...chase
Nurture your passions as you discover new interests.
curiosity,
attempt
Feel emboldened to take calculated risks.
discover
balance,
Practice this foundational component of a happy life.
In doing so, you will stretch your mind, broaden your perspectives, and develop your voice.
and f ind
your heart.
Laughter activates the dopamine reward system—which is important for goaloriented motivation and long-term memory.
Joyful
Great learning happens when classroom experiences can capture imaginations, bring relevance to students’ lives, and are infused with joy. We cultivate a dynamic environment where vigorous academics are enhanced by a spirit of joyfulness that includes experimentation, playfulness, and humor. While this spirit has been long embraced by Hun’s community, emerging neuroscience shows quantitative results for learners: humor can improve student performance by reducing anxiety, boosting participation, and improving focus.
When learning is active, students understand concepts more deeply, retain information better, and develop greater critical thinking abilities. At Hun, you will get up, get moving, and get your hands dirty (sometimes literally) in the classroom.
Hands-On
You may find yourself role-playing a fascinating historical figure, constructing a miniature parachute with recycled objects, or using a laser to refract light. We embrace hands-on learning, which keeps our classrooms buzzing and young minds engaged.
The Middle School
Every day, we help our Middle School students in grades 6-8 funnel raw energy and enthusiasm into intellectual adventure. This is a significant age for you to develop ownership of your studies, foster your talents, and to learn to work both independently and collaboratively with other people. Our goal is to ignite your spirit and enliven your days, providing activities in and out of the classroom that will enrich you mentally, emotionally, physically, and socially. You’ll be well prepared to move on to our Upper School to more intently pursue academic interests. The Middle School is such a rewarding experience that many former students stop by to visit favorite teachers and mentor younger students.
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STUDENTS IN GRADES 6-8
The Middle School Learning Lab is open four afternoons a week and is a great place for students to grow as learners. You can get homework help from a teacher or study skills assistance from a learning support specialist. Did we mention the Learning Lab has snacks?
Middle School students can explore solutions to real-world problems through project-based learning every year for RadDays, a condensed version of our immersive NextTerm program for Upper School students. You might design a city of the future as engineering meets activism. Or you could devise an eco-friendly plan for rewilding majestic gray wolves. The future needs you to be able to think originally and boldly.
“Coming from a public middle school, the kids from the Hun Middle School made me feel very welcome. In return, one of the nice things I did was that I dedicated some of my extra time after school to help fellow classmates in the peer tutoring center.”
M c GWIRE T. ’19
Every fall, our Middle School students participate in All-School Debates. Under the guidance of our faculty, you will learn to organize an argument, develop credibility, and think quickly on your feet.
Innovative
Innovation and adaptation. These are among the most important skills for our fast-paced, high-tech, ever-shifting society. Every year at Hun, we stop, survey the landscape, and devise teaching methods and skills-based classes that respond to the changes we see. We offer students exciting, stimulating classes that simulate the real world and require students to think critically and creatively. Change all you want, world; our students—adaptable and resilient—are ready for you.
We give our teachers limitless freedom to develop multidisciplinary lessons and projects that are active, exploratory, and experiential.
“The true spirit of innovation is not necessarily about technology or even new ideas, but about teachers continuing to reinvent themselves so they can approach the material in new ways, bringing it to life for themselves and their students.”
TED SHAFFNER English Teacher
The Upper School
We believe a class is most meaningful when students catapult discussions into uncharted territory. This is when the learning becomes personal and captivating, allowing our students to surprise themselves with their deep knowledge, analytical thinking, and ability to reassess and refine an argument. Our goal in the Upper School is to give students the confidence to step into the unknown—from academics to athletics to arts—which translates to graduates with nimble minds and the ability to succeed. In an area rich in academia, Hun students stand out as capable, courageous, and caring young people who want to make an impact on the world around them.
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ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES
As a community, we believe in joyful learning. We challenge our students academically, but even more, we expand their potential, their confidence, and their dreams.
All of our humanities classes use the Harkness method, which positions students at the center of education. Seated around large, oval Harkness tables, students learn in a collaborative environment that invites them to discuss passionately, debate maturely, listen intently, and think deeply—all skills they’ll need in college and beyond. At Hun, talking in class is a must, and students develop the courage to speak up.
200+
UPPER SCHOOL COURSES
Each day, students can use the dedicated extra help period to seek oneon-one guidance from teachers or study in small groups.
Academics
We support a culture of innovation that encourages our gifted teachers to discover and design cutting-edge teaching methods that respond to the global community. Our teachers’ passion and curiosity are infectious, and they create lively classroom experiences that allow you to gain skills and truly absorb content, rather than simply memorize and recite it. Our students acquire real-world skills that help them become problem solvers who embrace challenges and take risks. And because Hun students are hands-on, our vigorous curriculum has real staying power. Our unique approach allows students to direct their own education and seek individual support from teachers, mentors, and peers.
UPPER SCHOOL COURSES
SCIENCE
Biology
AP Biology
Chemistry
Chemistry Honors
AP Chemistry
Physics
AP Physics 1
AP Physics 2
AP Physics C: Mechanics
Human Anatomy and Physiology
AP Environmental Science
Oceanography
Marine Biology
Humans and the Marine Environment
Genetics and Biotechnology
Kinesiology
Medical Physics
The Physics of Sound
Introduction to Organic Chemistry
Astronomy
Environmental Risks and Disasters
Environmental
Management
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
Introduction to Computer Science
Programming
Advanced Programming
Honors
Cybersecurity
Robotics Engineering
Engineering Design
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Engineering Smart Solutions
Web Design and Development
Software Engineering
With Java Honors
AP Computer Science
Principles
AP Computer Science A
MATHEMATICS
Algebra 1
Geometry
Geometry Honors
Algebra 2
Algebra 2 Honors
Precalculus
Algebra 2 –
Precalculus Honors
AP Precalculus
Calculus
AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC
Multivariable Calculus and Advanced Topics in Math
AP Statistics
Advanced Algebra
Linear Algebra
Probability
Statistics
Advanced Math Logic and Reasoning
Discrete Math -
Number Theory
Discrete MathGraph Theory
ENGLISH
English 1
English 1 Honors
English 2
English 2 Honors
English 3
English 3 Honors
Multicultural/
Global Literature
Mythology and Magic
Remember the Holocaust Through Literature
Detective Fiction
Literature and Social
Change
Shakespeare’s Tragic and Comic Visions
Literature and Law
Gender in Literature
Science Fiction and Dystopia
Mad Scientists and Literary
Laboratories: Victorian Literature and Science
AP English Literature and Composition
English 5
Creative Writing
Public Speaking and Debate
Journalism
Poetry: Vision and Voice
Graphic Novels
HISTORY & GLOBAL STUDIES
World Studies
United States History
United States
History Honors
AP United States History
AP U.S. Government and Politics
AP European History
AP Psychology
AP Macroeconomics
AP Microeconomics
American Government
Psychology
Introduction to Economic Principles
World War II in the Global Context
World Religions
Introduction to Archaeology
History and Culture of Classical Greece
History and Culture of Classical Rome
Global Issues and Human Rights
Economic Development
Constitutional Law and American Society
Comparative Government and Politics
Women in the Modern World
African Americans Since Reconstruction
African History and Culture
Labor and Employment in U.S. History
Immigration and Ethnicity in the United States
Sociology of Sports
Financial Literacy
ESL
ESL Low Intermediate Reading, Grammar, and Writing
ESL High Intermediate Reading, Grammar, and Writing
ESL Advanced
MODERN LANGUAGES & CLASSICS
American Sign Language
Ancient Greek Honors
Chinese 1
Chinese 2
Chinese 3
Chinese 4
Chinese 5
French 1
French 2
French 3
French 3 Honors
French 4
French 4 Honors
French 5
AP French Language and Culture
“La Dolce Vita”: Italian Language and Culture
Latin 1
Latin 1 Intensive
Latin 2
Latin 3
Latin 3 Honors
Latin 4
Latin 4 Honors
AP Latin
Spanish 1
Spanish 2
Spanish 3
Spanish 3 Honors
Spanish 4
Spanish 4 Honors
Spanish 5
AP Spanish Language and Culture
INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
Community Seminar 9
Leadership Seminar 10
International Seminar
Young Women’s Leadership Seminar/Young Men’s Leadership Seminar
American Studies: Wilderness, Culture, and Identity
African American Studies
Honors
Race, Media, Justice, and Equity
Introduction to Philosophy
Introduction to
Entrepreneurial Studies
Entrepreneurial StudiesLaunching A New Venture
Entrepreneurial StudiesDigital Media Studies
Jewelry Design for a Sustainable Future
Game and Character Design Basics
HEALTH & WELLNESS
Health and Wellness 9
Health and Wellness 10 Life Skills and College Readiness
Integrative Nutrition: Behavior, Chemistry, and Culture
Behavior and Physiology of Substance Abuse
Yoga and MindfulnessHistory, Philosophy, and Practice
VISUAL ARTS
Ceramics 1
Ceramics 2
Ceramics 3
Introduction to Visual Art
Video Production 1
Video Production 2
Advanced Video Production
The Art of Animation: Bringing Stories To Life
Advanced Studio Art Honors
CAD 1 - Architecture in the 21st Century
CAD 2 - The Personal Object
CAD 3 - Art, Creativity, and the Technical Mind
Drawing 1
Drawing 2
Drawing 3 - Studio ArtThe Extended Practice
Painting 1
Painting 2
Painting 3
Photography 1
Photography 2
Photography 3 -
Commercial Photography
Advanced Techniques in Photography
AP Drawing
AP 2-D Art and Design
PERFORMING ARTS
Chorus
Jazz Band
Advanced Jazz Band
Chamber Orchestra
Music-Instrument Exploration
Music Production
Advanced Music Production
Introduction to American
Popular Music
Music Theory
Theatre 1
Advanced Theatre
Playwright and Production
Musical Theatre History
Technical Theatre
Production Design
Stagecraft
Dance
Choreography
Inside the Performing Arts Industry
Experiential learning at Hun culminates each year with our signature program NextTerm, a three-week project-based immersive semester that gives students permission to act on their passions, curiosities, and interests. Each May, students will press the pause button on life as usual to embark on a time of intense discovery.
Experiential
NextTerm gives students opportunities to develop knowledge and skills through engaging projects with realworld experts. Each course is designed for students to think beyond themselves, and to explore and find solutions to some of the most pressing issues of our time. And because of NextTerm’s team approach, students practice collaborating with their peers while experiencing new places together, near Hun and around the world.
We believe it’s not just about what you learn; it’s how you learn it, so experiential and project-based learning are strongholds at Hun. Our classes are immersive experiences, sparking passions and honing critical skills. For example, you may be leading a presentation that debates the social implications of eradicating a specific disease. Or you might work with a team of classmates to create a board game where the three branches of the U.S. government face off in order to fully understand how historical context, politics, and economics interplay. You’ll be having so much fun, you may not realize you’re drawing from cultural analysis and science while employing logic and using your abilities to reason.
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NEXTTERM COURSES OFFERED EACH YEAR
Young people excel when they can draw from real-world experience. Simply put, experiential learning is learning by doing. Research shows that when students interact and engage with material—instead of listening to it or reading about it— their brains fire differently, storing the information more deeply and advancing their high-level critical thinking skills.
Entrepreneurship
New inventions, startups, and disruptors are continuously changing the world. Why should Hun students have to wait until they’re “grown up” to be a part of this innovative surge? We let them harness their passion, intellect, and big ideas right now, providing specific courses to help them launch their entrepreneurial visions.
Scholars Program
In the spirit of Hun’s vision for inspiring passionate inquiry, we offer our students access to a comprehensive and individualized curricular path within Honors. Through our Scholars Program, students can declare an interdisciplinary area of interest and then select courses and experiences that inform and support that study. Working with their advisors, students design a project portfolio that advances their understanding of a particular thesis or guiding question. Following completion of their work and a related capstone experience, they will graduate with Honors.
Cultural Competency
With students from more than twenty countries, diversity is a way of life at Hun. We have a robust Cultural Competency curriculum, with several pinnacle programs in place designed to foster cultural exchange and learning that includes seminars on community and leadership. Students might attend a Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Summit or travel in our Global Immersions Program. Our students graduate as informed citizens who are used to being part of a global community. By embracing Cultural Competency in our pedagogy, our students develop an openness to others and the ability to evolve as learners and as people.
Global Immersion
Few experiences carry the educational impact of an immersive travel course. Our Global Immersions Program offers courses throughout the year that give students a chance to step out of their comfort zones and experience new cultures. Travel to Belize to study art; Iceland to examine climate change; or Edinburgh, Scotland, for the world’s largest performing arts festival.
Service Learning
Service Learning is an active element of a Hun School education and is embedded in many areas of student life. Students understand their roles in our larger community and embrace the chance to give back. There are opportunities and expectations for students in all grade levels, from helping younger children produce a play to running a school-wide awareness and fundraising event to combat youth homelessness. Not only do students see the impact of their efforts in a real-world setting, they step outside themselves, imprinting the intrinsic value of service to others.
Every aspect of a Hun education is focused on preparing our students to pursue relevance and create meaning in their lives. From ethical decision-making to leadership to effective communication, students learn vital skills as they grow more specialized in academic pursuits.
Around Campus
STONY BROOK
THE HEART OF NJ
1.5 MILES TO DOWNTOWN PRINCETON
Princeton
The Hun School has an iconic campus that’s just a stone’s throw from downtown Princeton, a vibrant, intellectual hub. Picture a beautiful, self-contained campus nestled in a residential neighborhood, with Princeton’s museums, libraries, and cafés a walk away. Students live and study in historic architectural buildings sprinkled among newer facilities with modern amenities and cutting-edge technologies. We’re close to many major cities like New York and Philadelphia, making it easy to come and go by car, plane, and train.
Philadelphia Magazine recently named Princeton as its Best Day Trip: “... take a straight shot up 95, and you’ll see a very different New Jersey—one full of art, history, shopping, and natural thrills.”
PRINCETON
MILES TO PHILADELPHIA
MILES TO NEW YORK CITY
Hun students have steadfast devotion to giving their all, and that spills out of the classroom into physical and artistic pursuits. They approach both new activities and lifelong passions with equal parts zeal and enthusiasm and work hard to gain skills and grow their abilities.
Each day presents an opportunity for students to set ambitious goals and make an effort to improve. As a community, we don’t applaud a student for achieving greatness; we applaud a student for striving for greatness. It’s dedication to this process—digging deep, trusting oneself, learning from mistakes—that ultimately leads students to success.
Dedicated
Athletics
The Hun School wins its fair share of athletic competitions and championships, but we place the highest value on playing each game with grace, resiliency, and respect for others. We believe the athletic arena can help shape each student’s strong character and develop a lifelong commitment to wellness. Our studentathletes understand what it takes to push themselves individually and to work as a team, and each season builds on the legacy of what it means to play as a Raider—an endeavor bigger than self. Many of our alumni become college, professional, and Olympic athletes, but more importantly, ALL learn how to be good teammates and strive for their personal best.
“Playing on a team at Hun has helped in many ways. I made many friends, and we have kept really close even if we’re not in classes together. We work out any conflicts on the field. Playing on a team has helped us become closer and helps me feel connected.”
KAT M. ’22
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SPORTS TEAMS
SPORTS AND WELLNESS
Leadership
Student leadership programs are an integral component of our curriculum. Whether on the field, heading a club, or as part of a formal leadership cohort, we teach students how to connect with and motivate others so they can sharpen their unique leadership styles. Long before they leave Hun, they’re strengthening a supportive peer and faculty network that will prove rewarding for years to come. Student leaders at Hun go on to college and into the workforce with the confidence to speak up, stand out, and inspire others.
BASEBALL BASKETBALL
CHEERLEADING
CROSS COUNTRY
DANCE
FENCING
FIELD HOCKEY
FITNESS TRAINING
FOOTBALL
GOLF
ICE HOCKEY
LACROSSE
MARTIAL ARTS
ROCK CLIMBING
ROWING
SOCCER
SOFTBALL
SPIRIT SQUAD
SWIMMING
TENNIS
TRACK & FIELD
YOGA
VOLLEYBALL
Performing and Visual Arts
Music, art, dance, and dramatic literature are meaningful components of a vibrant education. Every day, we help students find and cultivate outlets for individual and collective expression—from conceiving a theme for a social justice mural, to learning the basics of loadbearing construction in stagecraft, to perfecting a Mozart piano concerto. Through engaging in artistic observation and exploration, the talented students in our arts programs have the unique opportunity to experiment with techniques and develop their own unique creative language. Our arts faculty introduce students to new paths of personal discovery and nurture students with lifelong artistic visions.
25 STUDENT-PRODUCED PERFORMANCES EACH YEAR (ON AVERAGE)
15 PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLES
Our arts curriculum gives students the chance to work on developing their own sense of aesthetics and creative articulation. Whether putting an original spin on an existing work of art or designing the toothbrush of the future, your vision and voice can be brought to life at Hun.
Clubs and Activities
Hun students have numerous opportunities to join clubs and participate in activities that interest them. You may choose to pursue something physical like hiking, to dedicate yourself to practicing modern rhetoric, or to find a new way to express yourself through the arts on campus. We are committed to bringing balance into the lives of our students and encourage them to pursue whatever brings them joy!
100% OF STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN EXTRACURRICULAR SPORTS OR CLUBS
50+ CLUBS
ACADEMIC TEAMS & PUBLICATIONS
DEBATE & FORENSICS
FTC ROBOTICS
FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA
MATH COMPETITION CLUB
MOCK TRIAL
MODEL CONGRESS
MODEL UN
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ETHICS BOWL
NATIONAL JUNIOR CLASSICAL LEAGUE
SCIENCE OLYMPIAD
THE EDGERSTOUNIAN (YEARBOOK)
THE HUN REVIEW (ART & LITERARY MAGAZINE)
THE MALL (STUDENT NEWSPAPER)
AFFINITY & CULTURE CLUBS
ASIAN CULTURE CLUB (ACC)
BLACK STUDENT UNION (BSU)
CHRISTIANS @ HUN
FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE CLUB
GENDER AND SEXUALITY ALLIANCE (GSA)
GENDER EQUITY MATTERS (GEM)
GREEK CULTURE CLUB
HISPANIC AND LATINO STUDENT UNION (HLSU)
JEWISH CULTURE CLUB (JCC)
MASALA CLUB
MIDDLE EASTERN SOCIETY
YOUNG ABLE VOICES
SERVICE & ADVOCACY CLUBS
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
COMMUNITY SERVICE CLUB
GIFT OF SIGHT CLUB
PAWS CAUSE
STUDENT ALLIANCE WITH REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS (SARI)
INTELLECTUAL INTEREST CLUBS
ASTROLOGY CLUB
CHESS CLUB
COMPUTER SCIENCE CLUB
CONSERVATIVE CLUB
DOCTORS OF TOMORROW
EARTH SCIENCE
OBSERVATION CLUB
FINANCE AND INVESTING CLUB
HUN TALK
PEN PAL CLUB
RUBIK’S CUBE CLUB
THE LANGUAGE LAB
SPORTS AND RECREATION CLUBS
BADMINTON CLUB
MOVIE CLUB
SPORT FANDOM CLUB
VARSITY HIKING CLUB
WALL BALL CLUB
ARTS & CREATIVE EXPRESSION CLUBS
ANIMATION AND DIGITAL ARTS CLUB
ARTS IN ACTION
CHAMBER MUSIC CLUB
JOURNEY BY CHAPTERS
K-POP DANCE CLUB
MUSIC PRODUCTION CLUB
PHOTOGRAPHY AND DESIGN CLUB
POETRY SOCIETY
THE IMPROV CLUB
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The people make Hun. You can talk to anyone—any student in any grade. People are welcoming to each other in a way that you don’t find at other schools.”
Hun’s community is made up of an extraordinary group of people who are full of energy, promise, and warmheartedness. Friendly is the word students and their families use most often to describe our community, and we cherish our way of approaching each other with kindness and open hearts. From the moment you step on campus, you’ll be embraced by a community that is welcoming, accepting, and inclusive.
Inclusive
We work actively to create a culture of collective responsibility around inclusion through curricular programming that fosters community and purposefully works to create equitable and safe spaces. Foundational to The Hun School experience is a student-centered education that mentors students in character development and interpersonal skills that will allow them success in high school, college, and life.
Boarding
Our residential experience is specifically designed to offer students an introduction to the wider world in a supportive environment. Students live and learn alongside peers from global cultures and diverse backgrounds, which deepens their understanding of experiences beyond their own. At the same time, our boarding community’s intentionally small size gives students the comfort and sense of home that they need to thrive in a rigorous academic setting.
150+ BOARDING STUDENTS
Campus Life
While living at Hun, students extend their learning beyond the classroom, using evening hours to meet and study in small groups or to access one-onone coaching with teachers. When our students attend college, living away from home is customary, and they have the independence, study skills, and global mindedness to excel.
Boarding students at Hun report feeling known, loved, and inspired by our community, and they describe our dorm parents as kind, understanding, and caring. Before you know it, you’ll feel a strong sense of belonging.
DORM PARENTS AND FAMILIES
Hun boarders live alongside nurturing dorm parents (and their families and pets!) and heartstrong friends with familial bonds. The residential community forges a true home: a place to study, relax, recharge, and engage. Living in a dorm is the ultimate college preparatory experience. Students gain independence, agency, and the self-awareness to build and navigate relationships with others.
Weekend Activities
Weekends are jam-packed with exciting activities and academic electives, with plenty of downtime for studying and rejuvenation. Hun is nicknamed “The Fun School of Princeton” because there’s always so much to do. Students often walk into downtown Princeton for bubble tea and a movie, catch a lecture at Princeton University, or join a facultyled trip to a trampoline park—or for a hike. The best part about weekends? Strengthening new and longstanding bonds with friends and faculty.
What’s Happening Wednesdays
Everyone at Hun loves What’s Happening Wednesdays—evening programming where we have the opportunity to learn about students’ cultures and traditions, play games, or participate in wellness activities. Some recent favorites have been Cultural Connections—where students present and share food from their home countries including Germany, Canada, Cuba, Greece, and Taiwan—Black History Month Family Feud, Faculty versus Student Trivia, Lunar New Year, Hanukkah, Gratitude Bingo, and a variety of mindfulness activities.
“ I feel so fortunate to go to Hun because I know that the community is just not the same anywhere else. No other school’s faculty would be so dedicated to partaking in students’ cultures and making them feel at home like at Hun, and it is very much appreciated.”
Centennial Speaker Series
Each year, The Hun School welcomes a world-class line-up of thought leaders, performers, artists, and activists to share their experiences and expertise as part of our Centennial Speaker Series. This thought-provoking series will give you the opportunity to extend your understanding of pressing current events, to reflect, and to be entertained.
Reflections from Ramadan
Supportive
At Hun, we have a shared responsibility for each other and our community. We walk our talk, so when we call ourselves a supportive environment, we’re deliberate about creating one. In both structured and unstructured ways, students can tap into individual mentorship opportunities and advisory relationships with their teachers, coaches, and peers.
We build a powerful foundation of trust between students and faculty through mutual respect and open communication. Our teachers give you the safety net you sometimes need as you continually rise to your personal best. Hun faculty will inspire you to unleash intellectual curiosity, challenge convention, and calibrate your moral compass.
Teaching
Hun’s gifted educators are energized by teaching and mentoring young people and are constantly honing a cuttingedge curriculum. They are also experts in their respective fields—bioethicists, professional artists, robot engineers, and historians—allowing them to teach from authentic places and make relevant connections across disciplines. They know that “to teach is to learn twice,” so they often challenge students to take the lead and teach each other.
TEACHING FACULTY MEMBERS
Hun’s faculty are there for you during our daily dedicated Extra Help Periods. It’s a time and space to ask questions, dive deeper into a subject, get one-on-one tutoring, and build bonds with your teachers.
Everyone needs a home base, and for Hun students, that’s your advisory. Your advisory consists of a faculty advisor and eight to ten other students with whom you meet regularly to discuss, well, pretty much everything!
68% OF FACULTY HAVE ADVANCED DEGREES
200+
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
OFFER ACCEPTANCES TO OUR STUDENTS EACH YEAR
College Counseling
Our college counseling process gets personal. What we mean is this: our college counselors spend quality time with our students, so they can understand where they’ll thrive best. Does a student flourish in an urban environment or feel most comfortable at a small school? Does a student want to be challenged academically or grow artistically? What grants, scholarships, and financial aid can help make college affordable? Our college counselors are experts at pinpointing ideal matches for each student, setting them up for future success as they embark on college.
250+
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES, BOTH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL, VISIT HUN EACH YEAR
Every year, Hun students are accepted to more than 200 colleges and universities around the country and the world. Our college counseling curriculum begins in ninth grade and emphasizes getting to know yourself, so you can choose the right school and stand out.
Some of the schools that are consistently popular among Hun graduates include:
Brown University
Bucknell University
Cornell University
George Washington University
Lehigh University
New York University
Northeastern University
Penn State University
Princeton University
Rutgers University
Stevens Institute of Technology
The Hun School offers a four-year college counseling curriculum, helping students and their families prepare for the college application process and ultimately guiding them through it. We host dozens of programs throughout the year—from affinity group programming for LGBTQI+ students, HBCUs, women’s colleges, and collegiate studentathletes—to college list development, visits, interviews, and program selection.
Syracuse University
The College of New Jersey
Tufts University
University of Pennsylvania
University of Richmond
Villanova University
Wake Forest University
Well-being
Students learn, perform, and live their best lives when they have a deep sense of well-being. We prioritize mental and physical health, knowing that finding a balance might look different for each student. Opportunities abound to nourish the body and mind, strive toward personal growth, and create healthy relationships with adults and peers.
At Hun, students learn about health, wellness, and healthy relationships in all aspects of our curriculum and programming, including Middle School Orientation, ninth and tenth grade Seminar, Wellness Days, and guest speakers. We stay calm and focused whether meditating, attending an aromatherapy session, joining (or starting) a club, checking in with a counselor, or hiking campus trails.
Healthy eating promotes successful learning and all-around wellness—and teenagers love food. Our dining hall serves meals cooked from scratch, using seasonal, locally sourced ingredients alongside glutenfree and vegan options. Outside of meal times, grab-and-go foods like fruit, bagels, sandwiches, and hummus with veggies are readily available. Studying in Global Commons? Stop by the PA Café for pizza, wraps, salads, chicken tenders, drinks, and dessert. You’ll never go hungry at Hun!
Caring
We understand that parents and families are entrusting us to educate their children and to ensure they have a loving and joyful passage into adulthood. We use a student-focused approach as we plan every facet of the Hun experience—from academics to athletics to residential life—which helps us best care for and support every young person on our campus. This feeling of being cared for and known allows students to develop their own curiosity and capacity for personal wellness and emotional intelligence.
Balanced
A Hun School education is highly personal; it is transformative; and it is balanced. It will push you to new heights and broaden your idea of success. Because, quite simply, we are the very best at what we do.
We have a carefully calibrated formula for a balanced education: challenging academics combined with an all-embracing emphasis on personal growth and development. Every day presents an opportunity for students to work individually with teachers and mentors, share their experience with beloved friends and peers, and interact with one of the most intellectually inspiring communities in the world here in Princeton.
Admission Process
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ADMISSION OFFICE
THE HUN SCHOOL OF PRINCETON
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PRINCETON, NJ 08540
(609) 921-7600
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1 INQUIRE
To start the admission process at The Hun School, the first step is to submit our online inquiry form. This will allow you to move forward in the application process, schedule an interview and campus tour, and receive updates about upcoming events and fun surprises along the way, including some Hun swag!
2 ATTEND
The best way to experience life at The Hun School is by visiting our campus. A current Hun student will give you a glimpse into what Hun classes are like, discuss student life and signature programs, and share insights from their own experiences. You’ll also have the opportunity to participate in an interview with one of our admission counselors.
3 APPLY
You’ve inquired, you’ve visited — now it’s time to apply. Gather all your documents, including your school transcripts and recommendation letters, and apply through the common application link on our website.
