education will remain the same as it is today. This past week we had our ‘Return to Your Roots’ program for the seniors that have been at Hockaday since Lower School, and already I can see how much the School has changed. The children in Lower School now already know so much more than I did at that time, and I can only imagine how this tradition of improvement will continue for the next 100 years.” – Katie Oliver, Form IV
“At Hockaday in 100 years, a group of students will have invented a car that runs on air, a challenge machine, and a Rubik’s Cube that spins in the air. The uniform will not have changed in the slightest way. For transportation they will use those cars I talked about, and all the subjects will be the same.” – Joni Hurley, Second Grade
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