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Cardigan Mountain School was founded in 1945 by two men whose vision and beli in their goal were unshakable. Harold P. Hinman, a Dartmouth College graduate, and William R. Brewster, then Headmaster of Kimball Union Academy, joined forces with legendary Dartmouth President Ernest M. Hopkins to obtain the land that is now the site of Cardigan Mountain campus. Cardigan Mountain School opened with 24 boys, and, in 1954, upon merging with the Clark School of Hanover, New Hampshire, the School as it is known today began to emerge. Since that time, the School has grown to its current enrollment of more than 200 boys, while the philosophy and objectives set forth by the founders have remained unchanged. Cardigan provides boys with a structured, homelike environment within which mastery of the fundamental academic skills, social and physical growth, and spiritual values can be encouraged. The 525-acre campus, located on Canaan Street Lake, is 18 miles from Dartmouth College. Driving time from Boston is approximately 2 hours. Some of the finest skiing in New England is only 1 hour away. The self-perpetuating Board of Trustees and Incorporators is instrumental in guiding the School. The School endowment is valued at more than $11 million. In 2008-09, Annual Giving was just over $1,160,000.
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Cardigan Mountain is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Its memberships include the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), the Junior Boarding Schools Association, the Independent Schools Association of Northern New England (ISANNE), the Association of Independent Schools of New England (AISNE), the Secondary School Admission Test Board (SSATB), Boys Schools, A Better Chance (ABC), the Federation of American Independent Schools, and the Educational Records Bureau (ERB).
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Academics - Cardigan curriculum is designed to both support and challenge the student as he prepares for the academic programs characteristic of most independent secondary schools. In all disciplines, emphasis is placed upon the mastery of fundamental skills, content, and study skills.
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The curriculum provides each student with instruction in all major courses and exposes him to a number of other subject areas that round out his education. Cardigan requires all students to take yearlong courses in English, mathematics, science, and social studies. In addition, studying a foreign language (Latin, French, or Spanish) is strongly advised.
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Beyond these courses, Cardigan also requires each boy to strengthen his program of study through additional course work in reading and study skills, studio art, woodworking/sculpture and design, music history and appreciation, religion, life skills, and keyboarding.
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The average class size ranges from 4 to 15 students, and, within each grade, there is ability tracking. There are normally three levels in each subject in grades 7, 8, and 9. The extra help and conference period gives students yet another opportunity to work with faculty members on an individual basis. In addition, a reading and study skills course is required of all students.
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Debuting in 2008 is the PEAKS (Personalized Education for the Acquisition of Knowledge and Skills) program, which was developed at Cardigan to increase a student&apos&aposs self-awareness regarding his personal development. The PEAKS curriculum revolves around study skills, technology education, and health topics. Similarly, Math Lab is an optional tutorial that provides individualized enrichment or remediation in mathematics. For students for whom English is not the primary language, Building Confidence in English provides instruction in basic English skills. Cardigan uses a trimester system, and grades and teacher comments are sent home at the middle and end of each of the three terms. Grading includes both achievement marks and an fort rating. Faculty and Advisers
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The faculty consists of 41 full-time members, the majority of whom reside on campus. One quarter of the faculty members are women. More than one half of the faculty members have earned advanced academic degrees. All faculty members teach, coach, supervise dormitories, and serve as advisers for the students. Cardigan has a 4:1 student-faculty ratio. Of the greatest importance to Cardigan are the faculty members who, by setting and attaining personal goals, serve as positive role models for the boys. Cardigan faculty members bring with them a love for learning and a variety of skills, experiences, and talents that broaden and enrich the educational experience and inject warmth and enthusiasm into campus life.
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Cardigan offers extensive assistance to the students and their parents in selecting and then applying to independent secondary schools. The Secondary School Placement Office begins the counseling process in the spring of the eighth grade and continues to guide the student and his family throughout the application experience. The Placement Office offers workshops on interviewing techniques, SSAT preparation, and essay writing.
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Over the past few years, a number of Cardigan graduates have matriculated to schools such as Avon Old Farms, Brooks, Deerfield, Holderness, Hotchkiss, Lawrence, Phillips Andover, Phillips Exeter, Pomfret, Salisbury, St. Mark , St. Paul , Tabor, Taft, and Westminster.
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Student Body and Conduct - For 2009-2010, 185 boys enrolled at Cardigan. There were 54 boys in the ninth grade, 61 in the eighth, 31 in the seventh, and 10 in the sixth. Almost 90 percent of the Cardigan students were boarders. In 2009-10, students came to Cardigan from 16 states and seven countries. Cardigan has a two-tiered disciplinary status system in order to inform students, their advisers, and parents when School expectations are not being met. This disciplinary system is used to correct patterns of misbehavior and to discipline those students who commit serious offenses. The Discipline Committee meets to hear cases deemed appropriate by the Headmaster and the Assistant Headmaster. Two student leaders and three faculty members are selected by the Assistant Headmaster to join him on the committee. The committee hears cases and makes a recommendation for consequences to the Headmaster.
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Cardigan has a clearly stated Honor Code, and all students are expected to abide by the spirit of that code. Academic Facilities
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The numerous buildings that house academic facilities are highlighted by the Bronfman Center. Completed in 1996, Bronfman Center features, among other things, the three Freda R. Caspersen state-of-the-art science laboratories, an art studio, the Bhirombhakdi Computer Center, a School store, and class room for sixth graders. Stoddard Center is the home of both the Kirk Library and the Humann Theatre. Opened in fall 1982, the Kirk Library in Cardigan Stoddard Center is a three-tiered, well-equipped multimedia resource center that offers students and faculty members computer software, audiotapes, and videocassettes in addition to more than 10,000 volumes and numerous journals and periodicals. Thousands of newspaper and magazine articles are available through the Infoweb NewsBank Rerence Service. Computers with Internet access are available in both the Kirk Library and the adjacent writing lab. Affiliation with the New Hampshire State Library Automated Information Access System enables users at the School to obtain materials through the interlibrary loan process. The library is staffed by one full-time librarian and a part-time aid. A flexible access plan allows students and faculty members to work in groups, as well as individually, throughout the day and five evenings each week. Humann, the 250-seat theater, is the site of School meetings, lectures, films, concerts, and drama performances.
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Cardigan emphasizes the visual arts. The Williams Woodshop and the new Art Center are focal points for this important aspect of a boy education. The Hinman Auditorium houses the School music facilities, where opportunities for vocal and instrumental instruction are available.
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All dormitory rooms and many classrooms are wired for access to the Internet.
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Boarding and General Facilities - Eleven dormitories house from 8 to 16 students each. Each dormitory houses faculty members and their families. Students reside in double rooms, with some singles provided. Two dormitories, rerred to as houses, were completed in fall 2000 and house three faculty members and their families and 12 students.
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The School operates an on-campus health center, where most of the students medical needs can be met. For extended services, Cardigan students benit from the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Pediatric Clinic in Canaan and the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon. The Hamilton Health Center on the Cardigan campus has a resident nurse and a visiting physician.
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Athletics - The objectives of the activities program at Cardigan are to provide the boys with opportunities to experience success, to offer healthy and enjoyable activities for the boys free-time periods and weekends, to promote the physical and athletic development of each boy, to teach cooperation with and reliance on teammates, to allow the boys to experience sports and activities that may be new or unfamiliar to them, and to encourage good sportsmanship.
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Over the years, Cardigan has been fortunate to acquire extensive athletics facilities, fields, and equipment. These include five fields for soccer, football, and lacrosse; fourteen outdoor tennis courts; two baseball diamonds; a state-of-the-art hockey rink that can be converted to a multipurpose arena in the fall and spring; an on-campus, lighted ski slope; cross-country ski trails; ski team rooms; a wrestling room; an outing club room; a fully equipped weight-training room; an in-line hockey rink; and indoor and outdoor basketball courts.
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As the School is situated on the shores of Canaan Street Lake, students and faculty members take full advantage of water-related activities. Sailing is pursued in the School fleet of Flying Juniors, sailboards, ice boats, and the Hobie catamaran. Motorboats, rowboats, and canoes provide additional opportunities for students to enjoy the water. The waterfront area is well supervised, and instruction is available in all activities.
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The Ragged Mountain Ski Area is close to the School and is used on weekdays by the Alpine ski team, recreational skiers, and snowboarders. On Sundays, there are daylong ski trips to major ski areas in New Hampshire and Vermont.
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As in the classroom, the focus of interscholastic sports and individual activities is on learning the fundamentals. Teams are fielded on several levels in most sports, and they compete against local independent and public schools. Recreational sports are offered for the student who does not wish to compete interscholastically.
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Extracurricular Opportunities - Many students and faculty members bring to Cardigan skills and interests that, though not included in the usual program of studies, may be pursued and developed in the informal setting of the Club Program. Clubs meet every Thursday afternoon in lieu of athletics, with the opportunity for additional meetings if the members and adviser so desire. Recent clubs have participated in community service, including visits to a local nursing home, hospital volunteer work, recycling, the Big Brother Program, and Red Cross lifeguard training; blues, jazz, and rock bands; a cappella singing groups; technical rock-climbing; horseback riding; mountain-biking; debating; painting; chess; photography; windsurfing; and conversational Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, and Japanese.
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A boy may participate in the optional drama program in each of the three seasons. Each year, the drama department presents three major productions. There are extensive stage lighting and sound features, and students interested in the technical aspects of theater enjoy working in this facility.
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Daily Life - The typical academic day begins six days per week with a required family-style breakfast. After room inspection in the dormitories, classes begin at 7:45 a.m. Six class periods precede a family-style lunch. On Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, lunch is followed by an advisory/conference period. On Wednesday and Saturday, the academic day ends with lunch and is followed by a full slate of athletics and recreational activities. Dinner is a family-style meal every evening except Wednesday and Saturday, when a buffet is scheduled. A study period occurs each school night. Lights-out ranges from 9:30 to 10:15 p.m., depending on the evening and the age of the student.
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Weekend Life - In addition to the regularly scheduled vacations, all boys may take weekends away from the campus and parents are invited to the campus to share in their son experience at any time. The majority of Cardigan students are on campus on weekends, and the School provides an exciting array of options for them. A typical Saturday night schedule might include a movie, a trip off campus, various other on-campus activities and programs, or an excursion to Dartmouth College to swim in their pool or watch a hockey game.
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Cardigan is nondenominational, yet the School seeks to strengthen each boy spiritual development within his own religious heritage. All boys are required to attend the weekly Thursday afternoon chapel service. Arrangements are made for students of different faiths to attend their own weekly services in the immediate area. Summer Programs
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The Cardigan Mountain Summer Session, a coeducational experience for 170 girls and boys, was instituted in 1951 to meet the needs of four groups of students: those who may be seeking admission to Cardigan in the fall, those who desire advanced academic work and enrichment, those who require intensive work in basic academic skills, and those who require review. The Summer Session also serves a limited number of international students for whom English is not the first language. Cardigan outstanding range of sports and activities, along with its academic offerings, makes the Summer Session a special blend of camp and school.
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Academic enrichment offerings in the sciences are a focal point for the more able students. Courses in environmental sciences were designed to better prepare youngsters for the changing world. The visual and performing arts, long a part of the Summer Session afternoon program, achieved curricular status, allowing students to pursue drama, ceramics, and photography as part of their morning academic program of study.
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The six-week program is still known for its individualized instruction, close supervision of daily study time, and general emphasis on improving study skills. Academic offerings include English, advanced English composition, computers, prealgebra, algebra I and II, geometry, study skills, French, Spanish, and Latin. The Summer Session is open to students who have completed third through ninth grade. The cost for the 2009 Summer Session was $8150 (boarders) $4350 (day). Need-based aid is available.
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Costs and Financial Aid - In 2009-10, charges for boarding students were $42,200 and for day students, $24,500. There are additional charges for items such as textbooks, laundry service, and athletic equipment.
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Financial aid is available to families of qualified students who complete the School and Student Service for Financial Aid forms and demonstrate need. Information about loans and payment plans is available from the Cardigan Admissions Office. For 2009-10 approximately 34 percent of the student body received more than $1,167,000 in financial assistance.
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Admissions Information - Cardigan seeks to enroll students of good character and academic promise who will contribute to and benit from the broad range of academic and extracurricular opportunities available. The Admissions Committee reviews applications on a rolling admissions basis for students wishing to enter the sixth through the ninth grades; (students in grades 3-9 are considered for the Summer Session). Decisions are based upon previous school records, teacher recommendations, aptitude testing, and a campus interview. Cardigan admits students of any race, color, nationality, or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School.
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Application Timetable - Initial inquiries are welcome at any time. Office hours are 8 to 4, Monday through Friday, and 8 to noon on Saturday. School catalogs and applications can be obtained through the Admissions Office. The application fee is $50 for domestic applicants and $125 for international applicants.
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Admissions Correspondence - Chip Audett, Director of Admissions, Cardigan Mountain School, 62 Alumni Drive Canaan, New Hampshire 03741, United States. Phone: 603-523-3510, Fax: 603-523-3565, E-mail: caudett@cardigan.org, Web site: www.aoji.cn
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Profile last updated: 11/10/2009
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