Hamden Hall Country Day School
Educating Students in PreSchool through Grade 12
Educating Students in PreSchool through Grade 12
Student Ambassador Spotlight
Meet Our Student Ambassadors!
Meet Frank Winters 2025
East Haven, CT
Activities: Green and White, Black Student Union, and Boys' Varsity Soccer
Advice to New Students:
Make the most of your time here. Be sure to participate in the clubs, activities, and sports you are interested in.
Why Hamden Hall:
Hamden Hall not only prepares you for higher levels of education, but offers support in all areas. I’ve taken much time with my advisor and prepared myself taking the right courses and extracurricular activities.
Activities: Green and White, Black Student Union, and Boys' Varsity Soccer
Advice to New Students:
Make the most of your time here. Be sure to participate in the clubs, activities, and sports you are interested in.
Why Hamden Hall:
Hamden Hall not only prepares you for higher levels of education, but offers support in all areas. I’ve taken much time with my advisor and prepared myself taking the right courses and extracurricular activities.
Meet Addie Letizia 2025
Guilford, CT
Activities: Performing Arts, Green and White, Student Council, and Girls' JV Basketball
Advice to New Students:
Get involved and try new things, it is a great way to make new friends and participate in the things that interest you.
Favorite Part of Hamden Hall:
My favorite thing is the sense of community. Everyone looks out for each other and helps one another. Also, the small school size allows Hamden Hall to act as a second family for most students.
Activities: Performing Arts, Green and White, Student Council, and Girls' JV Basketball
Advice to New Students:
Get involved and try new things, it is a great way to make new friends and participate in the things that interest you.
Favorite Part of Hamden Hall:
My favorite thing is the sense of community. Everyone looks out for each other and helps one another. Also, the small school size allows Hamden Hall to act as a second family for most students.
Meet Raquel Figueroa-Crespo 2026
New Haven, CT
Activities: Student Government, Hispanic Student Union, Thespians Society, Book Club
Advice to New Students:
Don't be afraid to ask for help. It's a small school so everyone is looking forward to meeting you and would be happy to offer support and answer any questions that you may have.
Why Hamden Hall:
The support I have received at Hamden Hall has been unmatched. I am so grateful to have teachers and faculty members that genuinely care about the students both in and outside the classroom.
Activities: Student Government, Hispanic Student Union, Thespians Society, Book Club
Advice to New Students:
Don't be afraid to ask for help. It's a small school so everyone is looking forward to meeting you and would be happy to offer support and answer any questions that you may have.
Why Hamden Hall:
The support I have received at Hamden Hall has been unmatched. I am so grateful to have teachers and faculty members that genuinely care about the students both in and outside the classroom.
Meet Chase Benivegna 2025
East Haven, CT
Activities: Peer Leadership, SWARM, and President of Italian Culture Club
Advice to New Students:
Get involved in clubs and sports because it is a great way to make new relationships. Being involved in a variety of clubs and leadership opportunities has helped me grow as an individual.
Favorite Part of Hamden Hall:
The community here is unlike any other and the connections you make with your peers are real. All the teachers and students are so welcoming and encouraging.
Activities: Peer Leadership, SWARM, and President of Italian Culture Club
Advice to New Students:
Get involved in clubs and sports because it is a great way to make new relationships. Being involved in a variety of clubs and leadership opportunities has helped me grow as an individual.
Favorite Part of Hamden Hall:
The community here is unlike any other and the connections you make with your peers are real. All the teachers and students are so welcoming and encouraging.
Meet Cristiano Fernandes 2025
Oxford, CT
Activities: Green and White, Boys' Varsity Soccer, and JV Basketball
Advice to New Students:
Get involved in club or sports. It’s a good way to meet people and find a friend. Every new student is looking for a friend so don’t be afraid talk to one.
Why Hamden Hall:
Everyone is so welcoming and the teachers want you to succeed. Student-faculty respect goes both ways, which allows for a better environment not only in the classroom but in the school as a whole.
Activities: Green and White, Boys' Varsity Soccer, and JV Basketball
Advice to New Students:
Get involved in club or sports. It’s a good way to meet people and find a friend. Every new student is looking for a friend so don’t be afraid talk to one.
Why Hamden Hall:
Everyone is so welcoming and the teachers want you to succeed. Student-faculty respect goes both ways, which allows for a better environment not only in the classroom but in the school as a whole.
Meet Zamara Mitchell 2025
Wallingford, CT
Activities: Yearbook, Black Student Union, and Girls' Varsity Volleyball
Advice to New Students:
Join clubs that interest you and get involved in other activities around campus to meet new people. There are so many opportunities to get involved.
Favorite Part of Hamden Hall:
Everyone wants the best for everyone else. All the students support each other, and all of the teachers do their part to ensure every student has the opportunities they need to be the best they can be.
Activities: Yearbook, Black Student Union, and Girls' Varsity Volleyball
Advice to New Students:
Join clubs that interest you and get involved in other activities around campus to meet new people. There are so many opportunities to get involved.
Favorite Part of Hamden Hall:
Everyone wants the best for everyone else. All the students support each other, and all of the teachers do their part to ensure every student has the opportunities they need to be the best they can be.
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.
