Educational Excellence Since 1912
Hamden Hall Country Day School
Educating students in PreSchool through Grade 12
Summer Academy

Upper School Courses

Summer Academy 2024

Registration is coming VERY soon

Our strength at Hamden Hall Summer Academy is our small class size. Our courses provide students with the chance to work closely with qualified teachers who aim to help equip students with the skills, attitude, and the independence necessary to master whatever stage they are at in the educational process.
 
Click on a course link to be taken to its corresponding course description.

Have a question? Contact Julie Sanza at summeracademy@hamdenhall.org.

Art Credit Courses: 

If interested in world language courses, please contact us at summeracademy@hamdenhall.org.

Credit Courses

Any student who wishes to receive credit for a Summer Academy course should contact the Summer Academy office and request that a transcript be sent to their school. Please be aware that the decision to award credit is made by the school which the student attends during the regular school year.

*Eligible Hamden Hall students may also take selected courses for credit.

Successful completion of a credit course allows a Hamden Hall student to advance to the next level of the course in September. It does not reduce the number of courses to be taken that year. 


* Departmental permission required prior to registration.


Portfolio (Credit)
Portfolio preparation for college level program.  
9:00 - 12:00
June 24 - July 12
Tuition $850

Digital Photography (Credit)
9:00 - 12:00
June 24 - July 12
Tuition $850

The objective of this course is to give students an introduction to the technical skills necessary to use computers, digital cameras, scanners, and software as a means of visually communicating their photographic ideas. The course will enable students to shoot digitally, scan, and make adjustments in Adobe Photoshop. The use of Adobe Photoshop will be geared towards improving photographic images and not heavy manipulation or design. We will explore both the technical and aesthetic side of photography and how the “digital revolution” is changing the medium through a combination of lectures, projects, and student­ designed research.

Ceramics (Credit)

12:30-3:30
June 24 - July 12
Tuition $850

This course is an introduction to the sculptural, painterly, and functional approaches to ceramics. Students will explore techniques in wheel throwing and construction for hand­ building. The emphasis is on the form and the function of each piece. 

Multi-Media Design (Credit)
12:30-3:30
June 24 - July 12
Tuition $850

This course explores two-dimensional concepts on an advanced level through a variety of materials. Students develop areas previously studied in the other two ­dimensional art courses—including color, composition, line, shape, positive­-negative space—on a more sophisticated and in­-depth level. Painting, drawing, and/or printmaking are not seen as separate entities, but as connecting disciplines. Collage effects are used to enhance two-­dimensional study.


Department Head permission required PRIOR TO REGISTRATION for Hamden Hall students.


Hamden Hall Country Day School

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Hamden Hall Country Day School is a nurturing and inclusive community with a dynamic learning environment that promotes academic excellence by understanding each child and fostering their individual growth.