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Hampshire Country School is a small country boarding school designed to provide younger boys, most of middle school age, a solid education, healthy activities, intellectually stimulating friends, and all the support of a family-style boarding school community. The best entering ages are 8 to 11 years old. A few students may remain through high school. The school is an especially good choice for very bright students who have difficulty thriving in large schools, perhaps because they are socially young for their age, want a tremendous amount of adult attention, and are more interested in intellectual than athletic pursuits. Students may carry such diagnoses as Asperger’s, ADHD, nonverbal learning disabilities, or poor executive function.
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Hampshire Country School
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| Definition of Terms | ||
| School Focus | Junior Boarding School | |
| Grades (Boarding) | Grades 3-12 | |
| School Type | All-boys | |
| Support for ADD/ADHD Students | Yes | |
| Supports Learning Differences (LD) | Yes | |
| Religious Affiliation | Non-denominational | |
| Year Founded | 1948 | |
| Campus Size | 1700 acres | |
| Student Body | ||
| Enrollment | 22 students | |
| Percent Students of Color | 10% | |
| Percent Students Boarding | 100% | |
| Academics and Faculty | ||
| Saturday Classes | No | |
| Classroom Dress Code | Casual (Collared shirts required on school days) |
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| Average Class Size | 4 students | |
| Teacher : Student Ratio | 1:2 | |
| Number of AP Courses Offered | n/a | |
| ESL Courses Offered | No | |
| % Faculty with Advanced Degree | 30% | |
| Summer Program Offered | Yes | |
| Finances | ||
| Endowment Size | $1 million | |
| Yearly Tuition (Boarding Students) | $48,000 (All-inclusive tuition) |
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| Yearly Tuition (Day Students) | n/a | |
| Percent Students on Financial Aid | n/a | |
| Admission | ||
| Application Deadline | None / Rolling | |
| Accepts Standardized Application | No | |
| Acceptance Rate | n/a | |
| Director of Admissions | William Dickerman | |
Extracurricular: |
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| Total Extracurricular Organizations | 9 | |
Extracurriculars
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| Canoeing | Drama | |
| Drawing, painting, pottery | Floor hockey | |
| Hiking and Camping | Kickball | |
| Music lessons (piano, brass, singing) | Soccer | |
| Tennis | ||
School Notes:
- All students are boarding students. All faculty live on campus.
- The ideal student is bright, has a good heart, and wants to please but may have had serious difficulty adjusting socially to large schools and complex social environments.
- Traditional courses in history, English, math, science, and a foreign language are taught in classes of 3 to 7 students. Courses are designed for students who have very high ability in some areas but may have serious gaps in other areas and who may need more teacher attention and reminders than would be available in most schools.
- Students and faculty sit down together for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the school dining room.
- Home-style dorms with single and double student rooms, a living room, and a kitchen house 5 to 8 students and a resident dorm parent.
- Outdoor activities include hiking, canoeing, recreation-level sports (floor hockey, tennis, soccer, touch football, etc.), sledding, capture the flag, building snow forts, and lots of informal outdoor play.
- Indoor activities include art, music lessons, drama, cooking, and board games.
- Typical student interests include reading, drawing, discussing intellectual trivia, looking for frogs and salamanders, building with Legos, playing Magic and Warhammer, fishing, and chasing through the woods.
- Hampshire Country School provides an active, structured, supportive environment but one that at the same time is comfortable and relaxed, with time for individual contemplation and play.
- Behavioral and educational expectations are high, but Hampshire Country School is a forgiving and supportive place with room for making mistakes.
- The 1700-acre campus includes fields, streams, ponds, and a 1400-acre nature preserve (the Wapack Wilderness).
- Hampshire Country School is not appropriate for students who have used or experimented with alcohol, tobacco, or illegal drugs.
- With its nurturing environment, 100% boarding population, and on-campus faculty, HCS is an excellent choice for students far from home, including Americans living abroad.
- Sample of notable school alumni/alumnae:
- Temple Grandin - Internationally prominent authority on livestock management and autism.
- Profile last updated: 06/24/2011
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