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2025

  • June

    The Grade 8 Declamation Project finalists in the Taylor Performing Arts Center following their speeches.

    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.
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  • May

    A group of Middle School students enjoying different cuisine as part of the Cultural Food Assembly hosted by the Middle School Diversity Club.

    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
  • The 18 Middle and Upper School students who earned recognition for their outstanding performance on the National Latin exam with Latin teachers Stephanie Spaulding and Alison Orlebeke.

    Latin Students Earn Recognition on National Exam and Attend Latin Day

    The 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.
    Read More
  • April

    Grade 8 spending the afternoon  at The Quinnipiac River Watershed Association (QRWA) in Meriden as part of Earth Day celebrations.

    Hamden Hall Takes Care of Planet Earth

    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.
    Read More
  • Grade 7 students observing a sheep heart as part of the dissection lab.

    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

    Upper and Middle School Science, Innovation, &amp; Design Program students who earned recognition at the Connecticut Science and Engineering Fair.

    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

     the students designed a sticker with the tagline of: Real Likes > Reel Likes. The message reinforced the idea that real life is more important than what happens on social media.

    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
  • Middle School English teacher Caroline Ford and her class prior to the mock trial presentation.

    Grade 7 Puts Of Mice and Men Characters on Trial

    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.
    Read More
  • A group of PreSchool students enjoying their special guest reader as part of World Read Aloud Day.

    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

    What 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.
    Read More
  • January

    A group of Middle School students prepare lasagna trays that were delivered and served at the Columbus House Overflow Shelter.

    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

  • June

    The Grade 8 Declamation Project finalists in the Taylor Performing Arts Center following their speeches.

    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

    A group of Middle School students enjoying different cuisine as part of the Cultural Food Assembly hosted by the Middle School Diversity Club.

    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
  • The 18 Middle and Upper School students who earned recognition for their outstanding performance on the National Latin exam with Latin teachers Stephanie Spaulding and Alison Orlebeke.

    Latin Students Earn Recognition on National Exam and Attend Latin Day

    The 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.
    Read More
  • April

    Grade 8 spending the afternoon  at The Quinnipiac River Watershed Association (QRWA) in Meriden as part of Earth Day celebrations.

    Hamden Hall Takes Care of Planet Earth

    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.
    Read More
  • Grade 7 students observing a sheep heart as part of the dissection lab.

    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

    Upper and Middle School Science, Innovation, &amp; Design Program students who earned recognition at the Connecticut Science and Engineering Fair.

    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

     the students designed a sticker with the tagline of: Real Likes > Reel Likes. The message reinforced the idea that real life is more important than what happens on social media.

    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
  • Middle School English teacher Caroline Ford and her class prior to the mock trial presentation.

    Grade 7 Puts Of Mice and Men Characters on Trial

    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.
    Read More
  • A group of PreSchool students enjoying their special guest reader as part of World Read Aloud Day.

    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

    What 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.
    Read More
  • January

    A group of Middle School students prepare lasagna trays that were delivered and served at the Columbus House Overflow Shelter.

    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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