Hanover, New Hampshire - Education

Norwich and Hanover make up the Dresden School District (the first inter-state school district in the nation created in 1963) which includes the Richmond Middle School and Hanover High School.
Bernice A Ray School

22 Reservoir Rd
Hanover, NH 03755-1396
Tel: (603) 643-6655
http://www.valley.net/~ray/

  • The Ray School PTO, in conjunction with staff and students, have undertaken an initiative to reduce incidents of teasing & bullying in our school and community. This initiative has involved teaching, student training, staff training, and parent workshops.
  • Staff has undertaken extensive and intensive training through the Schools Attuned program sponsored by Mel Levine of the University of North Carolina. More than a dozen teachers have been trained at the Mel Levine Institute.

 

Richmond Middle School

Lebanon Street
Hanover, New Hampshire 03755
Tel: (603) 643-6040
http://www.valley.net/~rms/

  • The Richmond School was built in 1924 as an elementary school, but it has served as a middle school since 1970 and now educates sixth through eighth graders from Hanover and Norwich, Vermont. The school is located just blocks from the center of town and the Dartmouth College campus, providing access to people, events, and facilities of enormous value. The Richmond School and Hanover High School comprise the Dresden School District, the first interstate school district in the United States. It was created by legislation in both states and received final approval through an Act of Congress in Washington, D.C. President John F. Kennedy signed the Inter-State Compact into law in November of 1963 - the last piece of legislation signed before his assassination.

Hanover High School

41 Lebanon St
Hanover, NH 03755-2188
Tel: (603) 643-3431
http://www.hanoverhigh.org/

  • Advanced Placement Opportunities At Hanover High School- There are many challenging, advanced level courses, some of which are AP compatible. Students who take these courses may wish to take the AP exam option.
  • Girls Crew- For the first time, Girls Crew is offered by the Hanover High School Athletic Department as a varsity team. The only public high school in New Hampshire that offers crew (boys or girls) as a varsity sport.
  • Developing A Comprehensive Assessment Program- Continuing to develop a comprehensive assessment program to measure student success with 26 school-wide learning objectives. These objectives were developed during the school's last accreditation process.
Nearby Private Schools, Colleges, Universities, Technical & Community Colleges

Montesorri School of the Upper Valley

PO Box 368, Main St.
Norwich, VT 05055-0368
Tel: (802) 649-2827

  • Founded: 1970
  • Affiliated with AMS
  • 43 students; Ages: 3-7
  • Student/faculty ratio: 10:1;
  • Tuition range: 1700-2350
  • Lunch program
  • Extended day
Waldorf School - Upper Valley

PO Box 15
Norwich, Vermont 05055
Tel: (802) 649-5729

  • Affiliation with AWSNA
  • Grades Offered: K-2
Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH 03755
Tel: (603) 646-1110
http://www.dartmouth.edu

Dartmouth College (one of the Ivies and the ninth oldest college in the nation), Dartmouth is a private, co-educational, four year liberal arts college, founded by the Reverend Eleazar Wheelock in 1769. The institution sits on a 200 acre main campus immediately adjacent to Hanover's downtown business district in the southwestern corner of the township. Dartmouth's undergraduate college is complemented by seventeen graduate programs in the arts and sciences and professional schools including the Tuck School of Business Administration, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Dartmouth Medical School. Dartmouth, with over 4,200 undergraduate and 1200 graduate students, is one of the most prestigious colleges in the nation. While Dartmouth emphasizes the traditions of a small college, the institution is recognized as a research university. The college employs over 3,000 faculty, administrators and staff members.

Cultural and academic activities are centered at Dartmouth's Hopkins Center for the performing arts and the Hood Museum of Art. Year round, there are conferences and lecture series including special events at the graduate schools and The Rockefeller Center for the Social Sciences. Several communities have local theater groups and art exhibits and galleries including the AVA Gallery in Lebanon.

Lebanon College

1 Court Street, Suite 200
Lebanon, NH 03766
Tel: 603-448-2445
Toll-free: 888-LEB-COLL
http://www.lebanoncollege.edu

Lebanon College was established as a non-profit educational institution in 1956 to provide courses and programs to meet the needs of the people, regardless of age or background, in and around the Upper Valley area of New Hampshire and Vermont.

Lebanon College's programs and courses are designed to benefit the entire community, ensure economic growth, broaden employment opportunities, and contribute toward critical thought, and creative expression in all aspects of society.

Located in the center of the "Twin States" of New Hampshire and Vermont, Lebanon College's administrative offices, computer labs, and classrooms are in the Historic District of downtown Lebanon, New Hampshire, overlooking the pedestrian mall of the city. The College also offers courses and programs at various schools, galleries, and museums outside the immediate area.

School for Lifelong Learning of UNH

125 N. State Street
Concord, NH 03301
Tel: (603) 228-3000
Fax: (603) 229-0964
http://www.cll.edu

  • In 1972, the Trustees of the University System of New Hampshire (USNH) established a college specifically for adults, with courses offered across the state in the communities where NH residents live and work.
  • Today, the College for Lifelong Learning (CLL) serves over 4,000 adults each year.
  • We are a network of 9 Regional Centers located throughout the state, as well as one administrative center in Concord. Courses are offered at over 40 locations across New Hampshire, from Colebrook to Nashua, from Newport to Rochester.
  • CLL is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).
  • We offer certificates, associate and bachelor's degrees, with courses available in the evenings, on weekends, during the day and even online. You can choose one of our academic programs or create your own Self Design degree.
Community College of VT

52 Olcott Drive
White River Junction, VT 05001
Tel: (802) 295-8822
Fax: (802) 295-8862
http://web.ccv.vsc.edu

CCV's mission is to deliver quality, affordable post-secondary education in local Vermont communities and in innovative and flexible ways. The College is a public, two-year, open admissions institution providing degree, transfer, occupational, and continuing education opportunities. Special emphasis is given to Vermonters who would otherwise have limited access to college because of a number of barriers, including low income, lack of academic preparation, family obligations, time constraints, or geographic remoteness. To fulfill its mission, CCV offers classes in communities throughout Vermont, selects instructors from within those communities, and draws upon local resources and facilities.

For thousands of Vermonters, the Community College of Vermont offers the opportunity to pursue an Associate Degree, improve professional skills, or enrich personal development. CCV students are people of all ages, professions, and economic groups who attend classes in their own communities. Instructors are knowledgeable practitioners in their fields as well as skilled teachers.

Hartford Area Career and Technology Center

White River Junction, VT
http://www.hartfordsd.com/hactc/

Mission Statement The Hartford Area Career and Technology Center's mission is to provide an educational environment for the development of technical, academic and social skills.

Philosophy The Hartford Area Career and Technology Center recognizes that education is a life-long experience. The Center creates a nurturing environment in which applied contextual learning occurs. The Hartford Area Career and Technology Center promotes the development of career skills to prepare students for success in our increasingly demanding information-based society.

Colby - Sawyer College

100 Main Street
New London, NH 03257
Tel: (603) 526-3000
http://www.colby-sawyer.edu

Colby-Sawyer College, founded as a coeducational academy in 1837 and engaged in higher education since 1928, is an independent, coeducational, residential, undergraduate college that strives to lead in offering co-equal education to women and men. The college provides programs of study which innovatively integrate liberal arts and sciences with professional preparation. Through all of its programs, the college encourages students of varied backgrounds and abilities to realize their full intellectual and personal potential so they may gain understanding about themselves, others, and the forces shaping our rapidly changing and pluralistic world.

Claremont Technical College

1 College Drive
Claremont, NH 03743
Tel: (603) 542-7744
Toll Free: (800) 837-0658 in New Hampshire and Vermont
Fax: (603) 543-1844
http://www.claremont.tec.nh.us/

The College promotes the pursuit of knowledge as it unfolds and the communication of that knowledge to others. Both faculty and students are encouraged to question assumptions, examine data, to be guided by evidence, to teach what they know, to be both teacher and learners.

Vermont Technical College

P.O. Box 500
Randolph Center, VT 05061-0500
Tel: (802) 728-1000
http://www.vtc.vsc.edu

With a scenic hilltop campus in a picturesque New England village, Vermont Technical College combines a high-tech academic focus with small-college charm. Modern laboratory facilities support two- and four-year technical majors, with 98% placement after graduation.

One of the five institutions in the Vermont State Colleges system, Vermont Technical College is the state's only public technical college. The College enjoys an excellent reputation throughout Vermont and New England for its first-rate faculty, facilities, and curriculum.


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