Hotchkiss partners with a number of semester and year-long programs that immerse students in a particular area of study while providing them with the tools they need to prepare for college, including standardized testing and college counseling.
CITYterm
Hotchkiss is a member of CITYterm, an interdisciplinary, semester-long program organized around an intensive study of New York City. Students complete a three-credit, honors-level study of New York, including its history, literature, and built environment, that brings classroom lessons to life during excursions into New York City. Students also take classes in math, language or science, ensuring a smooth return to Hotchkiss at the semester’s end. The 30 students who participate in the program are housed on the campus of the Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, NY, and travel to New York City by commuter train four to five times per week.
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Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki
The Maine Coast Semester emphasizes connecting with the natural world through hands-on work, sustainability, and community. Lower mids can apply to spend one semester of their upper mid year living and working with students from other schools at a saltwater farm on Chewonki Neck in Wiscasset, Maine. Students attend traditional classes, but they also study field ecology, work on a farm, live in wood-heated cabins, and learn about renewable energy. The average class size is eight or fewer, with an average of 40 students in the program each semester.
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High Mountain Institute Semester
The HMI Semester is a 17-week academic, wilderness, and residential program open to upper mids. The HMI curriculum focuses on building connections to the natural world and leadership skills while preparing students for college with a rigorous academic course load. The semester is divided between the HMI campus in Leadville, Colorado, and five weeks of wilderness expeditions in Colorado and Utah. Because Hotchkiss is an HMI Member School, our students are given preference in admissions and financial aid awards and are guaranteed one semester of transferable academic credit.
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The Island School
The Island School offers an intensive, 100-day semester program that focuses on real-world research, problem-solving, and sustainable living practices in Eleuthera, Bahamas. Using the island and ocean as their laboratories, students study history, literature, culture, ecology, and mathematics, guided by scientists and graduate students at the world-class Cape Eleuthera Institute research facility. Students explore the framework of Eleuthera’s cultural and environmental landscape through a student-centered academic, outdoor and community outreach programs.
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