We believe good lives grow from strong roots. So we created an environment where creativity, character, and natural curiosity can flourish.
As NMH graduates enter college and adulthood, they are well-educated, well-adjusted, well-liked and well-prepared to thrive. Because they are Well. Grounded.
AASA: Asian American Students Association, Amnesty International, Debate Club, Jewish Student Alliance, Mandala, Muslim Student Association, WNMH Radio
Club or Organization: African Students Association, Breakaway (Christian fellowship), Chess Club, Chinese-Speaking Student Union, Circle of Sisters, Debate Society, End the Silence, Entrepreneurship Club, Found Threads (adoption focused club), Gender Sexuality Alliance, Girl Up, Hong Kong Student Assn., Hong Kong Student Association, Interfaith Student Council, Investment Club, Japanese Student Association, Jewish Student Alliance, Kazakh Student Association, Korean Student Assn., Mindfulness Meditation, Model United Nations, NMH Coding Club, Operation Happy Birthday, Orienteering, Russian-Speaking Student Association, SALSA Club, Science Club, South Asian Student Assn., Student Activities Committee, Student Alumni Association, Taiwanese Student Assn., The Bridge (newspaper), The Brothers, The F Word (feminist club), The Girl Effect (feminist club), The Hermonite (newspaper), The Mooncatcher Project (social service), Vietnamese Student Assn., Young Republicans
Arts and Music Programs: Hogappella (a cappella), Northfield Mount Harmony (a cappella), The Nellies (a cappella), Theater Lab
School Notes
Northfield Mount Hermon (NMH) is a coed, independent boarding
school of 655 students in grades 912 plus a postgraduate year.
NMH offers a challenging, innovative college-preparatory
curriculum with extensive choices that include study-abroad
programs, a social entrepreneurship course, independent study, and
community-service work. Supported and guided by expert faculty and
staff, students are encouraged to pursue their passions, discover
new ones, and make their own unique contributions to the NMH
community.
Our faculty devote an extraordinary amount of time and energy
to fostering students` accomplishment and success, both in and out
of the classroom. The result is students who think critically, act
with humanity, and discover within themselves a sense of
purpose.
Our distinctive College-Model Academic Program (CMAP) is
centered around 80-minute class periods that are longer than those
in a typical high school class. So students explore each subject in
greater depth and spend more time with their teachers. Students
take three major courses each semester - six per year, which is one
more than at schools with traditional schedules. Our average class
size is 11 students. Each faculty member teaches on average only
two courses a semester, allowing them to spend focused time with a
small group of students.
We focus on the whole student, meeting individual needs while
integrating students into a diverse, busy community. Our
"Partnership of 12" initiative is a network of adults (at least a
dozen every semester) who support each student every day. The
network includes teachers, coaches, dorm staff, and work
supervisors.
NMH has made serious commitments to multiculturalism throughout
its long history. Currently, students of color make up 21 percent
of the student body, and international students come from 57
countries. The school focuses extensively on racial, ethnic,
socioeconomic, religious, and gender diversity in extracurricular
workshops and events throughout the year.
Our sustainability program empowers students to explore and
protect the environment and become active citizens of a changing
planet.In short, NMH helps students develop into people who are
down to earth, yet performing up to their potential.
Our students are academically challenged, socially engaged, and
constantly surprised by both themselves and the world.
Sample of notable school alumni/alumnae:
Lawrence Ferlinghetti '37 - Beat-generation poet; co-owner of City Lights Bookstore and publishing house
Laura Linney ’82 - Academy Award-nominated actress; films include The Savages, The Nanny Diaries, Kinsey, You Can Count on Me
Uma Thurman ’88 - Academy Award-nominated actress; films include The Producers, Pulp Fiction, Dangerous Liaisons
S. Prestley Blake ’34 - Cofounder, Friendly Ice Cream
Amy Domini ’68 - Founder and CEO of Domini Social Investments; creator of the Domini 400 Social Index; author of Socially Responsible Investing and The Challenges of Wealth
William Rhodes ’53 - President, chairman, and CEO of Citibank, NA; senior vice chairman of Citigroup
Arn Chorn-Pond ’86 - Founder of Children of War, Peacemakers, and Cambodia Master performers Program; winner of Reebok Human Rights Award
Kimmie Weeks ’01 - Liberian child rights activist, UN advisor, director of Youth Action International/Peace for Kids
Dallas Baker ’02 - Wide receiver for University of Florida Gators (winner 2006–07 college football national championship)
Frank Shorter ’65 - Founding chairman of US Anti-Doping Agency; TV sports commentator; earned gold medal in 1972 Olympic marathon and silver in 1976
Grades: 9-12 | 531 students109.4 miles 66 Spring Street Marion, MA 02738 (508) 748-2000
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School Reviews
5.00 out of 5(2 reviews)
52/1/2022
Although I did not appreciate the boarding school ambiance, Mt Hermon gave me an A+ education. As a retired college professor, I can now say it taught me the key elements of great teaching. It helped me become in the 1970s one of the best college teachers in the state of Texas. Now, recently; ly retire,d I can now look back, and say "Thank you, Mt. Hermon." In addition, as the son of parents living abroad, Mt. Hermon also took care of me during the holidays. Not many other schools did that.
- Posted by Student/Alumni - Richard Milk
53/18/2021
NMH taught me to think, write, challenge myself, and care about and want to contribute to bettering the world. Top notch education that will last a lifetime.
- Posted by Student/Alumni - Tashara
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