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Meriden, New Hampshire, USA Co-Ed, No Religious Affiliation
Founded in 1813, Kimball Union Academy is the fifteenth-oldest boarding school in the country. Kimball Union's location and its proximity to Dartmouth College make it the preferred choice for students seeking an educational experience that integrates a traditional preparatory curriculum with innovative programs and cutting-edge technology. Kimball Union balances a challenging, dynamic curriculum with excellent programs in both athletics and the arts.
Located in Meriden, New Hampshire, the Academy's 1,300-acre rural campus is two hours from Boston, Massachusetts, and Hartford, Connecticut. Nearby bus, train, and plan terminals link the area directly with Boston, New York City, and Manchester, New Hampshire.
64 Main StreetMeriden, New Hampshire, USA 03770 (603) 469-2000
Director of Admissions: Lindsey Ratliff Admissions Phone:(603) 469-2100Fax:603-469-2041 Email: [email protected] Website: www.kua.org
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Summary: Kimball Union draws from 200 years of experience to provide a 21st century curriculum which meets students where they are academically and prepares them for achievement in college and life.By offering a rigorous, college-directed core curriculum with a wide range of advanced placement classes, our academic program is designed to prepare you for success in college and in life. The foundation of your academic experience will center around critical thinking and the development of effective analytical writing skills. Small classes ensure personal attention and faculty-student interaction. Our highly qualified, accomplished faculty members challenge and inspire each student to reach his or her potential. Although you will be taught as an individual, positive collaboration with classmates and teachers is essential to the learning process.We also have a comprehensive Learning Center, where our structured support programs are individualized to help our students where they need it most
Department Director: Tom Kardel
Average Class Size: 11
Full Time Teachers: 52
Teachers Holding Advanced Degrees: 70.00%
Student/Teacher Ratio: 6:1
Academic Schedule: Trimester
Saturday Classes: Most or All
Number of Advanced Placement Courses Offered: 20
Notable Achievements: Art Scholars Program , Global Scholars Program, Cullman Scholarships
Summary: Kimball Union Academy offers an open and safe community dedicated to stimulating intellectual curiosity while stewarding emotional and spiritual growth. Our Student Life Program is an integral part of a curriculum dedicated to educating the whole person. The Student Life Program is committed to discovering the most effective way to inspire strong moral character, sound judgment, and individual integrity. Through a variety of opportunities, Kimball Union students develop the necessary skills to reflect, critique and analyze in order to make a difference in the world.
Department Director: Brook Raney
Number of Dorms: 11
Average Students Per Dorm: 22
No. of Girls Dorms: 7
No. of Boys Dorms: 4
Dorm Amenities:
Dress Code: Casual
Summary: Kimball Union is often defined by our positive and inclusive community, which is advanced by our comprehensive Student Life program. This highlights a purposeful focus on leadership, character building, and ethics in the classrooms, dorms, studios, and playing fields.
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Summary: Whether your passion is instrumental or vocal music, dance, theater, or video, ceramics or woodworking, computer supported graphic design or traditional painting, Kimball Union offers the support of faculty, facilities, and opportunities to help your work flourish. The Flickinger Arts Center supplies not only the infrastructure to support your efforts, but a community of warm, committed students and faculty that make our work together joyous and sustainable.As a member of the New England Preparatory School Athletic Conference, the Wildcats compete in 14 Varsity sports. Over 70% of the school earns at least one varsity letter each year, and the Wildcats’ trophy case is ever-growing. Our student-athletes are coached by the best collection of coaches in the league, and many use Kimball Union as the launching point of their athletic career, and not the last stop. Hundreds of student-athletes move onto the collegiate level, and our community strongly supports the athletic success of all of our students, including players of all skill levels.
Arts Department Director: Kay McCabe
Athletics Department Director: Mike Doherty
Notable Achievements: 2016 NEPSAC Girls Soccer Champions Div. C, '17, '18, '19 Elite 8 Boys Hockey Champions
Summary: The Philosophy of Kimball Union Academy’s College Advising Office“Independence and Interdependence”In keeping with Kimball Union Academy’s objective to foster independence within a context of interdependence, the College Advising Office strives to educate, guide, support, and advise students as they go through the process of self-assessment, research, application, and college choice. We celebrate and honor the diversity of achievements, interests, aspirations, and backgrounds our students represent, and as such we work tirelessly to support our students’ applications to a wide variety of colleges and universities.Our goal is to help students find a group of colleges that meets their individual needs — academic, social, athletic or artistic. We try to help students to find colleges that best fit them, not merely those that have the highest “name recognition.” A “great school” is first and foremost a “great match.”We invite students and parents to take full advantage of the abundant resources offered by KUA’s College Advising Office, working together to identify these “great matches.” While the search is a collaborative process, ultimately it is the student who will be going to college. To that end, we expect and empower each student to be the leader in this process and to take
Department Director: Olson Gunnar
Percentage of Graduates Who Attend College: 100.00%
Colleges attended in the past 5 years by our graduates:
Middle Percentile of SAT Scores
Ernest Everett Just (Class of 1903) African American biologist
Dana Stone (Class of 1958) Vietnam War photographer
Chester Bradley Jordan (Class of 1866) Governor of New Hampshire
Kathryn Woodman Leighton (Class of 1894) Artist
Augustus Washington (Class of 1843) African American photographer
Andrew Wheating (Class of 2006) Olympian
F. Lee Bailey (Class of 1950) Defense Attorney
Kasim Edebali (Class of 2009) NFL Football Player
Steven Sotloff (Class of 2002) Journalist
Richard Aitson (Class of 1973) Native American poet
Summary: Kimball Union's historic and picturesque campus hums with activity during the summer months. Groups from across the country call the Hilltop their summer home for growth and training. Campers of all ages, school aged through adult, come to KUA to participate in mindfulness workshops, find their inner leader, or improve their athletic skills. Interested in learning more? Here are a few of the camps currently offered:Summer at KUA:https://www.kua.org/page/summer--kua
Department Director: Blake Bob
Summary: