At a Glance 2014-15

650...25%International

Students

AT A GLANCE 2014-15

6:1Student-Teacher Ratio

Education for the Head, Heart, and Hand. Northfield Mount Hermon engages the intellect, compassion, and

talents of our students, empowering them to act with humanity

and purpose.

AT A GLANCE gives you a quick overview of

Northfield Mount Hermon’s extraordinary range

of educational offerings and opportunities. The

school’s schedule and culture encourage a full,

balanced experience. These facts and figures

come to life for NMH students. For in-depth

information, please visit www.nmhschool.org.

Northfield Mount Hermon, commonly referred to as

NMH, is a coeducational independent boarding school for students in

grades 9–12 and postgraduate. The school is located on the banks of the

Connecticut River in western Massachusetts near Gill.

NMH was founded in 1879 and is a member of the Eight Schools

Association, which comprises Phillips Academy (known as Andover),

Phillips Exeter Academy, Choate Rosemary Hall, Deerfield Academy,

Hotchkiss School, Lawrenceville School, and St. Paul’s School.

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2014–15 AT A GLANCE 1

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Partnership of 12 ______________

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Demographics _________________

International Education _________

Student Life __________________

Athletics _____________________

Work Program ________________

The Arts _____________________

Cocurricular and Extracurricular Activities _____________________

Facilities _____________________

College Counseling ____________

Application Instructions _________

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Tuition and Fees _______________

Financial Aid __________________

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FAST FACTS

ENROLLMENT

Students: 650

Boarding Students: 80%

Day Students: 20%

Boys: 52%

Girls: 48%

Countries: 46

States: 35

International: 25%

Acceptance Rate: 31%

194Academic course choices:

TUITION AND SCHOLARSHIP

Boarding Student Tuition: $54,700

Day Student Tuition: $37,300

Financial Aid: more than $6.7 million

Average Grant: $44,530 boarding; $26,355 day

Students Receiving Aid: 30%

ACADEMICS

Teaching Faculty: 106

Student-to-Teacher Ratio: 6 to 1

Student-to-Advisor Ratio: 6 to 1

Average Teaching Experience: 21 years

Advanced Degrees: 65%

Average Class Size: 11 students

Academic Courses: 194

Advanced Placement and honors courses in every department: 26 courses

ESL classes for advanced language learners

ACADEMICS


NMH prepares students for college and life by provid-ing them with individual care and support in a community that promotes academic excellence. Using NMH’s College Model Academic Program, our students take six major courses per year, concentrating on three each semester. Courses, which are full-year equivalents, are 80 to 120 minutes long.

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Programming in JavaAP Computer Science

HUMANITIES

EnglishFreshman Writing Humanities I English World Literature American LiteratureAmerican Literature: Shared VoicesAncient Epic *Big Book Authors *Creative Nonfiction *Creative WritingCrime Fiction *FilmHarlem Renaissance *Images of War *

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Visual ArtsIntroduction to the Visual Arts Ceramics ICeramics IIDesign Theory and PracticeDigital Design PracticesDigital Photography IDigital Photography IIDrawing and Composition IDrawing and Composition IIAP Drawing Intensive Studio in 2-D ArtAP Two-Dimensional DesignPainting IPainting IIPhotography IPhotography IISculptural FormsTwo Dimensional DesignVideo as Visual Art IVideo as Visual Art II

Our curriculum includes:

THE ARTS

DanceAccelerated Dance TechniquesContemporary Dance Fundamentals

MusicAdvanced Applied Music IAdvanced Applied Music IIElectronic Music StudioThe History of JazzThe Materials of MusicWorld Music (not offered in 2014-15)AP Music Theory and HarmonyRoots of Today’s Music (not offered in 2014-

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TheaterArts Foundation—Performing Arts Acting IActing IIActing in ProductionDirectingPlays That Define a New CenturyPlaywritingTechnology of the StageTheater Production ITheater Production II

NewswritingNew Zealand Literature (Study Abroad)PG English I and IIShakespeare *Speech/Oral InterpretationThe Future *Writing NonfictionAP English LanguageAP English Literature and Composition

* denotes a Senior English class

ESL (English as a Second Language)ESL: Advanced Reading/WritingESL: English for Special Purposes

HistoryHUM II World HistoryHUM II World History: Brazil (not offered in 2014-15)

HUM II World History: China HUM II World History: India (not offered in 2014-15)

HUM II World History: South Africa U.S. History: Shared VoicesU.S. History Survey AP U.S. HistoryAP Modern European HistoryAsia Rising: China, Japan, Korea & IndiaComparative Politics in Modern ContextForeign PolicyGlobal Futures: Global WarmingHistory of New Zealand (Study Abroad)In Their Footsteps: Rethinking Women’s History The History of the Civil Rights MovementThe Islamic Middle EastTopics in World History Modern Latin American History: diversity, dependancy, democracy, developementU.S. Government/Civil LibertiesWar

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ACADEMICS

Religious StudiesHUM I Religious StudiesHUM II World ReligionHUM II World Religion: BrazilHUM II World Religion: ChinaHUM II World Religion: IndiaHUM II World Religion: South Africa Biblical InterpretationEastern ReligionsEthicsGenetics and EthicsGlobal FuturesIntroduction to Philosophy The Islamic Middle EastTraditions in Transition Violence and Nonviolence

SOCIAL SCIENCE

EconomicsAP Economics Introduction to PsychologyAP Psychology

MATH

Algebra 1 Honors Algebra 1 Basic Geometry Geometry Honors Geometry Basic Algebra 2 Algebra 2 Honors Algebra 2 Algebra Survey Topics in Trigonometry Statistics Precalculus Honors Precalculus Calculus AP Statistics AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC


ACADEMICS

Multivariable Calculus Linear Algebra Number Theory

SCIENCE

AstronomyAstronomy

BiologyBiology IBiology I Honors Extended AP BiologyAP BiologyGenetics and EthicsHuman Physiology

ChemistryChemistry I Chemistry I Honors Extended Advanced Honors Chemistry/ AP Chemistry BForensic ScienceAP Chemistry

Environmental ScienceEnvironmental StudiesAP Environmental Science Geology

PhysicsPhysics IPhysics I Honors Stem Physics Topics in Physics AP Physics IAP Physics IIAP Physics CIntroduction to Robotics

WORLD LANGUAGE

ArabicBeginning Arabic

ChineseChinese IChinese IIChinese IIIChinese IV AP Chinese Language Chinese VI: Introduction to Chinese LiteratureChinese Immersion Program: China

FrenchFrench IFrench IIFrench II Honors French III French III Honors French IV (Contemporary Issues)French IV (Service Learning Project)French IV HonorsAP French Language, Culture, and Civilization

LatinLatin ILatin IILatin IIILatin IVAP Latin: Caesar and Vergil

SpanishSpanish I Advanced Spanish I Spanish IISpanish II Honors Spanish III Spanish III Honors Spanish IVSpanish IV (Service Learning Project) Spanish IV Honors Spanish V (Modern Hispanic Culture)AP Spanish LanguageSapnish Immersion Program: UruguaySpanish VI: Introduction to Latin American and Peninsular Literature

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COLLEGE MODEL ACADEMIC PROGRAM

NMH’s College Model Academic Program (CMAP)

An enhanced educational experience and

better preparation for college

Meeting

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StudentActivitiesStudy Hall 8-10pm (sunday~thursday)


Schedule elements Advantage of CMAP

Longer class periods Increases students’ understanding of material; allows more time for discussion and hands-on applications.

Students complete a one-year major course in a semester.

Readies students for college-level pace; develops time-management skills

Students take three major classes each semester.

Students spend more time on a few subjects instead of less time on more subjects. They manage homework loads more successfully and form relationships with teachers more easily.

More core academics Each year, NMH students take one more core course than is typically permitted at other independent schools.

Teachers have more time to work with each student.

NMH faculty members teach 28-32 students per day, which allows them to better support the learning of each student. Independent school average is 48-60 students.

Students may take two sequential courses in one year.

Accelerates work in particular subject areas (i.e., algebra II in first semester, pre-calculus in the second semester; French II in the first semester, French III in the second).

Students have room in their schedule for other educational experiences.

At NMH, students are assigned a maximum of four hours of homework a day (for three courses). Independent school average is five hours (for five courses).

COLLEGE MODEL ACADEMIC PROGRAM

NMH’s College Model Academic Program (CMAP)

An enhanced educational experience and

better preparation for college

A constellation of adults interacts

with students every day, helping them navigate—

and lift off.

We call it the Partnership of 12.

STUDENT

PARTNERSHIP OF 12

Advisor /DL

Math Teacher

English Teacher

Science Teacher

Dorm Faculty

Religious Studies Teacher

Work Job Supervisor

Coach

Arts Teacher

Language Teacher

History Teacher

Parent

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A constellation of adults interacts

with students every day, helping them navigate—

and lift off.

We call it the Partnership of 12.


Partnership elements How the Partnership of 12 supports students

The Twelve Every single NMH program involves adults who support each participating student. Through group meetings, informal conversa-tions, and a network of collaborative adults on campus, the school maintains a high level of engagement with and care of students.

Student-Advisor Ratios Advisors have direct responsibility for 5–7 students.

Dorm-Affiliated Advisors Students and their advisors are based in the same dorm. This provides quick access to the group, allows advisors to establish an adult community presence in each dorm, and enables the advisors to understand and monitor group dynamics taking place in the dorm.

Student-Teacher Ratios per Semester

Each semester, teachers work with only 28–32 students in class-room settings. Because teachers have residential responsibilities, they are able to observe and support students in the evening and on weekends.

Residential Leaders Well-trained student residential leaders (RLs) meet bi-weekly with adults based in their dorms. RLs are integral in supporting students as individuals and as part of the dorm they help maintain a positive dorm culture.

Director of Advising Oversees the formal element of the advising program: weekly meetings between students and advisors that follow a curriculum to support goal-setting, self-evaluation, selection of classes, and other advising topics.

Individual Digital Folders Each student has an active digital file that contains communica-tion about his/her life on campus—kudos, concerns, and other information. This folder is managed by the student’s advisor; contributions are made by the student’s partnership group.

Dorm-Based Folders An electronic folder for students based in each dorm. It provides daily information about dorm activities and news.

PARTNERSHIP OF 12

Northfield Mount Hermon works with a variety of agencies to recruit the finest faculty from around the world. Evaluation processes and professional development opportunities ensure that faculty stay current in the best educational practices for teaching young people in and out of the classroom.

• 96 full-time faculty members

• Average 21 years of teaching experience

• 65 percent with advanced degrees

NMH is committed to nurturing excellence in its faculty. Each year, teachers, staff, and coaches attend and present at key conferences and trainings. Recently, faculty have participated in:

• Anja S. Greer Conference on Secondary School Mathematics, Science, and Technology

• Berklee College of Music Summer Programs: Music Production

• Collegiate School Teaching Institute

• Contemplative Curriculum Development Summer Institute

• Forensic Science Education Conference

• MAA Math Fest

• Middlebury College French School

• National Athletic Trainers’ Symposium

• National AP Teachers Conference

• Northeastern College of Professional Studies

• Quantum Learning for Teachers

• Roots and Wings: Independent School Gender Project

OUR FACULTY

• Travel to Seoul, to study intensively in both ethnic Korean dance and modern dance

• California Institute of Integral Studies PhD program in Transformative Studies

• Travel in Russia—St. Petersburg, Moscow, and Suzdal

• Closing the Achievement Gap: Strategies for Excellence with Equity

• Bowdoin College AP Biology Summer Institute

• Computer Science AP Institute

• World Future Society annual conference: “WorldFuture 2012”

• Workshop at the Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill

• Center for Accelerated Learning workshop

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DEMOGRAPHICS

650 Students

46 Countries Represented

We foster a dynamic community in which to learn. The facts below reflect our commitment to diversity on our campus.

• 650 students; 533 boarding, 117 day

• 52 percent male, 48 percent female

• 46 countries and 35 states represented

• 19 percent students of color

• 25 percent international students

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25% International Students


INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION

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Examples of programs that achieve these goals

• Study/travel programs have included visits to Brazil, Cambodia, China, Costa Rica, Greece, Ireland, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, Turkey, and Uruguay.

• Study programs for 2014–15 include China and South Africa (for sopho-mores), language immersion programs in China, Uruguay, and France, Model UN programs in Qatar and South Africa, and March break programs in Italy, Japan, Singapore/Hong Kong and London/Paris.

• Language studies: Chinese, French, Latin, Spanish, and beginning Arabic.

• Religious studies: Judaism, Islam, Bud-dhism, Hinduism, Catholicism, and a variety of Protestant religions.

• History studies: a variety of programs about countries around the world.

• Outside the classroom: special event days and speakers that augment class-room programs, a “State of the World” speaker series, and alumni visitors who share their international experiences.

• International Carnival

Developing a global perspective in all students is a commitment at Northfield Mount Hermon. The Center for International Education (CIE) provides off-campus study programs, as well as on-campus support for NMH’s international students.

The center’s mission:

• To provide, encourage, and support interactive/multicultural/multina-tional environments and experiences within the NMH community, both on and off campus.

• To foster appreciation of different cultures and ways of life within our school.

CIE has two goals that work toward this: developing programs that create an international atmosphere on campus and developing programs that take students off campus for unique study opportunities.

Study/travel programs include a menu of opportunities for students in all grade levels. The office provides an on-campus orientation program for our robust popu-lation of international students as well as ongoing support for them throughout the year.

In addition to course offerings that reflect an international perspective, the CIE also supports our international population by providing assistance with travel and immigration, and by providing international student ambassadors who are trained and available in dormitories for support with any issue.

25% of our students come from 46 countries around the world.

STUDENT LIFE

Promoting community, responsibility, respect, and pride is the goal of NMH’s student life curriculum. It represents our commitment to providing students with a comprehensive and vibrant learning environment. We recognize each student’s individuality, allow choice in school life, and encourage respectful relationships.

We do this through:

• Dorm and school meetings, which provide formal settings for discussions.

• Biweekly meetings with faculty and professional staff to explore topics essential to students’ development.

• Academic teaching that extends into the evening.

• Day-to-day work with dorm staff and other faculty to emphasize personal support, leadership, community build-ing, and spiritual development.

In addition to on-campus activities, we provide our students with opportunities to engage in fun and thought-provoking events off campus. Activities include:

• Student Diversity Leadership Conference

• Diversity summits with peer boarding schools

• Trips to Boston and New York City

• Trips to local fairs and arts festivals such as The Big E and the Franklin County Fair

• Dance performances and theatrical events held at Weston Theater, Univer-sity of Massachusetts at Amherst, and Hartford Stage

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Up to 300 Apple Pies

homemade by NMH

Dining Services

are awarded at the annual

Bemis-Forslund Pie Race,

a 4.3-mile footrace

through campus

woods and fields.


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Fielding more than 60 teams in 19 interscholastic sports, Northfield Mount Hermon offers one of the broadest athletic programs among secondary schools in the United States for scholar-athletes who aspire to play competitively at the highest collegiate level. In addition to inter-scholastic sports, NMH offers an extensive outdoor program. NMH is a great place for the casual athlete as well.

ATHLETICS

16 New England Team Championships in the last nine years.

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ATHLETICS

FALLCrew BV Crew GVCross-country BV Cross-country BJV Cross-country GV Cross-country GJVField Hockey V Field Hockey JVSoccer BV Soccer BJV Soccer B3rds Soccer GV Soccer GJV Soccer G3rdsVolleyball GV Volleyball GJVOutdoor Team

WINTERAlpine Skiing V Alpine Skiing JVBasketball BV Basketball BJV Basketball B3rds Basketball GV Basketball GJV Basketball G3rdsIce Hockey BV Ice Hockey BJV Ice Hockey GV Ice Hockey GJV Nordic Skiing V Nordic Skiing JVSwimming BV Swimming GV

16 New England Team Championships in the last nine years.

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Swimming JV CoedWrestling V Wrestling JV

SPRINGBaseball V Baseball JVCrew BV Crew BJV Crew B3rds Crew GV Crew GJV Crew G3rdsGolf V Golf JVLacrosse BV Lacrosse BJV Lacrosse GV Lacrosse GJVSoftball V Softball JVTennis BV Tennis BJV Tennis GV Tennis GJVTrack V Track JVUltimate Frisbee BV Ultimate Frisbee BJV Ultimate Frisbee GVUltimate Frisbee GJVVolleyball BV Volleyball BJVOutdoor Team

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WORK PROGRAM

Students contribute to the day-to-day operation of the school to learn how to value the dignity of manual labor, as put forth by our school’s founder, D.L. Moody. Work assignments are scheduled periods during each student’s school week. All students must work four to five hours per week and attain a passing grade each term in order to graduate.

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Number of students who work at NMH farm each term:

Quarts of raspberries picked by students each year:

Types of jobs a student may have at NMH

Admission Ambassador Archives AideAthletic Department WorkerAthletic Team ManagerBakery WorkerBand Manager Biology Assistant Chemistry AssistantChoir Manager Clinic AideCustodial WorkerDance Studio AssistantEquipment Room WorkerElectronic Recording AssistantFarm Worker International Ambassador Kitchen Worker Library Aide Lifeguard Mail Center Worker Math Study Hall Tutor Multicultural Education Assistant Music Secretary Office AssistantOrchestra AssistantOutdoor Education AssistantOutreach AssistantResidential Computer ConsultantResident Leader Science Study Hall Tutor Theater AideTrail Maintenance WorkerWorld Languages AssistantYearbook Editor


Students nurture their appreciation and understanding of a wide variety of expressive media while developing their own creative skills and deepening confidence in their talent. Whether it’s learning about sight reading in music, color theory in the visual arts, movement in dance, or lighting and set design in theater, when students leave NMH, they’ll have the skill set to enjoy the arts the rest of their lives.

Visual Arts The visual arts department offers courses in every medium, and classroom instruc-tion is supplemented by open studio time. All faculty members are practic-ing artists. The school offers Advanced Placement courses, and NMH graduates with professional interest in the arts are routinely accepted to the finest U.S. arts colleges and universities.

The Rhodes Arts Center on campus includes:

• Printmaking studio

• Digital photography studio and traditional photography darkroom

• Ceramics studio

• Painting studios

• Design studio

• Drawing studio

• Art gallery exhibiting well-known artists in six shows per year

Performing Arts Northfield Mount Hermon’s rich artistic tradition provides opportunities for the beginner through the most advanced stu-dent to study and perform dance, music and theater. Through academic classes or involvement in the co-curricular perform-ing opportunities, students can become part of the vital performing arts commu-nity as dancers, music-makers, actors and theater technicians. The Performing Arts Schedule includes over 50 performances throughout the academic year including dance concerts, student recitals, music group concerts and theater productions.

The Rhodes Arts Center hosts:

• Four major theater productions a year (including a musical)

• One-Act Play Festival with student directed pieces

• NMH Senior Dance Company

• NMH Junior Dance Company

• Concert Choir

• NMH Singers (auditioned)

• Select Women’s Ensemble (auditioned)

• Concert Band

• Symphony Orchestra

• Chamber Orchestra (auditioned)

• Jazz Ensemble

• World Music Combo and Percussion Ensemble (auditioned)

• Northfield Mount Harmony (a cap-pella group)

• Nellies (girls a cappella group)

• Hogappella (boys a cappella group)

THE ARTS

Number of pianos in the Rhodes Arts Center:

Student involvement in NMH campus life beyond the challenges of major academic courses is encouraged through our cocurricular requirement. Students can meet each term’s cocurricular requirement by taking one full cocurricular activity or two half cocurricular activities. Participation on an athletic team counts as a full cocurricular.

Ninth- and 10th-grade students must meet the cocurricular requirement in all three terms, and they must choose an ath-letic team commitment in at least one term. Eleventh- and 12th-grade students and postgraduates must meet the cocurricular requirement in two of the three terms, and they must choose an athletic team commitment in at least one term.

Here’s what we offer:

AcademicDebate SocietyJunior-Year College Counseling Workshop Model United NationsSuccessful Studying (availability

depends on enrollment)Verbal SAT Prep

Visual ArtsBeginning with ClayBook ArtsDrawingExploring WatercolorGemini (yearbook)Landscape DrawingMandala (art and literary magazine)Pastel Drawing/PaintingThe Bridge (student newspaper)The Hermonite (student newspaper)

Performing GroupsAfrican & Latin American Hand Drumming Beginning Ballet WorkshopChamber Orchestra Concert BandConcert ChoirDance Companies of NMHDance for AthletesHogappellaIntermediate BalletIntroductory Music TheoryJazz Ensemble Jazz/Tap WorkshopThe Nellies NMH Pianists NMH Singers

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Students Volunteer

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COCURRICULAR AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES


Northfield Mount Harmony Private Dance LessonsPrivate Music LessonsSelect Women’s Ensemble StagecraftSymphony Orchestra World Music Combo

Outreach ActivitiesBig Brothers/Big SistersChildren’s Fun Groups Community MealsCourthouse VolunteersElementary School and Peer TutoringFranklin Medical CenterGreenfield Family InnHabitat for Humanity Kids to KidsKnitting for SheltersNMH Nursery SchoolNMH Outreach BoardNursing Home Operation Happy BirthdayPiglets to Hoggers Red Cross Blood Drive Room to ReadSt. Francis of Gill Farm HelpUnited Way CommitteeWalk for Hunger

Community Affinity GroupsAsian American Students AssociationBreakawayCatholic Confirmation Class Chinese Student Association Circle of Sisters Deacons of the Church of ChristFROMAGEGay Straight Alliance

International Students AssociationJapanese Student AssociationJewish Student AllianceKorean Student AssociationMOCA/The BrothersMuslim Student AssociationNMH Interdenominational ChapelSaLSASt. Campion League of Catholic StudentsThe Buddhist Group

MiscellaneousActivities Programming BoardChess ClubEcoleadersScience ClubStudent CongressWNMH Radio—91.5 FM

Examples of Interscholastic and In-school Competition

• Debate

• Instrumental competition— concerto competition and recital

• Math competition

• Model United Nations

• New England athletic tournaments

• NMH science symposium and competition

• Senior Oratory Contest

• Robotics

• State vocal/instrumental music competition

COCURRICULAR AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

• Observatory with 3 telescopes and 3 CCD cameras for electronic imaging

• Schauffler Library consists of more than 40,000 physical and electronic publications and database items

• 6-lane swimming pool

• James and Forslund gyms, including a wrestling facility with full-size mats and a fitness center with Nautilus and free weights

• McCollum Arena, hockey rink

• 8-lane, all-weather Miller Brothers running track

• Indoor batting cage

• 11 playing fields

• 15 tennis courts

• 2 three-season turf fields

• 35 faculty homes and apartments on campus

With inspiring views up and down the Connecticut River Valley, Northfield Mount Hermon is located in rural western Massachusetts, atop a broad hill. The campus has a mix of historic and contemporary buildings.

• 73 buildings, including turn-of-the-century chapel and historic cottages

• Hayward Farm with gardens, a green-house, maple sugar and cider houses

• Boathouse and crew dock on the Connecticut River

• 1,565 acres, including fields and woods; 215 core-campus acres

• Shadow Lake

• Cutler Science Center

• Rhodes Arts Center

• Beveridge classroom building with Learning Skills Center

• Blake Student Center with a snack bar and bookstore

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FACILITIES

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NMH campus has 73 buildings on 1,565 acres


COLLEGE COUNSELING

The list of 90 schools below is a representative sample of schools where two or more NMH graduates have enrolled in the past three years. Schools in bold are in Barron’s Most Selective Colleges and Universities; schools with an asterisk are found in the top 50 universities or top 50 liberal arts colleges ranked by U.S. News & World Report.

American University

Amherst College *

Babson College

Bard College *

Barnard College *

Bates College *

Bentley University

Boston College *

Boston University *

Brandeis University *

Brown University *

Carleton College *

Carnegie Mellon University *

Case Western Reserve University *

Colby College *

Colorado College *

Columbia University *

Connecticut College *

Cornell University

Dartmouth College

Drexel University *

Duke University *

Emory University *

Franklin and Marshall College *

Georgetown University *

Hamilton College *

Harvard College *

Haverford College *

Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Ithaca College

Johns Hopkins University *

Kenyon College *

Lafayette College *

Lehigh University *

Macalester College *

Manhattanville College

McGill University

Miami University, Oxford

Middlebury College *

Mount Holyoke College *

New York University *

Northeastern University *

Northwestern University *

Ohio Wesleyan University

Providence College

Queen’s University

Quinnipiac University

Rice University *

Sacred Heart University

Saint Anselm College

Salve Regina University

Scripps College *

Skidmore College *

Smith College *

St. Lawrence University

Stonehill College

Suffolk University

Swarthmore College *

Syracuse University

The George Washington University

The University of Tampa

Trinity College *

Tufts University *

Tulane University

Union College *

United States Naval Academy *

University of California at Los Angeles *

University of California at San Diego *

University of Chicago *

University of Denver

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign *

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

University of Michigan *

University of New Hampshire

University of Pennsylvania *

University of Richmond *

University of San Diego

University of South Carolina

University of Southern California *

University of Toronto, St. George

University of Vermont

University of Virginia *

University of Washington

University of Wisconsin, Madison *

Vassar College *

Washington University in St. Louis *

Wesleyan University *

Wheaton College MA

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Yale University *

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APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

International Students

Although you may be thousands of miles away, we want to support you in the same way we support our current students by communicating with you and your families as much as pos-sible. We aim to mentor prospective families throughout the application process—please let us guide you. To allow us to consider you for a place at our school, we ask you to supply the items outlined below.

February 1, 2015: the priority deadline for a completed application

February 1, 2015: the priority deadline for families applying for financial aid

You may use Gateway to Prep Schools (gatewaytoprepschools.com) or Standard Application Online (SAO) (ssat.org/admission/the-sao) for your application to NMH. The choice is up to you. You might base this on the other schools that you have selected for consideration.

The following items will be part of the application process:

• Application (choose one) - Gateway to Prep Schools (gatewaytoprepschools.com) - Standard Application Online (SAO) (ssat.org/admission/the-sao). If you use SAO, you will also need to complete the NMH Common Application Supplement and Parents’ Comments forms.

• Fall term grades and official school transcripts for the last two years (postgraduates must include all years of high school)

• Standardized test scores: Candidates for grades 9, 10, and 11 should submit SSAT or ISEE; candidates for grades 11, 12, and the postgraduate year should submit PSAT, SAT, or ACT.

• TOEFL: Test of English as a Foreign Language scores (This may be waived by your admission counselor if you have completed your last two years of school in a fully English-based curriculum.)

• Applicant’s Questionnaire

• English Teacher Recommendation (must be your current instructor)

• Math Teacher Recommendation (must be your current instructor)

• Personal Recommendation

• Parent Statement

• A visit to NMH for a campus tour and to attend one of our open houses or class-visit day events.

• Interview

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Interview Requirements

All students are required to have an interview. Prospective students from countries where Northfield Mount Hermon historically has received large numbers of applications are required to complete an interview with our partner organization, InitialView. Currently, NMH requires applicants from the Republic of China and South Korea to use this interview service.

InitialView records a student’s live, unscripted interview and sends a copy to Northfield Mount Hermon, along with a sample of the student’s writing. NMH admission counsel-ors will review and evaluate the interview and writing sample.

Please contact InitialView initialview.com directly to arrange an appointment at least two weeks before NMH’s February 1, 2015, application deadline.

We look forward to assisting you with your application. Please don’t hesitate to contact us at 413-498-3227 or [email protected]. We will be delighted to help you navigate the admission process.

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Domestic StudentsThe application process is both fun and exciting and complex and daunting. Our goal is to make it a positive experience, and we are ready to guide and mentor you. Remember: There is no such thing as a stupid question. To allow us to consider you for admission to NMH, we ask you to supply the items outlined below.

February 1, 2015: the priority deadline for a completed application

February 1, 2015: the priority deadline for families applying for financial aid

You may use Gateway to Prep Schools (gatewaytoprepschools.com) or Standard Application Online (SAO) (ssat.org/admission/the-sao) for your application to NMH. The choice is up to you. You might base this on the other schools that you have selected for consideration.

The following items will be part of the application process:

• Application (choose one) - Gateway to Prep Schools (gatewaytoprepschools.com) - Standard Application Online (SAO) (ssat.org/admission/the-sao). If you use SAO, you will also need to complete the NMH Common Application Supplement and Parents’ Comments forms.

• Fall term grades and official school transcripts for last two years (postgraduates must include all years of high school)

• Standardized test scores: Candidates for grades 9, 10, and 11 should submit SSAT or ISEE; candidates for grades 11, 12, and the postgraduate year should submit PSAT, SAT, or ACT

• Applicant’s questionnaire

• English teacher recommendation (must be your current instructor)

• Math teacher recommendation (must be your current instructor)

• Personal recommendation

• Parent statement

• Interview: To schedule a visit, please call the admission office at 413-498-3227.

• A visit to NMH for a campus tour and to attend one of our open houses or class-visit day events.

We look forward to assisting you with your application. Please don’t hesitate to contact us at 413-498-3227 or [email protected]. We will be delighted to help you navigate the admission process.

mailto:[email protected]

Both boarding and day students also need to consider the cost of textbooks. Book expenses vary according to each student’s course selections but typically average $900 per year.

TUITION AND FEES


All applicants are required to take the appropriate entrance examination during the current academic year. A November, December, or January sitting for the test is recommended. Applicants must take one of the tests listed in the following chart.

Test

Candidates for grades SSAT ISEE PSAT SAT ACT

9 • •

10 • •

11 • • • • •

12 • • •

Postgraduate • •

• The school only occasionally admits one-year seniors.

If you have not been instructed in English for the last two years in a fully based English curriculum, you will also need to take the TOEFL exam.

Information on testing is available from the organizations indicated below.

SSAT Secondary School Admission Test Board, 609-683-4440, www.ssat.org. Report scores directly to NMH using school code: 5392

ISEE Educational Records Bureau, 212-705-8888, www.erbtest.org. Report scores directly to NMH using school code: 220730

PSAT & SAT The College Board, 609-921-9000, www.collegeboard.com. Send or fax a copy of results to NMH.

ACT The American College Testing Program, 319-337-1000, www.act.org. Send or fax a copy of results to NMH.

TOEFL The College Board, 609-921-9000, www.ets.org. Report scores directly to NMH using school code: 8011

TESTING

* Test dates are available throughout the year for those applying after the priority deadlines.

Boarding Student: $54,700 (includes room and board) $1,995 General, laundry service, technology, health center $1,477 Tuition refund insurance $1,700 Health insurance

Day Student: $37,300

$1,990 General, meals, technology, health center $1,008 Tuition refund insurance $1,700 Health insurance

International Student: $54,700 (includes room and board)

$2,815 General, laundry service, technology, health center, international student fee $1,477 Tuition refund insurance $1,700 Health insurance

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FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Financial assistance is need-based and awarded annually. NMH does not offer merit or academic scholarships. However, because the number of applicants exceeds the number of awards we can offer, a student’s talents or achieve- ments may determine which applicants will receive an offer of financial aid.

We partner with School and Student Services (SSS) by NAIS in our financial aid process.

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The deadline to apply for financial aid for the 2015–16 academic year is February 1, 2015.

Beginning November 1, 2014, create your PFS (Parents’ Financial Statement) online account at: School & Student Services by NAIS, www.sss.nais.org/parents, estimat-ing your income and expenses for 2014 and 2015.

Number of Students Receiving Financial

Aid:

Upload (or mail) to SSS:

U.S. Families

• 2014 W2s

• 2013 Federal Income Tax return, signed, with ALL 2013 schedules and statements

• 2014 Federal Income Tax return, signed, with ALL 2014 schedules and statements

International Families

• Canadians—2013 T-1 forms and 2013 T-4 forms; 2014 T-1 forms and 2014 T-4 forms

• Other International Families—A nota-rized copy of your most recent income tax report and an earnings statement from your employer

• NMH 2015–2016 Financial Aid Application for International Applicants

Additional Information

• Business/Farm—If either parent owns a business or farm, a completed copy of the Business/Farm Statement for each separate entity

• Tax documentation for partnerships and corporations is also required. (IRS Schedule K-1, Form 1065, Form 1120, or Form 1120s)

• Email or mail to NMH: Explanation of any unique or concerning circumstanc-es you wish us to know about.

Email: [email protected] Phone: 413-498-3237 Online: www.nmhschool.org/admission www.sss.nais.org/parents


NOTES

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1967 House

Bulman House

Shadow Cottage

Hastings House

Nichols House

McMillan House

Smith House

Veteran’s Cottage

Mayberry HouseSawyer

HouseHighland

House

Baxter Baldwin

House

Cole FamilyHouse

BattyHouse

...House

ComptonHouse Mec Peller

House

David Stevens House

Stevens House

South Farm

House

Tanski House

McConaughy House

Severance House

Jenny House

Not School Owned

John Hale House

Fred Hale House

Chutter House

Dewey House

Breckenridge House

Beveridge House Blake

HouseDwight’s

Home

Aiken House

Harris House

Duley House

Cottage C

Cottage DCottage A

Cottage B to Northfield

10

Main Road

to Bernardston Shadow Lake

McLamoreField

Main Road

LowerFieldFung

Field

SpeerBoathouse

Miller BrothersTrack

ThorndikeField

CrossleyFields

Hayward Farm Buildings

NorthFarmhouse

HolbrookHall

BeveridgeHall

Schauffler-RockeyMemorial Library

CutlerScience Center

OaknollCottage

North Crossley

Hayden Hall

BlakeStudentCenter

Alumni Hall

Bolger House

O’ConnorHealthCenter

FordCottage

SocialHall

Rikert House

WallaceHall

MacKinnonCottage

MemorialChapelLondon

( CI )Monadnock

( CII )

Cottage IIIHubbard

( CIV )

Manchester( CV )

OvertounHall

Norton House

PowerPlant

LaundryPlant

Facilities

UpperModular

LowerModular

Mount Hermon Road

Mount Hermon Road

Back Road

Peller FamilyField

ComptonField

North Cross Road

RhodesArts Center

ForslundGym

McCollumHockey Arena

SecurityOffice

South Crossley

Shea Family Cottage

JamesGym

Observatory

GrandinAuditorium

Lamplighter Way

Lamplighter Way

Lamplighter Way

Lam

pligh

ter W

ay

Main EntranceRoute 10

Connecticut River


1967 House

Bulman House

Shadow Cottage

Hastings House

Nichols House

McMillan House

Smith House

Veteran’s Cottage

Mayberry HouseSawyer

HouseHighland

House

Baxter Baldwin

House

Cole FamilyHouse

BattyHouse

...House

ComptonHouse Mec Peller

House

David Stevens House

Stevens House

South Farm

House

Tanski House

McConaughy House

Severance House

Jenny House

Not School Owned

John Hale House

Fred Hale House

Chutter House

Dewey House

Breckenridge House

Beveridge House Blake

HouseDwight’s

Home

Aiken House

Harris House

Duley House

Cottage C

Cottage DCottage A

Cottage B

to Northfield

10

Main Road

to Bernardston Shadow Lake

McLamoreField

Main Road

LowerFieldFung

Field

SpeerBoathouse

Miller BrothersTrack

ThorndikeField

CrossleyFields

Hayward Farm Buildings

NorthFarmhouse

HolbrookHall

BeveridgeHall

Schauffler-RockeyMemorial Library

CutlerScience Center

OaknollCottage

North Crossley

Hayden Hall

BlakeStudentCenter

Alumni Hall

Bolger House

O’ConnorHealthCenter

FordCottage

SocialHall

Rikert House

WallaceHall

MacKinnonCottage

MemorialChapelLondon

( CI )Monadnock

( CII )

Cottage IIIHubbard

( CIV )

Manchester( CV )

OvertounHall

Norton House

PowerPlant

LaundryPlant

Facilities

UpperModular

LowerModular

Mount Hermon Road

Mount Hermon Road

Back Road

Peller FamilyField

ComptonField

North Cross Road

RhodesArts Center

ForslundGym

McCollumHockey Arena

SecurityOffice

South Crossley

Shea Family Cottage

JamesGym

Observatory

GrandinAuditorium

Lamplighter Way

Lamplighter Way

Lamplighter Way

Lam

pligh

ter W

ay

Main EntranceRoute 10

Connecticut River

CONTACT US

DIRECTIONS

From Eastern Massachusetts

Follow Route 2 west to Route 63; go north on Route 63 for approximately 8 miles to where Route 63 merges with Route 10. Turn left on Route 10 south and drive 1.7 miles (you will cross over the Connecticut River). The Northfield Mount Hermon entrance is on your left. Proceed up the drive. Bear left at the fork, following signs for the Admission Office. Visitor parking is beside Bolger House.

From Interstate 91

Take Exit 28A if you are traveling north, Exit 28 if you are traveling south, and follow Route 10 north for 2.8 miles. The Northfield Mount Hermon entrance is on your right. Proceed up the drive following signs to the Admission Office. Visitor parking is beside Bolger House.

CONTACT US

Northfield Mount HermonOffice of AdmissionOne Lamplighter WayMount Hermon, Massachusetts 01354

Phone: 413-498-3227Email: [email protected]: www.nmhschool.org

Northfield Mount HermonOffice of Admission

One Lamplighter WayMount Hermon, Massachusetts 01354

[email protected]

www.nmhschool.org

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