Hamden Hall Country Day School
Educating Students in PreSchool through Grade 12
Educating Students in PreSchool through Grade 12
Academics
Lower School
The Lower School Experience
The Hamden Hall Experience begins at the elementary school level in our Lower School and encompasses all that is truly unique to our school community. We are a family of students, parents, faculty, and staff who care deeply about each other and our school. Moreover, we have made a commitment to instilling a love of learning in every student.
The backbone of any school is its academic program. Hamden Hall prides itself on the breadth and depth of educational opportunities it offers. Our program is also defined by the relationship faculty has with students.
The backbone of any school is its academic program. Hamden Hall prides itself on the breadth and depth of educational opportunities it offers. Our program is also defined by the relationship faculty has with students.
Experience A Day In Our Classrooms
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Community Service: Fostered In Our Classrooms
Monthly community service projects teach students social responsibility in a developmentally appropriate way. -
Embedded Technology
To promote deeper learning, the use of developmentally appropriate technology and multi-sensory tools are used daily in the classroom. -
Experience Creativity
Our performing, music, and fine arts programs bring life to the academic curriculum and enable students to discover their artistic gifts. -
Hands-On Learning
Our Early Childhood Program is a play-based, hands-on environment where experiential learning is the foundation of all that we do. -
Mystic Seaport Partnership
We form partnerships with the best resources in the area, such as iconic Mystic Seaport, to bring learning to life for our students. -
No Place for Hate
Hamden Hall's ongoing commitment to being an equitable and inclusive community is reflected in our designation as a "No Place for Hate" school by the ADL. -
Science: The Natural World
Our budding scientists explore and investigate within a learning environment that is conducive to experimentation, mastering concepts, and experiential engagement with all things pertaining to the natural world. -
Small Group Learning
We maintain an average student-to-faculty ratio of 6:1 in our Lower School. -
Teacher Connections
Our Lower School faculty act as mentors, cheerleaders, instructors, and sources of empathy and understanding. -
The Science of Reading
Our comprehensive reading program incorporates decades-long research regarding the best way to teach children phonemic awareness and reading skills. -
World Language Exposure
Our youngest and most enthusiastic minds are exposed to world languages and many other global projects to develop a multicultural perspective.
Lorri Carroll, Director of Lower School
Our weekly assemblies help students develop a sense of belonging amid an enriching environment. Whether it's a performance by our Lower School handbell choir or an external cultural arts program, students experience yet another opportunity to grow, learn, and be inspired.
Educational Halls
Our Lower School is a division of curious, passionate, talented, and creative students guided by faculty who use their wealth of experience and enthusiasm to create a learning environment within a culture of possibility.
From our Early Childhood gardeners to our sixth-grade performers, our initiatives continually inspire students and foster individual growth, self-knowledge, and social responsibility. Our mission is to develop confident students with adept young minds who have a deeper understanding and appreciation of the global village and their place in it.
From our Early Childhood gardeners to our sixth-grade performers, our initiatives continually inspire students and foster individual growth, self-knowledge, and social responsibility. Our mission is to develop confident students with adept young minds who have a deeper understanding and appreciation of the global village and their place in it.
Campus Happenings
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Sixth Graders Take Final Bow in Lower School Journey
It was a lively, spirited yet bittersweet farewell for sixth-grade students as they processed into the Taylor Performing Arts Center amid parents, families, and faculty in attendance for a graduation ceremony celebrating the end of their Lower School journey.Read More -
Singing in the Rainforest with Grade 3
The Taylor Performing Arts Center rumbled with the sounds of thunder, lightning, and cacophonous creatures as third-grade students performed their original play titled Thunder for parents and the Lower School community. The production concluded the Grade 3 unit of study on the Amazon rainforest.Read More -
A Recipe for Democracy: Grade 4 Civics Presentation Hosts Guest Speakers
Fourth-grade students learned about the principles of democracy and governance through an engaging presentation titled Rules, Fairness, Democracy, & You from special guests Connecticut Supreme Court Associate Justice William Bright and attorney Benjamin Schimelman.Read More -
Hamden Hall Takes Care of Planet Earth
Read MoreAs Earth Day commenced on April 22, the Hamden Hall community embarked on its long-standing tradition of observing the occasion with art projects, community service initiatives, and assemblies as the Upper School will be hosting guest speaker Chris Sullivan on April 25. -
Feathered Friends and Nature Studies with Grade 3
What makes a bird a bird? The answer is feathers, and birds are the only creatures with feathers. Third-grade students became junior ornithologists as they have been learning all about birds in class with Lower School Science teacher Emily Davies.Read More
1108 Whitney Avenue
Hamden, Connecticut 06517
Phone: 203-752-2600
Fax: 203-752-2651
admissions@hamdenhall.org
Hamden, Connecticut 06517
Phone: 203-752-2600
Fax: 203-752-2651
admissions@hamdenhall.org
Hamden Hall Country Day School, located less than two miles from Yale University, is one of the best private schools in Connecticut to enroll elementary, middle, and high school students. Our nurturing and inclusive community provides a dynamic learning environment that promotes academic excellence by understanding each child and fostering their individual growth.
