Hamden Hall Country Day School
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2025
2025
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June
Grade 8 Capstone Project Spotlights Global Human Rights Issues
The Taylor Arts Performing Center was filled with the echoes of passionate students as a select group of eighth graders took the stage to speak on serious worldwide issues and advocate for calls to action in front of their peers and Middle School faculty. These final declamation speeches serve as the year-end capstone project for history classes with teachers Bud Kohler and David Sokoloff.Read More -
May
Middle School Students Explore Cultures Through Food Lens
The dining hall was filled recently with enticing aromas of diverse culinary delights as the Middle School community came together to pass the plate and enjoy food from around the world during the fourth annual Cultural Food Assembly.Read More -
Latin Students Earn Recognition on National Exam and Attend Latin Day
Read MoreThe high caliber of academic success in the World Language Department continues as 37 Middle and Upper School students participated in the National Latin Exam with 18 students earning awards for their outstanding performance. Latin teachers Stephanie Spaulding and Alison Orlebeke had the distinct honor of administering the exam. -
April
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. -
Live from the Lab: The Mighty Heart Dissection
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.Read More -
March
Honoring Excellence in STEM: SID Students Receive Awards at Science Fair
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.Read More -
February
Building A Culture of Kindness Under the Pines
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.Read More -
Grade 7 Puts Of Mice and Men Characters on Trial
Read MoreEnglish 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. -
World Read Aloud Day Fosters Connections Through Shared Stories
Books have the magical ability to take us on a journey beyond the pages into different worlds and to celebrate World Read Aloud Day, Middle and Upper School students grabbed their picture books and shared the joys of reading.Read More -
Sky High Science: Aeronautics Exploration with Grade 7
Read MoreWhat makes rockets fly straight? What makes rockets fly far? Seventh-grade students were presented with these questions and challenged to design, construct, and test their own rockets as part of a recent hands-on STEM project. -
January
Beyond the Kitchen: Middle School Community Service Project Builds Connections
“Life is Delicious” when giving back to those in need. The Middle School community continues to promote stewardship and build connections as seventh- and eighth-grade students commenced the first installment of the annual community service project.Read More
2025
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June
Grade 8 Capstone Project Spotlights Global Human Rights Issues
The Taylor Arts Performing Center was filled with the echoes of passionate students as a select group of eighth graders took the stage to speak on serious worldwide issues and advocate for calls to action in front of their peers and Middle School faculty. These final declamation speeches serve as the year-end capstone project for history classes with teachers Bud Kohler and David Sokoloff.Read More -
May
Middle School Students Explore Cultures Through Food Lens
The dining hall was filled recently with enticing aromas of diverse culinary delights as the Middle School community came together to pass the plate and enjoy food from around the world during the fourth annual Cultural Food Assembly.Read More -
Latin Students Earn Recognition on National Exam and Attend Latin Day
Read MoreThe high caliber of academic success in the World Language Department continues as 37 Middle and Upper School students participated in the National Latin Exam with 18 students earning awards for their outstanding performance. Latin teachers Stephanie Spaulding and Alison Orlebeke had the distinct honor of administering the exam. -
April
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. -
Live from the Lab: The Mighty Heart Dissection
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.Read More -
March
Honoring Excellence in STEM: SID Students Receive Awards at Science Fair
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.Read More -
February
Building A Culture of Kindness Under the Pines
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.Read More -
Grade 7 Puts Of Mice and Men Characters on Trial
Read MoreEnglish 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. -
World Read Aloud Day Fosters Connections Through Shared Stories
Books have the magical ability to take us on a journey beyond the pages into different worlds and to celebrate World Read Aloud Day, Middle and Upper School students grabbed their picture books and shared the joys of reading.Read More -
Sky High Science: Aeronautics Exploration with Grade 7
Read MoreWhat makes rockets fly straight? What makes rockets fly far? Seventh-grade students were presented with these questions and challenged to design, construct, and test their own rockets as part of a recent hands-on STEM project. -
January
Beyond the Kitchen: Middle School Community Service Project Builds Connections
“Life is Delicious” when giving back to those in need. The Middle School community continues to promote stewardship and build connections as seventh- and eighth-grade students commenced the first installment of the annual community service project.Read More
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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.
