As 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.
Seventh-grade students turned into surgeons in Room 121 of the Schiavone Science Center as they observed, identified, and dissected a sheep heart during a hands-on lab activity in connection with their unit of study.
Future scientists and innovators in Hamden Hall’s Signature Program: Science, Innovation, & Design took center stage as representatives from both Upper and Middle School presented their independent research projects at the 77th Connecticut Science and Engineering Fair.
Small acts of kindness can be powerful as they have a ripple effect that can spread positivity and make differences in people’s lives. This superpower was harnessed by the Middle School Student Council in the recent launching of a Kindness Campaign.
English teachers and honorary judges Allison Ehrenreich and Caroline Ford took the bench in the Whitson Building and Dolven Center respectively as seventh grade students moonlighted as district and defense attorneys, character witnesses, researchers, reporters, and jury members in a mock trial exercise based on the novella Of Mice and Men by author John Steinbeck.
Each Middle School student is assigned a personal advisor to tailor his or her educational experience.
Our Middle School students have prepared and served more than 3,000 meals for residents of New Haven's Columbus House Overflow Shelter since embarking on our annual Life is Deliciouscommunity service initiative during the 2011-2012 school year.
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.