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

List of 5 news stories.

Model UN Achieves Success at Annual Conference
1/22/2021
Columbia University’s 20th annual Model UN Conference included topics ranging from historical to contemporary, and even some fantasy-related.
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Seeing the Commonality
1/20/2021
On Tuesday, January 19, Dwayne Betts spoke to the Dana Hall community via Zoom for the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation.
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Revels Reimagined
12/18/2020
While the beloved Dana Hall tradition couldn’t be performed in person this year, the Class of 2022 found a way for the show to go on.
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Model UN Co-chairs Annual Conference
12/14/2020
This is the third year Dana Hall has co-chaired St. John’s Prep's Model UN conference.
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Fall Sports Awards
11/20/2020
Celebrating success in cross country, field hockey, soccer and volleyball.
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Dance

Favorite Activity
Poetry project

Favorite Assignment
Spanish III Honors

Favorite Class

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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