2040
WHAT WILL MATTER 20
YEARS FROM NOW?
Here are our predictions.
INTELLIGENCE
To understand a complex world.
IMAGINATION
For envisioning what could be.
RESILIENCE
The ability to bounce back, again and again.
OPTIMISM
Because attitude is everything.
LOVE
It makes life worth living.
Hammond students will inherit a world that we can scarcely imagine. Our job? To make sure they’re well prepared for whatever the future holds.
WE TEACH THEM TO THINK AHEAD.
We see the infinite possibility in each child.
We’re here to draw out their genius. One day, each one of them will be ready to take on the world. But first, we nurture their innate curiosity and insatiable inquisitiveness in our Pre-kindergarten and Kindergarten programs. We do that by exploring, well, everything – from Spanish to writing computer code.
We have our very own naturalist-inresidence to help us go on brilliant field adventures on our 110-acre campus. Our goal: give even our youngest students a headstart by learning to love learning. There’s no better preparation for whatever the future may hold.
LEAPING › AHEAD
Acres of woodlands and wetlands on campus give our students a “living laboratory” to explore natural eco-systems.
This is an age of wonders. Kindergarteners study early Native-American tools to create throwing darts from corn cobs, sticks, turkey feathers, tree sap, and buffalo chips.
We open minds to a whole world of knowledge.
A great Lower School has the ability to nurture confident independence while cultivating a strong community.
We connect our intrepid, young learners to the bigger world beyond campus. We head to places like Charleston and Brattonsville to experience firsthand what we’re learning about in class. And by fourth grade, they’re ready, willing, and eager to go on an overnight field study adventure.
Throughout the Lower School, students explore creative expression in our vibrant arts programs, including music, drama, and visual arts.
Each week, our Lower School family gathers to sing, share stories, and celebrate birthdays. Our classes are small. For every eight students, there is one teacher to guide and inspire growth. Here, every learning moment counts.
GETTING › AHEAD
Hammond’s Developmental Enrichment Center (DEC) and Academic Center for Excellence (ACE) promote success through early learning-style inventories, programs that build individual study skills and strategies, and ongoing feedback. IT’S ABOUT TAKING PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. Students lead their own parent-teacher conferences. In 2055 he will lead an expedition to Mars. 2056 2054
Our students are tenacious, persistent, and driven.
Hammond Middle School students build circuits out of Christmas lights. Prototype new water floats. And learn about aircraft from military pilots. They also sing, dance, and perform.
Middle schoolers take on new challenges, embrace new perspectives, and venture
out into new cultures. Along the way, they discover what it takes to come into their own. They learn how to think fast, on their feet, and ahead. After all, what you learn today feeds what you can accomplish tomorrow.
TRAVELING › AHEAD
Students step into 18th-century Colonial Williamsburg. Zoom off into space at the Kennedy Space Center. And head to D.C. to understand justice, equity, service, and duty.
THROUGH OUR COUNTRY OF STUDY PROGRAM, students are immersed in the history, languages, arts, and culture of a foreign nation – like Morocco, Peru, New Zealand, and India.
EVERY MS STUDENT BELONGS TO AN ADVISORY GROUP – of peers, teachers, coaches, and staff.
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The 2050 winner of the Pulitzer Prize. 2051 2049
6X CHAMPS
Hammond’s Youth in Government delegation has been named the Premier Delegation at the Model Legislature six years in a row.
They’re chess champs, fierce mathletes, and National Merit Finalists.
In five years, 11 Hammond students were named National Merit Scholar finalists and semifinalists. Another 15 were recognized as commended scholars.
Upper School students dive deep into every subject from computer science to global issues to creative writing. They expand their comfort zones via trips
to Costa Rica and whitewater rafting down the Nantahala. They’re champions in the arts, winning top honors in the South Carolina Independent School Association’s dance and drama competitions. Through it all, they’re becoming the kind of leaders the world will one day need.
STAYING › AHEAD
70% of last year’s senior class completed three or more Advanced Placement courses or exams.
HEADSPACE.
Growing minds need room to roam.
2 DINING HALLS
2 LIBRARIES
2 GYMNASIUMS
2 ACADEMIC AND DEVELOPMENT ENRICHMENT CENTERS
85 CLASSROOMS
19 BUILDINGS
4 ART STUDIOS
3 MUSIC STUDIOS
1 WONDER LAB
1 INNOVATION CENTER
STEP INTO OUR INNOVATION NEXUS.
The Hammond Innovation Center is designed to spark imagination. Cultivate innovation. Fuel breakthroughs. So, students have everything they need to think ahead.
OUR INNOVATION
SPACE features a maker space state- of-the-art labs and plenty of spaces for collaboration –across subjects and grade levels.
THE HAMMOND INNOVATION
CENTER is our hub for STEAM learning, exploration, creative problem solving, and teamwork.
STUDENTS CAN EXPLORE
a 450-gallon saltwater tank, a living terrace of native plants, and a bio greenhouse.
WELCOME TO SCIDOME, an interactive planetarium with 4K resolution that students of all ages can experience.
We create a better, brighter future.
It’s what Hammond teachers are called to do. They’re trained by MIT professors. Do independent research in Kenya. Study in Cambridge. And travel the world via the Hammond global studies program. Then they bring all that experience into class.
LOOKING › AHEAD
Our teachers are experts in understanding the individual strengths, challenges, interests, and motivators of students. They encourage curiosity, develop empathetic and global outlooks, and build tomorrow’s leaders. Because that’s how you create a better future for us all.
Our curriculum is recognized by the Cum Laude Society with 15 Advanced Placement offerings in each of the Upper School’s areas of study.
159 state championships and counting.
We play for more than trophies. Through athletics, we teach students to compete well, handle adversity, work together, and push toward greatness.
Our youngest Skyhawks burn off energy, build new skills, and practice teamwork. Starting in fifth grade, our athlete-scholars compete in interscholastic sports and
RUNNING › AHEAD
then advance to statewide individual and team sports competitions competing in the South Carolina Independent School Association. The Skyhawks are not only state champions in golf, lacrosse, football, and more, but our graduates also become national championship-winning players in college.
Hammond is the only school to ever win back-to-back SCISA titles in Lacrosse.
By 2028 they will be ready for the Rose 2023 2021
93% OF HAMMOND STUDENTS PLAY ON MORE THAN 50+ TEAMS IN 17 SPORTS.
HAMMOND SCHOOL ATHLETIC FACILITIES INCLUDE:
Two gyms
Lighted lacrosse, baseball and softball fields
Lighted football stadium
Wrestling barn
Soccer/track and field complex
Eight lighted tennis courts
Short-range practice golf course
Practice fields
In 2032 he’ll be broadway bound. 2033 2031
Curiosity, meet creativity.
At Hammond, we believe in the power of the arts to liberate minds and spirits to create without limit. So, we give all of our students plenty of opportunities to discover what they’re capable of in music, dance, theatre, and art.
Our lower school students write plays, design costumes, and produce their own music. Fifth and sixth graders get serious about visual art with an intense nine-week workshop. And our upper school students, study sound design, musical theatre, ballroom dance, and a whole lot more.
Hammond’s Select Ensemble went on a concert tour of Austria and Italy, which included signing alongside the Sistine Chapel Choir at New Year’s Day Mass with Pope Francis.
Lean forward and dive in.
Hammond is about more than impressive test scores. We learn and grow together as a community. One of the biggest lessons we teach is that character counts mightily. We talk about what it means to be a part of something bigger than yourself and personal responsibility.
MOVING › AHEAD
ONE WORLD, ONE SCHOOL!
All 14 grades come together for pep rallies and older students mentor younger students.
Across every division, students engage in community giving, environmental stewardship, and myriad extracurricular clubs that foster self-examination and community connection and help them discover their own power to spur on positive change. True leaders. Forged.
Hammond students are good citizens who build better communities. They travel to Costa Rica on service trips, serve the Ronald McDonald House, St. Lawrence Place, the Children’s Miracle Network, and the Augusta Burn Center to name a few.
In 2036, she’ll be the leader her community needs. 2037 2035
American University
Auburn University
Barnard College
Boston College
Carnegie Mellon University
The Citadel
Claremont McKenna College
Clemson University
College of Charleston
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Davidson College
Duke University
Elon University
Emory University
Furman University
Georgia Institute of Technology
He’ll graduate from Harvard in
2029
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Harvard University
James Madison University
Miami University of Ohio
New York University
Northwestern University
Oberlin College
Pepperdine University
Pratt Institute
Southern Methodist University
St. John’s College
Tufts University
University of California, Los Angeles
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
University of Pennsylvania
University of Richmond
University of South Carolina
University of Southern California
University of Virginia
Wake Forest University
Wofford College
Yale University
Yale.The Citadel. Chapel Hill.They all want our grads.
One hundred percent of Hammond graduates go on to colleges and universities across the country. Perhaps it’s because our College Counseling Team is second to none. Here, preparing for college doesn’t wait until the end of
Upper School. It starts in ninth grade. Our counselors get to know your child –their strengths, hopes, and goals for the future. And they guide your whole family through the college admission process to find the perfect match.
HAMMOND GRADUATES ARE EVERYWHERE. SEE FOR YOURSELF: hammondschool.org/colleges
20 % of students identify as persons of color
14 countries are represented in our student body
1014 students in PreKindergarten through 12th grade 16+ years in average teaching experience
160 faculty and staff members
› HEADSTRONG.
$1.8 million+ awarded in financial aid to qualifying families
100% college acceptance rate
9:1 student-teacher ratio
30+ extracurricular clubs and organizations
1 Naturalist-inResidence
COME SEE FOR YOURSELF.
We believe introductions should be personal. Our house is always open. We’d love to welcome you for a visit.
