New Hampton School

NHS demonstrates its committed to service with eight Saturday mornings dedicated to Community Service.  Students work in groups with faculty members, neighbors, and non-profit agencies on projects both on campus and in the greater community.

Freshman and Sophomores serve on campus in a variety of activities from running sports clinics to helping nearby seniors with their yard work. In the Junior year, students choose a project off campus, perhaps volunteering at the nursing home, maintaining a community park, or serving meals at Food for All.

Service projects for underclassmen include:

• Mentoring youth
• Protecting the environment
• Promoting animal rights
• Addressing poverty & hunger
• Caring for seniors
• Leading student citizenship

To encourage growth as global citizens our Seniors and PG’s choose an independent service project and perform at least thirty hours of service.

Often students complete their service over the summer before their senior year, choosing to volunteer at an organization near home. Others may choose a leadership role on campus. Most students go above and beyond their thirty-hour commitment, making a huge impact on the lives of the people they serve. The Senior Service Learning Project provides students the opportunity to work in an area of passion and interest. Additionally, all seniors complete a visual presentation to help educate others about their cause and to document the work they did.

Seniors and PG's may serve a variety of areas including:

• Schools-classroom assistants and English interpreters
• Day Care
• Camps in all areas of recreation
• Sports Clinics
• Church projects
• Fundraisers
• Ronald McDonald House
• St. Vincent de Paul’s
• Hospital interns
• VA Hospitals
• Honduras Water Project
• Nursing homes
• Medical Missions-Cambodia
• Food pantries
• Environmental cleaning

At more than 200 acres our adventure center offers many options for recreation and education!

As the school year begins, dorm groups, athletic teams, and co-curricular groups are getting to know each other. Many students and staff recognize that a fun and effective way to jump-start this process is with a team-building program. Meeting afternoons and evenings in the fall, groups take a problem-solving challenge or test their teamwork on the low ropes course. Groups wishing to take their effectiveness to the next level can do so on the 50-foot Alpine tower high ropes course. Students report learning more about one another in a relaxed, fun atmosphere and understanding more about how they function in a team. Dorm parents and coaches can schedule team-building events any time during the fall term.