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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 individual growth. Hamden Hall Country Day School, an independent, college preparatory, co-educational PreSchool through Grade 12-day school, fosters every student's individual growth. We challenge students to develop a strong sense of personal integrity, social responsibility, and a global perspective while preparing them for demanding academic programs at the collegiate level. Core Values: Students will strive for excellence in all aspects of their school lives. Students will support one another as trustworthy members of the community. Students will actively participate in the life of the school. Students will take responsibility for their academics growth and personal code of ethics. Students will respect the diverse interests, talents, and ethnic and cultural backgrounds at Hamden Hall and the surrounding community. Our mission of helping students develop a strong sense of personal integrity and social responsibility while offering challenging academics holds. A school community the size of Hamden Hall's, is ideal in so many ways. It is large enough to offer a wide variety of academics and extracurricular activities, but small enough to encourage students to participate and experience new things while discovering their passions. The Library's mission is to enhance the school's academic environment and provide students and faculty the support they need to be significant users of ideas and information. To support students' academic pursuits, the Library provides access to several high-quality online databases and over 16,000 print nonfiction and reference materials. To foster a love of reading, the Library has a large selection of print fiction and eBooks available for students to read for pleasure. To live and work successfully in our global society, graduates of Hamden Hall will require different knowledge, skills, and attitudes than previous generations. We believe that the rapid pace of technology development has thrust us into an information/communications age that challenges traditional notions of education content and methodology. We believe that the technology available today for educational use offers unique opportunities to enhance instruction and learning and empower students to be more proactive in acquiring knowledge. Hamden Hall views technology as a useful and necessary tool, capable of enhancing both the communication ability and productive capacity of students, staff, and parents. The opportunity to develop technological proficiency will enable students and staff to maximize access to information, enhance problem-solving skills, and develop effective and reliable communication in the information age. Hamden Hall Country Day School is committed to integrating technology throughout the curriculum using a campus-wide network that provides internet service and e-mail for faculty, staff, and students. PreKindergarten through 6th-grade students use technology by having access to iPads and desktop computers in their classroom, the Lower School Computer Lab, and the Library. Grades 7 – 12 students are required to bring in a mobile device to use for class. There are also class sets of Chromebooks and iPads available for all divisions of the school. Students in the Fine Arts Department use the latest graphics and movie-making software on Macintosh computers to enhance creative productions. Technology is taught in classes, small groups, and individually. The goal is to use technology to enhance the learning process and have technology seamlessly woven into the curriculum. View full school