Northfield Mount Hermon is a coed, independent boarding school of 630 students in grades 9 to 12 plus a postgraduate year. NMH is known for its College-Model Academic Program, which balances academic, extracurricular, and residential experiences. You’ll find us in the heart of New England, on the banks of the Connecticut River in western Massachusetts.
About us
We serve over 1500 students from South Burlington and the greater Chittenden community. Go Wolf Pack!
visit us at: sbschools.net
Mission
The mission of the South Burlington School District, a community committed to excellence in education, is to ensure that each student possesses the knowledge, skills, and character to create a successful and responsible life. We will do this by building safe, caring, and challenging learning environments, fostering family and community partnership, utilizing global resources, and inspiring life-long learning.
Beliefs:
We believe that...
• All people have value.
• All people have unlimited potential to learn and that they learn at different rates and in different ways.
• High expectations challenge all people to higher levels of performance.
• Every individual is entitled to the privileges of a democratic society and shares responsibility for improving that society.
• Continual learning improves the quality of life.
• The acceptance of individual differences enriches our democratic society.
• Educators, parents, students and community members share the responsibility for education; individuals are responsible for their own learning.
• Love, trust, and honesty are essential to the emotional well being of everyone.
• An individual's desire to learn is essential to learning.