The Upper School

The Dana Hall Upper School offers intellectual challenge and personal growth to a diverse community of girls from dozens of towns around New England and every corner of the U.S.and the world.

The curriculum supports the School’s mission by placing emphasis on 21st-century skills that will best prepare students to be global citizens. Through direct instruction and via activities both in and out of the classroom, faculty members emphasize analysis/problem solving, collaborative work, creativity and innovation, leadership, public speaking, reading critically, research, study skills, technology and writing.

Beyond rigorous core requirements, students can choose from a remarkably wide range of electives, from astronomy to Middle Eastern studies to Mandarin Chinese, from art history to architecture to advanced acting. Advanced Placement and Honors level courses are available in the Math, Science, English, World Languages, Social Studies, Computer Science and Visual Arts departments. With small classes and intense focus on vital skills, students leave Dana Hall well-prepared for the demands of college life.

Upper School News

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Faculty Exhibit Sabbatical Projects
11/6/2019
The Art Gallery currently features the work of Upper School faculty Mary Ann McQuillan and Matt Enlow, participants in the Congdon Sabbatical Program during the 2018-19 school year.

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45 Plays for 45 Presidents
10/30/2019
The Upper School will present its fall play on Friday, November 8, and Saturday, November 9, at 7:30 p.m., in Bardwell Auditorium.
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Team Traditions: Fall Edition
10/29/2019
The captains of fall varsity athletics teams share their beloved team traditions.
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Defying Labels
10/23/2019
LeDerick Horne spoke about his journey through an early learning disability diagnosis at the X-Block on Monday, October 21.
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Let’s Get it Started
9/5/2019
Dana Hall kicked off the 2019-20 school year with Opening Convocation on Tuesday, September 3.
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Dance

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Poetry project

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Spanish III Honors

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Francesca

"In my Literature Composition I class we did a poetry unit before winter break. Our poetry project was in collaboration with a school in Turkey. We created our own websites to display our works of poetry. The last day of school before winter break we were able to Skype with the kids from the school in Turkey, and it was so much fun to interact with students who were so far away. We were able to learn what their school was like, and how their classes worked."

-Francesca