Hamden Hall Country Day School
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| Established | 1912 | ||
| School type | Independent Day School | ||
| Campus | 12 + 30 acres (121,405.8 m²) | ||
| Head of School | Robert J. Izzo | ||
| Board President | Joyce Lujic | ||
| Location | Hamden Hamden, Connecticut Hamden is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town's nickname is "The Land of the Sleeping Giant." Hamden is home to Quinnipiac University. The population was 58,180 according to the Census Bureau's 2005 estimates... , Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately... , U.S. |
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| Address | 1108 Whitney Avenue | ||
| Enrollment | 565 students | ||
| Faculty | 85 full-time | ||
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| Rival | Hopkins School Hopkins School The Hopkins School is a private, college-preparatory, coeducational day school, located in New Haven, Connecticut.... |
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| Tuition | $29,990 (USD) (Upper School) | ||
| Colors | Green and White | ||
| Grades | PreSchool through Grade 12 | ||
| Gender | coed (since 1927) | ||
| Homepage | http://www.hamdenhall.org | ||
Hamden Hall Country Day School is a coeducational private
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
day school
Day school
A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...
in Hamden
Hamden, Connecticut
Hamden is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town's nickname is "The Land of the Sleeping Giant." Hamden is home to Quinnipiac University. The population was 58,180 according to the Census Bureau's 2005 estimates...
, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
, offering classes from PreSchool through Grade 12. Hamden Hall was founded in 1912 as an elementary
Elementary school
An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
day school for boys by Dr. John P. Cushing, its first Headmaster. The school has been coeducational since 1927 and expanded to include the other classes through Grade 12 in 1934. Now divided into three separate divisions, Hamden Hall enrolls the majority of its nearly 600 students in the Upper and Middle Schools (Grades 7–12) and the remainder in the Lower School (PreSchool through Grade 6).
Tuition ('11–'12 school year) ranges from $14,000 in PreSchool to $29,990 in Grades 9–12. Hamden Hall awards financial aid to approximately 30 percent of its student body, based on need.
Hamden Hall is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges
New England Association of Schools and Colleges
The New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. is the U.S. regional accreditation association providing educational accreditation for all levels of education, from pre-kindergarten to the doctoral level, in the six-state New England region. It also provides accreditation for some...
as well as holding membership in the National Association of Independent Schools
National Association of Independent Schools
The National Association of Independent Schools is a U.S.-based membership organization for private, nonprofit, K-12 schools. Founded in 1963, NAIS represents independent schools and associations in the United States, including day, boarding, and day/boarding schools; elementary and secondary...
and the Connecticut Association of Independent Schools.
The school
The school year, from early September to early June, is divided into two semesters, with ThanksgivingThanksgiving
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, winter, and spring recesses and observances of several national and religious holidays. Parent-teacher conferences are held in November and April, or more often if needed. Written progress reports are issued four times a year, with interim reports sent home in the middle of each marking period for those students requiring intervention in their academic performance.
Most classes are held five days a week, and extra-help sessions are incorporated into the schedule.
The Lower School (Grades PreSchool through 6)
This curriculum emphasizes reading and writing, comprehension, and critical thinking as well as the mastery of problem-solving and computational skills in mathematics. The introduction of laboratory sciences enables children to observe, experiment, research, and discuss scientific theories and concepts. Understanding other cultures from a global perspective is the focus of the social studies program, which utilizes regular field trips, guest lecturers, and group projects to reinforce classroom instruction. Specialists teach music, fine arts, computer activities, and physical education. Latin is taught in Grades 5 and 6. An Extended-Day program provides after-school enrichment for students.The Middle School (Grades 7 through 8)
The Middle School program is specially structured for students making the transition from childhood to adolescence. The curriculum builds on the skills acquired in the early grades, combined with new challenges and techniques designed to maximize learning. English classes emphasize classical authors while providing students with opportunities to produce their own creative and expository essays. In mathematics, basic computational skills lead to the mastery of problem solving and a preview of algebraic concepts. Life science and physical science studies offer an overview of scientific vocabulary, concepts, and methods of investigation. French, Spanish, or Latin and participation in studio arts, music, and theater are required. Beginning in Grade 7, students work with a faculty advisor who meets with them regularly. The dean of the Middle school is Brian Christman.The Upper School (Grades 9 through 12)
Students in the Upper School carry 4 to 6 courses each semester, with the vast majority of students carrying 5 or 5.5 courses.The Upper School divides these required credits into four types of classes, based on academic proficiency required to succeed in the class: Skills (the lowest level), General, Honors, and Advanced Placement. Typically, math and science courses are offered in skills, general, honors, and AP levels.
Among the required and elective courses in the Upper School are English 9–12, including American Literature, British Fiction, Modern Poetry, and Shakespeare as well as general English 9 and English 10 courses, and AP English options for seniors; Constitutional Law, History of Art and Architecture, History of Islam, U.S. History, with an AP option, Western Civilization 1 & 2, and Vietnam; Biology, Chemistry, and Physics, all with honors and AP options, Astronomy, Electronics, Geology, Meteorology and Oceanography, and Zoology; French I-V, Latin I-IV, Spanish I-V, all with honors and AP options; Algebra 1 & 2, Geometry, Pre-Calculus, and Trigonometry, all with honors options, as well as Advanced Placement Calculus AB/BC. With the approval of the Academic Dean, students may undertake independent study projects.
Popular college destinations of Hamden Hall graduates (based on the list of matriculation for the classes of 2007-2009) include Bates College
Bates College
Bates College is a highly selective, private liberal arts college located in Lewiston, Maine, in the United States. and was most recently ranked 21st in the nation in the 2011 US News Best Liberal Arts Colleges rankings. The college was founded in 1855 by abolitionists...
, Boston College
Boston College
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
, Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
, Emory University
Emory University
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, Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, and University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut
The admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...
.
Faculty
- Eighty-five full and part-time teachers
- Three quarters of the faculty hold advanced degrees
- Student / faculty ratio: 5 to 1
- Average class size: 13
The campus
Hamden Hall's main campus is located on 12 acres (48,562.3 m²) in HamdenHamden, Connecticut
Hamden is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town's nickname is "The Land of the Sleeping Giant." Hamden is home to Quinnipiac University. The population was 58,180 according to the Census Bureau's 2005 estimates...
, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
, overlooking Lake Whitney.
Only one original building still remains from its 1912 founding; originally classrooms, it is now the teacher lounge and administrative offices. The building was renovated in 1964.
The current campus consists of 8 major buildings.
Swain Center contains the Ellen and Charles Swain library, with a collection of more than 25,000 volumes and a new, multiuser computer lab with internet connections and electronic encyclopedias. Swain Center also contains several classrooms, the student lounge, and several faculty offices.
The Schiavone Science Center, physically linked to the Taylor Fine Arts Center, houses 4 regular classrooms and 4 full laboratories, along with a second multiuser computer facility for students and faculty alike. The Lender Refectory, the school's dining hall where many special events take place, is located in the lower floors of Schiavone.
The aforementioned Taylor Fine Arts Center houses a fully equipped theatre suitable for seating up to 300, a video production and editing room, as well as complete backstage facilities and an art gallery. The lower floors contain music practice rooms and equipment, as well as student lockers and 2 classrooms. Regular Upper School assemblies are held in the theatre twice a week.
The Dolven Admissions Center sits across from Schiavone. This is the area where prospective students and their families begin their campus visit. This building is also home to a full art studio complete with digital art equipment, as well as a clay studio. The remainder of the building contains administrative and college counseling offices and an art gallery.
Whitson Hall is the main classroom building of the school with 15 Upper and Middle school classrooms and several faculty offices on its upper floors. The lower floors contain 6 Lower School classrooms and a small audiovisual/computer lab dedicated to the Lower School.
Connected directly to Whitson Hall, Taylor Gymnasium is where students and guests cheer for athletes in the combined basketball/volleyball/wrestling arena. Weight training facilities, the athletic trainer's office, and sports lockers are also located in Taylor. In addition, full-school assemblies and social events are held in the gymnasium on occasion as well.
Situated in the rear of the campus, Ethyle R. Alpert Building provides several more Lower School classrooms, a Lower School playground, and extended-day program facilities.
The Beckerman Athletic Center stands at the foot of Hamden Hall's athletic complex on Skiff Street. Details on this center are detailed below under "Athletics."
Athletics
Lower School students are involved in intramural teams and/or general physical education
Physical education
Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
activities. Generally, the younger the students, the more "fun" and less competitive the activities are. Moving closer to the final year of the Lower School, some students who excel athletically will not participate on Middle School interscholastic teams.
In the Middle School, all students participate in either interscholastic or non-competitive athletic teams or activities, with the majority choosing the former. Athletics in the Middle School are managed on a trimester system with all students participating in athletics all three terms. Many exceptional Middle School athletes participate on Upper School Varsity and Junior Varsity teams, with some even beginning this participation in the first year of Middle School.
In the Upper School, the trimester system is again used. Upper School students are mandated to participate in only two trimesters per year of school, with mandatory participation in the Fall trimester. All freshmen must participate in at least one team sport
Team sport
A team sport includes any sport which involves players working together towards a shared objective. A team sport is an activity in which a group of individuals, on the same team, work together to accomplish an ultimate goal which is usually to win. This can be done in a number of ways such as...
, the idea behind this being that team sports in the first year of school will help build class unity for the remaining years. Despite the requirement of only two trimesters, many students participate in athletics all three trimesters. Some opt to compete on teams only two trimesters and do general athletic training for the remaining trimester. Occasionally, a student may have major extracurricular commitments, such as theatre, or the senior editors
Editing
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of the school Yearbook
Yearbook
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, and may be exempt from the two trimester requirement.
As the years passed, the school developed an athletic rivalry with nearby Hopkins School
Hopkins School
The Hopkins School is a private, college-preparatory, coeducational day school, located in New Haven, Connecticut....
. Although the student body strongly supports their school for all events, the annual basketball games between the two schools always fill the stands to cheer on their respective school.
In the Middle and Upper Schools, interscholastic varsity teams are formed in football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, soccer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, wrestling
Scholastic wrestling
Scholastic wrestling, sometimes known in the United States as Folkstyle wrestling, is a style of amateur wrestling practised at the high school and middle school levels in the United States. This wrestling style is essentially Collegiate wrestling with some slight modifications. It is currently...
, basketball, baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
, and tennis for boys; and field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
, soccer, basketball, lacrosse, hockey, tennis, softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
, and volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
for girls. Cross-country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, and swimming
Swimming (sport)
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squads are coeducational. Non-competitive athletics include weightlifting
Powerlifting
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, yoga
Yoga
Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline, originating in ancient India. The goal of yoga, or of the person practicing yoga, is the attainment of a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility while meditating on Supersoul...
, pilates
Pilates
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, and Outdoors club. Additionally, several students participate in independent athletics for credit. In the past, these have ranged from martial arts
Martial arts
Martial arts are extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development....
to dancing.
Most Hamden Hall athletic teams compete under the umbrella of the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council
New England Preparatory School Athletic Council
The New England Preparatory School Athletic Council was founded in 1942 as an organization of athletic directors from preparatory schools in New England.-Member schools:* The Albany Academy* American School for the Deaf* Applewild School...
, with some competing in specific leagues such as the Fairchester League. Hamden Hall may be most remembered for its Boys Basketball team, winning 8 Fairchester League titles and producing such players as former star Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
guard Casey Hughes. Yale Girls' Basketball starter, Maddy Gobrecht, also hails from Hamden Hall. Many other Hamden Hall teams are extremely competitive as well. The Varsity Baseball team has won several Fairchester League titles, including back to back New England championships, and produced many highly regarded prospects, such as pitcher Josh Zeid who plays in the Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies
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minor league system, outfielder Casey Frawley, playing in the Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians
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minor league system, and pitcher Tyler Mizenko, recently drafted by the San Francisco Giants
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
. The Girls' Soccer team has won back to back New England Championships. And Deb Gruen, former (Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
) swimmer, has won a Bronze medal in swimming at the Paralympic Games.
Hamden Hall maintains two off-campus athletic facilities: a small, soccer sized field directly adjacent to the main campus, and an 30 acres (121,405.8 m²) athletic complex 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from campus. The latter contains some of the most highly regarded playing surfaces in the state, with fields/facilities for football, baseball, softball, soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, tennis and cross country. Also at this complex exists the Beckerman Athletic Center: a $12.5 million USD, 65000 square feet (6,038.7 m²) state-of-the art athletic building featuring 3 collegiate-length basketball courts (one wood, two composite), an Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
-sized, 25 yard swimming pool, a large fitness center, conference rooms, and more. Seating exists for up to 800 spectators.
Alumni
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