Facts and Figures 2022-23

NMH Facts and Figures

We know: All schools you’re considering say they have challenging academics, diverse student bodies, and supportive faculty. How do you know what’s real and what’s hype?

In this overview, we share facts and figures that demonstrate the full range of opportunities students have at Northfield Mount Hermon.

Behind those details are teachers, advisors, coaches, and others who support and guide our students every day, as they pursue those opportunities.

Read on. Then visit us in person or at nmhschool.org.

Northfield Mount Hermon is a coed, independent boarding school for students in grades 9–12 and a postgraduate year. Find us in the heart of New England, on the banks of the Connecticut River in western Massachusetts.

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.

Fast Facts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Academics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 CMAP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Student Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Our Faculty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Global Engagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Student Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 A Day at NMH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 The Arts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Work Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Cocurricular and Extracurricular Activities. . . 19 Matriculation List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Application Checklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Tuition and Fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Need-Based Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

DIVERSITY ON CAMPUS Countries Represented: 58 States Represented: 32 International Students: 25% Students of Color: 25%

TUITION AND SCHOLARSHIP Boarding Student Tuition: $69,188 Day Student Tuition: $46,002 Need-Based Scholarships: $12 million+ Average Grant: $55,790 boarding $32,800 day Students Receiving Aid: 35%

FAST FACTS

ENROLLMENT Students: 645 Boarding Students: 85% Day Students: 15% Ninth Graders: 95 Tenth Graders: 152 Eleventh Graders: 175 Twelfth Graders and PGs: 223

ACADEMICS Teaching Faculty: 88 full-time Student-to-Teacher Ratio: 6 to 1 Size of Student Advising Group: 6 Average Teaching Experience: 20 years Advanced Degrees: 66% Average Class Size: 13 students Academic Courses: 170* ESOL classes for advanced language learners * In 2019–20, NMH launched the Advanced Program, a robust and relevant curriculum that allows for a deeper intellectual dive. Thirty-three advanced courses are offered in 2022–23, along with honors courses in every department.

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Academics NMH’s intensive, immersive curriculum will help you go further.

Do more. In small classes with dedicated teachers, you’ll push your intellectual boundaries and accomplish things you didn’t think you could. Traditional borders will break down: between math and science, social justice and sustainability, the campus and the world beyond.

NMH not only will prepare you for college, it will broaden your view of the world and how you can change it.

THE ARTS DANCE Contemporary Dance Forms Honors Ballet: Advanced Technique and Theory Honors Intermediate Ballet Technique and Theory MUSIC Advanced Applied Music I Advanced Applied Music II Advanced Musicianship Arts Foundation in the Performing Arts—The Power of Art Electronic Music Studio Electronic Music Studio II Honors Chamber Ensemble: NMH Singers Honors Chamber Ensemble: Select Women’s Ensemble Honors Chamber Orchestra Honors Jazz Combo Musicianship The Creative Impulse: Religion and the Performing Arts The Evolution of Hip-Hop and Its Role in Documenting Social Commentary The History of Jazz World Music

THEATER Acting I Acting II Acting in Production Directing Playwriting Theatrical Design and Technology I Theatrical Design and Technology II Theater Production I Theater Production II VISUAL ARTS Advanced Drawing and Painting Advanced 2-D Portfolio Advanced 3-D Portfolio Arts Foundation in the Visual Arts Ceramics I Ceramics II Darkroom Photography I Darkroom Photography II Digital Photography I Digital Photography II Drawing and Composition I Drawing and Composition II Graphic Design Intensive Studio Painting I Painting II Sculptural Forms I Sculptural Forms II Stop-Motion Animation Two-Dimensional Design Video as Visual Art I Video as Visual Art II 2022–23 Facts and Figures 3

Academics HUMANITIES ENGLISH Humanities I: Ninth-Grade English Sophomore English: World Literature American Literature Shared Voices: Interdisciplinary U.S. History and American Literature Advanced Studies in Literary Theory and Analysis: Critical Connections Advanced Studies in Rhetoric: A Digital Portfolio Class Ancient Epic * Big Books: Authors You Should Meet * Creative Nonfiction * Creative Writing * Creative Writing (non Senior English)

Empowering the Powerless Fathers and Sons * Film Global Women’s Literature: Mothers, Sisters, Daughters Speak * Journalism Literature and the Environment * Multimedia Storytelling Outlaws, Outcasts, and Castaways PG English I and II Shakespeare * The Bible as Literature The Future: Utopian and Dystopian Fiction

* denotes a senior English class

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) ESOL: Advanced Reading/Writing ESOL: English for Special Purposes HISTORY HUM II: World History In alternate years, we visit one of these countries: Brazil, Spain/Morocco, or South Africa.

Topics in World History Advanced Studies in World History: Africa Advanced Topics in United States History: Lifting as We Climb Foreign Policy For the People: Advanced Topics in U.S. History Global Ethics and Climate Change Government and Civil Liberties In Their Footsteps: Rethinking Women’s History NMH History in Context Shared Voices: Interdisciplinary U.S. History and American Literature The Ancient Mediterranean World The Islamic Middle East U.S. History Survey Warfare, Humanity, and Society

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SOCIAL SCIENCE Economics Advanced Topics in Economics Psychology Advanced Psychology Religious Studies HUM I: Religious Studies and Philosophy HUM II: World Religions In alternate years, we visit one of these countries: Brazil, Spain/Morocco, or South Africa.

Bioethics Ethics Global Ethics and Climate Change Philosophy Religion, Power, and Text: Sacred Stories The Creative Impulse: Religion and the Performing Arts The Islamic Middle East Theology of the Oppressed: Voices from the Margin World Religions and Contemporary Issues MATH Algebra I Geometry with Topics in Algebra I Geometry Honors Geometry Algebra II with Topics in Algebra I Algebra II Honors Algebra II Algebra Survey Topics in Trigonometry Statistics Advanced Statistics Precalculus Honors Precalculus Calculus Advanced Calculus I Advanced Calculus I and II Multivariable Calculus Linear Algebra Number Theory

COMPUTER SCIENCE Programming in Java Web Development I Web Development II Discrete Math with Python Advanced Topics in Computer Science SCIENCE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Environmental Studies Environmental Studies: An International Perspective Geology The Science of Farming Advanced Environmental Science BIOLOGY Biology Honors Biology Advanced Biology: Biotechnology Advanced Biology: Field Studies Bioethics Human Physiology CHEMISTRY Chemistry Honors Chemistry Forensic Science Advanced Chemistry Environmental Applications of Advanced Chemistry PHYSICS Robotics Physics Physics II Advanced Physics: Mechanics Advanced Physics: Electricity and Magnetism Engineering Engineering Physics Astronomy The Physics of Global Energy

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Academics WORLD LANGUAGES CHINESE Chinese I Chinese II Honors Chinese II Chinese III Honors Chinese III Chinese IV Honors Chinese IV Chinese V Advanced Studies in Chinese: Contemporary China and Chinese Culture Chinese VI: Intro to Chinese Literature FRENCH French I French II Honors French II French III Honors French III French IV: Contemporary Issues in the French-Speaking World French IV: Service-Learning Project Honors French IV: Contemporary Issues in the French-Speaking World Advanced Studies in French: The Francophone World in Depth French VI: Contemporary French and Francophone Culture through Literature and Film

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LATIN Latin I Latin II Latin III Advanced Latin Literature: Politics, Power, and Populace Advanced Latin Literature: Republic to Empire SPANISH Spanish I Advanced Spanish I Spanish II Honors Spanish II Spanish III Honors Spanish III Spanish IV Spanish IV: Service-Learning Project Honors Spanish IV Advanced Studies in Spanish: Equity and Inclusion across Hispanic Cultures Spanish VI: Latin American and Peninsular Literature

NMH’s College Model Academic Program (CMAP) At NMH, you’ll take three courses, meeting in 70-minute sessions, each semester — getting the kind of deep intellectual dive that most students don’t experience until college.

Daily Schedule

College-Model Academic Program 2022–232022–23 Daily Schedule

MON Extra Help Fac. Governance

8:00–8:40

A

8:50–10:00

TUE

WED 1

WED 2

THU

Extra Help

Dorm Head Meeting Dept. Chair Meeting

Dorm Head Meeting Dept. Chair Meeting

Extra Help Fac. Governance

A B+

C D+

A

8:00–8:40

A

8:50–10:00

Campus Meeting

Faculty Meeting

B

B

10:10–10:40

Lunch

10:50–12:00

C1

Lunch

12:10–1:20

C2

Lunch

12:40–1:50

10:10–10:40

Lunch

10:50–12:00

C1

Lunch

12:10–1:20

D E

4:05–5:45

Dinner

Lunch

BD*

10:00–11:00

Lunch

Lunch

Athletics Depart 1:30

Faculty/Affinity/ All-School Meeting

11:10–12:30

Lunch

Athletics Depart 1:30

2:00–2:20

Arts, athletics, and cocurriculars

Arts, athletics, and cocurriculars

2:25–3:35 4:05–5:45

Arts, athletics, and cocurriculars Dinner

Dinner

Dinner

5:00–7:30

5:00–7:30

5:00–7:30

Rehearsals

Cocurriculars

Affinity Groups

Affinity Groups

6:30–8:00

8:50–10:00

Campus/Dorm Meeting

10:10–10:40

B

Lunch

10:50–12:00

C1

Lunch

12:10–1:20

C2

12:40–1:50

6:30–8:00

6:30–8:00

Extra Help

8:00–8:40

A

8:50–10:00

SL/Dept Meeting

10:10–10:40

B

Lunch

10:50–12:00

C1

Lunch

12:10–1:20

C2

Lunch

12:40–1:50

Group Advising

Individual Advising

D E

D E

2:00–2:20

2:25–3:35 4:05–5:45

Arts, athletics, and cocurriculars

5:00–7:30 6:30–8:00

8:00–8:40

Lunch

12:40–1:50

D E

Arts, athletics, and cocurriculars

10:00–11:00

8:50–9:50

C2

Lunch

Individual Advising

2:25–3:35

8:50–9:50

8:00–8:40

11:10–12:10

Individual Advising

2:00–2:20

8:00–8:40

FRI

Dinner

2:00–2:20

2:25–3:35 4:05–5:45

Arts, athletics, and cocurriculars Dinner

5:00–7:30

5:00–7:30

Rehearsals

Cocurriculars

6:30–8:00

Study Hall 8:00–10:00 pm (monday–thursday); 7:30–9:30 pm (sunday)

6:30–8:00

Weekend Activities

B+ (B block and B Tuesday/Friday half credits) D+ (D block and D Tuesday/Friday half credits) BD* (all Monday/Thursday half credits)

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Advantages of CMAP Schedule Elements

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Public Schools

Most Private Schools

Longer class periods

In a 70-minute class, teachers can employ a variety of learning techniques: small- and large-group work, class discussions, debates, peer review, lab work, hands-on projects, application of theories, etc.

45–50 minutes, limited variety in learning techniques

45–50 minutes, limited variety in learning techniques

Deeper exploration

Students are immersed in a subject for 70 concentrated minutes in each class.

45–50 minutes for each class

45–50 minutes for each class

More major courses per year

Each year, students take 6 core academic courses (covering specific areas of math, English, science, history, and world languages): 3 fullyear equivalents in a semester.

only 5 core academic classes

only 5 core academic classes

Focused homework

Students focus 150–270 minutes of homework time on 3 core courses, increasing their immersion in each subject.

60–300 minutes on 5 core courses

150–300 minutes on 5 core courses

More student-teacher access

NMH faculty teach an average of 30 students each semester, so they know each student and can better meet their needs.

80–150 students each

48–100 students each

Faster learning

Two years of a subject can be covered in one year. (Examples: Algebra II in the first semester, Precalculus in the second; or French III in the first semester, French IV in the second.)

Not available

Not available

More arts options

Students are able to complete performing and visual arts experiences during the academic day, during the cocurricular periods from 3:10 to 6 pm, or after dinner from 6:30 to 8 pm.

Not available

Sometimes available

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Sky-high aspirations?

We’ll help get you there.

With so many opportunities and experiences within your grasp, how will you find a path that’s fulfilling, focused on achievement — and maybe even life-changing? Every NMH student is surrounded by a network of compassionate adult mentors. This network of advisors, teachers, coaches, and residential staff is here to support and guide you on your individual journey and help you become the best version of yourself.

Academic Faculty Advisor

Cocurricular Faculty

College Counselor

Coach

STUDENT Parent Academic Faculty

Academic Faculty Dorm Faculty

Workjob Supervisor

Dorm Faculty

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How We Support Students Every NMH program involves adults who support each participating student. Some of these adults make up the core of the student’s support network — they’re connected to the student all year and meet with them on a regular basis. Other adults in the network change depending on the trimester (for cocurriculars and workjobs) or semester (for academic classes), but they also get to know the student well, and they communicate with the student’s main advisor as needed. Together, this group of adults gives the student a variety of people to whom they can turn for counsel and support.

StudentAdvisor Ratios

Every student has an advisor and each advisor has direct responsibility for 5–7 students.

DormAffiliated Advisors

Students and their advisors are based in the same dorm. This means that all advisors either live in the dorm or are affiliated with the dorm, and most have weekly evening responsibilities in the dorm. This residential advisor-advisee connection makes it easy to gather as a group, allows advisors to establish an adult community presence in each dorm, and enables advisors to understand and monitor group dynamics in the dorm. Dorm staff meet every other week to discuss student residents, schedule duties, and plan activities.

StudentTeacher Ratios per Semester

NMH faculty members teach an average of 30 students each semester.

Because teachers have residential responsibilities and serve as advisors, they are able to observe and support students in the evening and on weekends.

Residential Leaders

Well-trained student Residential Leaders (RLs) meet biweekly 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.

Dean of Student Life Programs

The dean of student life programs 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.

Learning Assessment Passport

Each student has a digital document that is managed by the student’s advisor to gather information about the student, to help them reflect on their experiences on a regular basis, and to set both short- and long-term goals for the year. This document is shared with the student’s support network each year.

Dorm-Based Folders

Two dorm-based electronic folders exist for the students and the faculty associated with each dorm. The first is accessible only to the faculty, allowing the adults to communicate with each other about student concerns, general duty notes, and the smooth functioning of the dorm.

The second is accessible to students and faculty and provides daily news and information about dorm activities.

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Our Faculty Northfield Mount Hermon works 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, in and out of the classroom.

88 full-time faculty members 20 average years of teaching experience 66% have advanced degrees NMH teachers, staff, and coaches regularly attend and present at key conferences and trainings. This year, faculty participated in: • Research collaborator exchange with Todas in Puerto Rico on community journalism • Biennial Conference on Chemical Education • Education Summit @ ESRI UC • Foundations in Education for Sustainability • Painting trip along the coast of Maine • National Dance Education Organization: Reigniting the Creative Spark • Creative Nonfiction Summer Bootcamp • Writing-based Teaching & Antiracist Pedagogies • American Dance Festival/Dance Professional Workshop • The Dunham Technique Dance Intensive • Molecular Biology Summer Workshop • Bard Institute for Writing and Thinking Master’s Programs, Classes, and Curriculum Development • Dartmouth University, master of arts in cultural studies • Wesleyan University, master of arts in social science with a focus on education and diversity, equity, and inclusion • Wayne State University, master of arts in theater and dance • Summer program in elementary and intermediate Greek • Curriculum development in history and social sciences, math, and English

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

• 1,353 acres, including fields and woods and Shadow Lake; 215 corecampus acres • 74 buildings, including turn-of-thecentury chapel and historic cottages • New Gilder Math and Science Center • Rhodes Arts Center • Beveridge Hall classroom building with Center for Academic Strategies and Achievement (CASA) • Blake Student Center with a snackbar, bookstore, post office, student publications, student lounge, radio station, and campus life offices • 34-acre Hayward Farm, with fields, gardens, organic orchard, greenhouses, maple sugar and cider houses, horses, pigs, and goats • Observatory with three telescopes and three CCD cameras for electronic imaging • Schauffler Library with thousands of digital and print resources for study, research, and enjoyment, plus a video studio

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• Six-lane swimming pool • Forslund Gym, with versatile courts, team and locker rooms, indoor batting cage, and athletic trainers • New boathouse, crew dock, and viewing deck on the Connecticut River • Calagione Fitness Center with fitness equipment, free weights, and strength and conditioning office • New wrestling and multisport building • McCollum Arena hockey rink • Eight-lane, all-weather Miller Brothers running track • 13 playing fields • Six varsity tennis courts • Two three-season turf fields • O’Connor Health and Wellness Center, open 24/7 when school in session • 55 faculty homes and apartments on campus, plus 41 in-dorm apartments

Travel Opportunities Some of NMH’s most exciting and enriching opportunities don’t take place on campus — they happen in places like Brazil, China, Ghana, Morocco, South Africa, Spain, and across the United States. As a participant, you’ll travel for one to three weeks, gaining incredible insights and new perspectives on yourself, your own culture, and the world at large.

Humanities II World Travel Program Each program focuses on specific themes. For instance, the sophomore interdisciplinary travel program visits Brazil, South Africa, and Spain/Morocco on a rotating cycle. Students are simultaneously enrolled in World Religions and World History, which make up NMH’s Humanities II program.

Activities abroad can include anything from visiting favelas in Brazil to learning dance and drumming in Ghana to visiting the Hassan II mosque in Morocco. You might meet with students at a local school, work on a community-service project, or conduct an independent research project. Whether you’re writing critical analyses or personal narratives, exploring indigenous community political issues or the role of Islamic art, you’ll gain insights you simply couldn’t have at home.

U.S. Travel Students enrolled in our junior interdisciplinary U.S. domestic travel program to New Mexico explore themes in U.S. history and American literature in the U.S. Southwest.

Language Immersion Our language immersion programs promote intensive Chinese, French, and Spanish language learning through engagement with people in a range of real-life situations.

Additional Travel Opportunites • Model United Nations program, through which students participate in conferences across the U.S. and the globe • Service-learning program to Belize, where students live with a host family and are trained in facilitating basic medical screenings • Career-exploration program in Costa Rica focused on wildlife and environmental conservation • Arts and culture program in Ghana • Mid-Atlantic Tour: College, Culture, and Career Exploration Programs vary each year, are selective, and by application only. Participants pay a program fee in addition to NMH tuition.

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Student Life At NMH, we take seriously our responsibility to help students become responsible, healthy, thoughtful, and compassionate young people.

We accomplish this in our academic classrooms, on the playing fields, in performingarts spaces, at workjob, and through our daily, informal connections with students in the dorms. We also make time for conversations about the complexity of adolescence and life and gather weekly in advisory groups to talk about choices that affect students’ health and wellness, issues related to diversity and social justice in our communities, and the skills students are developing as they prepare for college and careers.

We do this through: • Dorm and school meetings, which provide formal settings for discussions • Meetings with faculty advisors to explore topics essential to students’ social and emotional development • Academic teaching that promotes collaboration, critical thinking, and inquiry • Day-to-day work with dorm staff and other faculty to emphasize personal support, leadership, community building, and spiritual development In addition to on-campus activities, our students engage in fun and thoughtprovoking events off campus. Activities include: • Student Diversity Leadership Conference • Robotics tournaments, math competitions, Model UN conferences, debate tournaments • 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, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Hartford Stage

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A Day at NMH 7:00 am

Breakfast

8:40 am

Morning meeting 1

9:20 am

A block (70 minutes) 2 3

10:40 am

B block (70 minutes)

12:10–1:45 pm

Lunch

1:00 pm

C block (70 minutes)

1:50 pm

Advising 4

2:00 pm

D block (70 minutes)

4:00 pm

Athletics and Cocurriculars

5:00 – 7:00 pm

Dinner

6:30 pm

Elective time 5

8:00 pm

Mandatory study hall 6

11:30 pm

Lights out 7

1. Morning meetings are an NMH tradition, where we come together as a community to share news, reflect, and celebrate our accomplishments.

2. Students take three 70-minute classes each day. The additional 70-minute period can be used for study time, meeting with faculty, working on club/organization projects, fulfilling workjob responsibilities, or other cocurricular activities.

3. Sleep researchers have found that most adolescents need time in the morning to “warm up” their brains before engaging in academic work. At NMH, we start classes consistently at 8:50 am, allowing students to come ready to work.

4. NMH advisors are at the center of the network of adults who support your student.

They create meaningful connections and help students get the best out of their NMH experience.

5. Elective time can be used for workjob, studying, meeting with faculty, or participating in performing-arts groups and clubs. Workjob can also be completed on the weekends.

6. Mandatory study hall is held Sunday through Thursday evenings. During study hall, students remain in their rooms or in dorm lounges. With permission, students may meet with faculty; go to the library; work on group projects; or attend math, science, or writing help sessions.

7. For 9th-graders, lights-out time is 10:30 pm on weeknights. For grades 10–PG, lightsout time is 11:30 pm.

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Athletics Fielding 67 teams in 19 interscholastic sports, Northfield Mount Hermon offers one of the broadest athletics programs in the nation.

Our athletics program has something to offer every student, from the specialized athlete to the novice who wants to find their new passion. Last year we had 25 students matriculate and commit to compete in NCAA collegiate athletics.

The NMH athletics program helps students become the best version of themselves through education of the head, heart, and hand.

ATHLETIC PROGRAMS Fall Cross-country BV Cross-country BJV Cross-country GV Cross-country GJV Field Hockey V Field Hockey JV Mountain Bike Team Rowing BV Rowing BJV Rowing GV Rowing GJV Soccer BV Soccer BJV Soccer B3rds Soccer GV Soccer GJV Soccer G3rds Volleyball GV Volleyball GJV

Winter Alpine Skiing V Alpine Skiing JV Basketball BV Basketball BJV Basketball B3rds Basketball GV Basketball GJV Basketball G3rds Ice Hockey BV Ice Hockey BJV

Ice Hockey GV Ice Hockey GJV Nordic Skiing V Nordic Skiing JV Swimming BV Swimming GV Swimming JV Wrestling V Wrestling JV Spring Baseball V Golf V Golf JV Lacrosse BV Lacrosse BJV Lacrosse GV Lacrosse GJV

Mountain Bike Team Rowing BV Rowing BJV Rowing B3rds Rowing GV Rowing GJV Rowing G3rds Softball V Tennis BV Tennis BJV Tennis GV Tennis GJV Track V Track JV Ultimate Frisbee BV Ultimate Frisbee BJV Ultimate Frisbee GV Ultimate Frisbee GJV Volleyball BV Volleyball BJV

The Arts Students nurture their understanding and skills in a wide range of artistic ventures. We get them ready for a lifetime of arts participation and appreciation.

VISUAL ARTS We take art creation seriously, with courses at every level, open studio work time, and faculty members who are accomplished practicing artists.

The Rhodes Arts Center includes: Art gallery exhibiting well-known artists in six shows per year Ceramics studio Design studio Digital photography studio and traditional photography darkroom Drawing studio Painting studios Printmaking studio

Art Intensives Music Concentration Music Immersion Theater Immersion

PERFORMING ARTS Whether you’re a neophyte or a seasoned scene stealer, you can become a part of NMH’s lively theater, dance, and music community. Take a class. Join an ensemble.

Audition for a play. All the world’s a stage!

The Rhodes Arts Center hosts: Concert Band Concert Choir Multiple theater productions a year, including a musical Hogappella, an a cappella group Honors Chamber Ensemble: NMH Singers Honors Chamber Ensemble: Select Women’s Ensemble Honors Chamber Orchestra Honors Jazz Combo Nellies, a girls’ a cappella group NMH Junior Dance Company NMH Senior Dance Company NMH World Percussion Ensemble Northfield Mount Harmony a cappella group One-Act Play Festival Stagecraft Symphony Orchestra Technical Theater Crew 2022–23 Facts and Figures 17

Work Program At NMH, every student is responsible for a four-hour-per-week “workjob.” Workjob is the way every student actively participate in the daily running of the school, from baking cookies in the dining hall kitchen to giving campus tours to prospective students, from managing a sports team to doing chores on the NMH farm. Workjob is one of our oldest traditions, dating back to our founding in 1879.

TYPES OF JOBS AN NMH STUDENT MAY HAVE Admission Engagement Leader

Kitchen Worker

Athletics Department Worker

Lifeguard

Archives Aide

Athletics Team Manager Bakery Worker

Band Manager

Biology Assistant

Chemistry Assistant Choir Manager Clinic Aide

Costume Shop Assistant Custodial Worker

Dance Studio Assistant

Electronic Recording Assistant Equipment Room Worker Farm Worker

Global Ambassador

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Library Aide

Mail Center Worker

Math Study Hall Tutor

Multicultural Education Assistant Music Secretary

Orchestra Assistant

Outdoor Education Assistant Resident Leader

Science Study Hall Tutor Service Leader

Snack Bar Worker Theater Aide

Trail Maintenance Worker

World Languages Assistant Yearbook Editor

Cocurricular and Extracurricular Activities At NMH, you’ll have access to a wealth of cocurricular and extracurricular opportunities. Cocurriculars are required; students choose from athletic teams, performing-arts ensembles, communityservice groups, and many other classes and activities. Extracurriculars are optional and include clubs and organizations, most of them created and run by students.

Student Well-Being Health and Wellness (9th grade) Diversity and Social Justice (10th grade) College Counseling (11th grade) Academic Clubs and Teams Create Debate Society Math Club Model United Nations Robotics Team Science Club

Visual Arts Beginning with Clay Digital Drawing Exploring Watercolor Illustration Plein Air Painting Portrait Sculpture Performing-Arts Opportunities Ballet Choreography Concert Band Concert Choir Costuming Dance Companies of NMH (fulfills the arts and athletics group requirement) Hogappella, an a cappella group Jazz Dance Jazz Ensemble Mainstage Choreographer Modern Contemporary Dance Music Concentration Musical Theater Immersion NMH World Percussion Ensemble Northfield Mount Harmony a cappella group Private Dance Lessons Private Music Lessons Stage Band Stagecraft Symphony Orchestra Tap Dance Theater Immersion Theater Production Role The Nellies a cappella group

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Media The “Gemini” yearbook “Mandala,” an art and literary magazine NMH-TV The Lamplighter student newspaper WNMH Radio Leadership/Activism Activities Programming Board Ecoleaders Global Ambassadors Interfaith Council Peer Educators Resident Leaders Student Congress Student Diversity Committee Student Engagement Leaders Service-Learning and Volunteer Activities Adult Day Center Big Brothers/Big Sisters Community Meals Elementary School Project Grassroot Soccer Habitat for Humanity Operation Happy Birthday Piglets to Hoggers Community Affinity Groups African Students Association Asian American Students Association Atheist/Secular Humanist Students Breakaway (affiliate student group) Chinese-Speaking Students Association Circle of Sisters Gender Sexuality Alliance

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Hong Kong Students Association Jewish Students Alliance Korean Students Association Mindfulness Meditation Muslim Students Association Nature-Centered Beliefs Group Russian-Speaking Students Association South Asian Students Association Spanglish Spanish and Latino/a Students Association St. Edmund Campion League of Catholic Students Taiwanese Students Association The Brothers Third-Culture Kid Affinity Group Turkish Students Association Vietnamese Students Association Examples of Interscholastic and In-School Competition Debate Instrumental Competition: Concerto Competition and Recital Math Club Model United Nations Music Districts New England Athletics Tournaments Robotics Team Science Club Senior Oratory Contest Travel Opportunities Mid-Atlantic Tour: College, Culture, and Career Exploration Model United Nations Conferences Spain-Morocco Hum II Program International and domestic opportunities offered; varies by year.

Matriculation Top schools NMH graduates currently attend, selected from the past four graduating classes American University Amherst College Babson College Bard College Barnard College Bates College Bentley University Boston College Boston University Bowdoin College Brandeis University Brown University Bucknell University Carleton College Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Clemson University Colby College Colgate University College of the Holy Cross Colorado College Columbia University Connecticut College Cornell University Dartmouth College Denison University Dickinson College Drexel University Duke University École hôtelière de Lausanne Elon University Emerson College Emory University Endicott College Fairfield University Fordham University Franklin & Marshall College George Washington University Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Gettysburg College Greenfield Community College

Hamilton College Harvard University Hobart & William Smith Colleges Indiana University at Bloomington James Madison University Johns Hopkins University Kenyon College Lafayette College Lake Forest College Lehigh University Loyola University, Maryland Loyola Marymount University Middlebury College New York University North Carolina State, Raleigh Northeastern University Northwestern University Oberlin College Pace University Pennsylvania State University Pitzer College Princeton University Purdue University Reed College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rochester Institute of Technology Saint Lawrence University Saint John’s College Saint Olaf College Santa Clara University Sarah Lawrence College Skidmore College Smith College Springfield College Stanford University SUNY Albany Swarthmore College Syracuse University The New School Texas Christian University Trinity College Tufts University

Tulane University Union College University of Alabama University of British Columbia University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles University of California, San Diego University of Chicago University of Colorado, Boulder University of Connecticut University of Illinois, Chicago University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign University of Massachusetts Amherst University of Miami University of Michigan University of New Hampshire University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of Rochester University of Southern California University of Texas at Austin University of Toronto University of Vermont University of Virginia Vanderbilt University Vassar College Virginia Polytechnic Institute Wake Forest University Washington University in St. Louis Wellesley College Wesleyan University Wheaton College, Massachusetts Worcester Polytechnic Institute Williams College Yale University

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How to Apply To be considered for admission to NMH, please supply the following: 1. Application (choose only one) You might base this choice on the other schools you are applying to.

• Gateway to Prep Schools (gatewaytoprepschools.com) or • Standard Application Online (ssat.org/admission/the-sao) January 15, 2023: Deadline for a completed application Students who wish to apply after the January 15 deadline: Please contact our office so your admission counselor can best guide you through the application process.

2. Standardized Test Scores This year, the general admission test (SSAT, ISEE, ACT, PSAT, or SAT) is not required.

• If you choose not to submit testing, it will not be a component in your application review.

• If you choose to submit testing, it will be a component in your application review.

The TOEFL is still required for non-native English speakers. We only accept test scores directly from testing organizations or affiliate partners. The current TOEFL score expectation is 100 IBT or greater. A TOEFL may be waived by your NMH admission counselor if you have completed your last two years of school in a fully English-based curriculum. Our school code for the TOEFL is 8011. We will also consider the IELTS or the Duolingo tests.

3. Recommendations English and math teacher recommendations must be from your current instructors.

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4. Interview All students are required to have an interview. To schedule an interview, please call the admission office at 413-498-3227.

For international applicants: Prospective students in countries from which Northfield Mount Hermon historically has received large numbers of applications are required to complete an interview with our partner organization, InitialView (initialview.com). Currently, NMH requires applicants from the People’s Republic of China and South Korea to use this interview service. InitialView records a student’s live, unscripted interview and sends us a copy, along with a sample of the student’s writing. NMH admission counselors review and evaluate the interview and writing sample. Please contact InitialView directly to arrange an appointment as quickly as possible and no later than two weeks before NMH’s January 15, 2023, application deadline.

5. Additional Information If you have additional information to add to your application (recommendations, updated transcripts, or our supplement), please send it via our online uploader.

In addition to the requirements listed above, supplementary material for athletes and visual and performing artists may be submitted; however, it is optional. We do not accept original artwork, CDs, or DVDs. Please email a link to media@ nmhschool.org. Include a brief description of the submission in the subject line.

We look forward to assisting you with your application. Please don’t hesitate to contact us.

413-498-3227 admission@nmhschool.org We will be delighted to help you navigate the admission process.

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Tuition and Fees 2022–23 Boarding Student

Fees

$69,188 (includes room and board)

$2,296

General/activity, laundry service, technology, health services

$1,073

Tuition refund insurance1

Day Student

Fees

$46,002

$2,875

General/activity, meals, technology, health services

$714

Tuition refund insurance1

International Student (F-1 Status)

Fees

$69,188

$3,296

General/activity, laundry service,technology, health services, international student fee3

$1,073

Tuition refund insurance1

$1,995

School health insurance (mandatory)2

1. Tuition refund insurance is billed at 1.55 percent of your portion of tuition. This program is mandatory unless the full year’s tuition and fees are paid by July 1, 2022.

2. Health insurance is mandatory for all students. All international students with F-1 student status, without exception, are required to enroll in the school insurance plan. All other students are required to provide proof of valid primary healthcare insurance. A copy of the front and back of your health insurance card is required as well.

3. The international fee is for students with F-1 status. It covers the maintenance of student’s Form I-20 and their SEVIS record.

Expected Additional Costs: • Books and supplies typically average $1,000 per year.

• NMH supports Macs and PCs, including Chromebooks ($250–$1,200) • A charter bus to NYC, Boston, or the airports is $45–$65 for a one-way trip.

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Need-Based Scholarship 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 achievements may determine which applicants will receive an offer of financial aid.

We partner with School and Student Services (SSS) by Community Brands in our need-based scholarship application process.

The deadline to apply for need-based scholarships for the 2023–24 academic year is January 15, 2023. Beginning September 1, 2022, you can create your PFS (Parents’ Financial Statement) online account at School and Student Services by Community Brands (www.solutionsbysss.com/parents), estimating your income and expenses for 2022 and 2023.

Upload these tax documents to your PFS online account at SSS by January 15, 2023: U.S. Families

• 2022 W-2 forms (as soon as available) • 2021 federal income tax return, signed, with all 2021 schedules and statements, and W2s/1099s • 2020 federal income tax return, signed, with all 2020 schedules and statements, and W2s/1099s International Families • Canadians: 2021 T-1 General and 2021 T-4 slips; 2020 T-1 General and 2020 T-4 slips • Other International Families: A notarized copy of your most recent income tax report and an earnings statement from your employer • Three (3) months of your most recent bank statements • NMH 2023–24 International Financial Aid Profile Additional Information • Tax documentation for partnerships and corporations is required for tax years 2020 and 2021 (IRS Schedule K-1, Form 1065, Form 1120, or Form 1120s).

• Explanation of any unique or concerning circumstances you wish us to know about. finaid@nmhschool.org 413-498-3237 www.nmhschool.org/admission www.sss.nais.org/parents 2022–23 Facts and Figures 25

Northfield Mount Hermon Office of Admission One Lamplighter Way Mount Hermon, Massachusetts 01354 413-498-3227 admission@nmhschool.org

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