Strategic Plan 2021
From the New Hampton School Board of Trustees. As New Hampton begins its 198th year, the Board of Trustees is thrilled by the work and outcome of our strategic planning process. We have engaged the community in meaningful discussion about the important ways we can ensure that our vibrant school thrives for centuries to come. The final product of our process is documented in The New Hampton School Difference 2021, reflecting our innovative mindset, willingness to make bold decisions, and desire to offer the most relevant programs, driven by a dedicated and dynamic faculty and staff. At a time of great change in secondary school education, New Hampton School is fortunate to be building an even brighter future from a position of strength. Co-signed,
Karl Kimball ’74 Chair of the Board of Trustees
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Doug Wenners P’16 Chair of the Steering Committee
Dear New Hampton School Families and Friends, It is my privilege to lead New Hampton School at such an exciting point in our history. Over the past two centuries, our campus has been transformed, we have introduced outstanding and exceptional programs, and our bicentennial is fast approaching. In partnership with the Board of Trustees, we— the administration, faculty, staff, and our community, including alumni and parents—have seized this important opportunity to craft a strategic plan that will move New Hampton School forward into the next century. In order to sustain our wonderful community for the next two hundred years, we recognize that we must acknowledge and understand our founding principles, articulated on the following page, and the core values that have been the hallmark of a New Hampton School education since its inception in 1821. These foundational elements are at the heart of our student experience. Preserving the foundation that has built a healthy, robust school, with successful alumni and transformational stories, will only serve to make us stronger for the years to come. As such, in planning for the future, we spent time investigating our past. As we build upon our history, we have carefully considered what the world needs from a New Hampton School graduate. In an increasingly interconnected society, our mission—to cultivate lifelong learners who will serve as active global citizens—continues to resonate with our alumni. Guided by our mission and core values, we know that our future will be shaped by our ability to define the unique qualities and benefits of New Hampton School. To that end, we undertook a comprehensive evaluation of our program strengths and opportunities for improvement. We considered the evolution of current initiatives and planned the introduction of new programs that will enhance the student and faculty experience. I am pleased to share with you the New Hampton School Difference 2021, a strategic plan that supports the important role that dynamic relationships play in the educational process, and in building vibrant communities. We look forward to updating you on our progress as our strategic plan unfolds and our bicentennial approaches. Sincerely,
Joseph P. Williams P’22 Head of School
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New Hampton School cultivates lifelong learners who will serve as active global citizens.
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Empowering students to solve the world’s toughest challenges.
Members of the New Hampton School community demonstrate: RESPECT: FOR SELF, OTHERS AND NEW HAMPTON SCHOOL BY: nn
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Working to our potential and making sound, healthy decisions. Empathizing with others—exercising kindness and compassion and celebrating differences as strengths. Caring for our campus home and stewarding our School’s legacy.
RESPONSIBILITY: TO EVOLVE, MAKE POSITIVE DECISIONS AND CONTRIBUTE BY: nn
Growing every day and taking full advantage of the many resources afforded by New Hampton School.
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Practicing honesty and integrity in all matters—always thinking before acting.
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Contributing to all areas of school life—academics, athletics, residential, advisor group — in order to foster a strong campus community and positively impact the world beyond our campus boundaries.
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The New Hampton School Difference New Hampton School was founded on June 24, 1821 as a Free Will Baptist-oriented, coeducational institution. The School’s roots in the Free Will Baptist tradition are central to its mission and values even today as the egalitarian spirit of the Free Will Baptists permeates every aspect of New Hampton’s culture. The foundation and motivating force behind our present work rests in the belief that the mission of education should be to send young men and women into the world equipped and empowered to make better the communities in which they live. For nearly two centuries, these core values of equality and service to others have remained central to the spirit of New Hampton School. In recent years, the school has grown its offerings to incorporate the International Baccalaureate Programme, established itself as an Apple Distinguished School, advanced an Academic Support Program, and continued to provide outstanding arts and athletic opportunities for every student. A leader in innovative use of technology, experiential learning, and competency-based grading, New Hampton faculty members experiment, reflect and refine classroom strategies using a wide array of technologies to ensure student engagement and facilitate learning. Throughout its cycles of growth and innovation, New Hampton School has maintained a commitment to inclusivity, ensuring that every student is welcomed and supported. On the eve of our bicentennial celebration and with new leadership in place, New Hampton School is poised to write the next chapter in its history, one that builds upon past achievements and establishes a solid foundation for the next 200 years. As our founders so wisely did, we began this work by assessing what the world needs and is likely to need from our graduates. We believe the world needs people of substance and character with the capacity to learn and create independently and collaboratively. It needs people willing to hone and share their individual talents. These beliefs resonate with all members of the New Hampton community and allow us to draw upon our traditional strengths—a nurturing community, a diverse student body, a passionate and talented faculty and staff, and a pristine environment—to create new experiences and programs that will prepare our graduates for lives of purpose and service. Believing that these skills are best developed through experiences that foster relationships with others we have rededicated ourselves through this strategic planning process to our greatest asset, our people, and to our mission, to develop lifelong learners who will become active global citizens.
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For nearly two centuries, these core values
of equality and service to others have remained central to the spirit of New Hampton School.
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After a year of research, reflection, refinement and the development of a new vision—to empower students to solve the world’s toughest challenges—New Hampton has developed a vision to guide our work in the coming decade:
Innovation
Be a leader in curriculum design and delivery
Strength
Support the people who bring our community to life
Tradition
Celebrate, honor, and promote our story, our history and our future
Experience
Design an experiential, project-based learning program
Character
Foster an inclusive global community unified by a commitment to character and leadership
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Innovation
Be a leader in curriculum design and delivery The most powerful learning occurs through academic experiences that connect students to their learning through their hearts, hands, and heads.
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Explore, through deliberate practice, how innovation at New Hampton can best empower our students and strengthen the academic experience. Promote creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving skills across all disciplines. Inspire lifelong learning for our faculty through the implementation of meaningful professional development.
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Experience Design an experiential, project-based learning program Active learning, unconstrained by traditional classroom settings or schedules and in collaboration with others, invites students to engage fully in the learning process.
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Promote active learning by developing experiential opportunities, integrated with our program offerings, to deepen and broaden the impact of a New Hampton education. Restructure academic programs to provide opportunities for students to develop self-awareness, relevant skills, and professional networks.
Reimagine the experience of a New Hampton School student.
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Character Foster an inclusive global community unified by a commitment to character and leadership A warm, nurturing, and unpretentious community is essential to each student’s healthy growth and development. These qualities are fostered through shared experiences that allow all members to be known, involved, and celebrated.
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Develop active global citizens, empowered by strength of character and prepared to lead.
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Establish the advisor program as the cornerstone of the New Hampton experience.
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Leverage our rich history in athletics and the arts to further strengthen our culture of teamwork, continuous improvement and shared interest in a common goal. Assume a leadership role in global diversity work.
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Tradition
Celebrate, honor and promote our story, our history and our future Our rich history, marked by enduring relationships and stories of achievement and commitment, is the foundation of our community. To ensure our legacy we must find ways to share the transformational power of a New Hampton School education.
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Leverage new and existing media tools to communicate the hallmarks of the New Hampton experience. Recognize and celebrate the strong and enduring history of New Hampton School through an inspirational bicentennial celebration. Secure our future through the management and growth of financial resources.
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Strength
Support the people who bring our community to life Boarding schools require talented and dedicated people to deliver exceptional programs. We must attract, develop, and retain an employee body that enables us to realize our mission with each and every student.
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Design an engaging and proactive work environment that attracts, supports, and retains mission-appropriate faculty and staff.
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Provide resources to promote professional growth and retention.
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Facilitate faculty and staff involvement in professional and community programs.
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Design compensation and benefits structures to empower, motivate, and recognize the contributions of faculty and staff.
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