Hamlin offers a challenging academic program in an environment of encouragement and support. Students master the skills that provide a foundation for life-long learning as well as the habits of speculation, inquiry, and critical thinking. Our methods are both experiential and collaborative, promoting engagement and creativity. Hamlin students graduate knowing how to learn, appreciating the value of industry, and possessing a love of knowledge.

Hamlin is committed to be an inclusive community where diversity is a component of excellence and all members of the community are respected. We welcome and benefit from the perspectives that emerge from a diversity of ethnicity, culture, religion, socioeconomic status, learning style, sexual orientation, and family structure. The participation of all is important to the health of the community.

Hamlin cultivates leadership skills in every young woman and promotes the importance of service to others, both within and beyond our community. Through mutual respect, honesty, and kindness, we impress upon our students the importance of personal integrity and ethical decision-making.

In the tradition of Sarah Dix Hamlin, we inspire girls to find the best in themselves and to contribute with energy and distinction to the world around them.

May 20, 2004