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Hopkins Hosts VIP Day for Prospective Students and Parents
On March 14, 2008, Hopkins hosted a VIP Day for accepted students and parents to visit the School for an in-depth look before making a final decision...
On March 14, 2008, Hopkins hosted a VIP Day for accepted students and parents to visit the School for an in-depth look before making a final decision. Director of Admissions Dana Blanchard '63 explained further, "VIP Day is a second visit day, an opportunity for accepted applicants to see the school in operation as they make their decision whether to attend."
Visitors were here for the morning, which included an assembly where there were various musical and dramatic presentations as well as announcements about recent student accolades, three classes, and lunch with 8th graders as well as 9th graders. While the students were in class, their parents quizzed a panel of current students and heard about the academic program from the department heads in the dining room.
According to Mr. Blanchard, "The day went very well: attendance was good and everything ran smoothly." More than 50 students visited and the comments from these students and their parents have been most positive: “My husband and I were very impressed. We enjoyed the candor and the enthusiasm of the panelists. The faculty gave good talks as well- concise and informative and upbeat.” (prospective parents of a 9th grade student)
Click on the links below to watch video of the VIP Day presentations and panel discussions. (Note: these are Quicktime Movie files that have been broken down into smaller parts for easier viewing. They may take a minute to properly load and play.
Don't have Quicktime? Click here for a free download.)
VIP Day Part 1
VIP Day Part 2
VIP Day Part 3
VIP Day Part 4
VIP Day Part 5
VIP Day Part 6
VIP Day Part 7
VIP Day Part 8
VIP Day Part 9
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Visitors were here for the morning, which included an assembly where there were various musical and dramatic presentations as well as announcements about recent student accolades, three classes, and lunch with 8th graders as well as 9th graders. While the students were in class, their parents quizzed a panel of current students and heard about the academic program from the department heads in the dining room.
According to Mr. Blanchard, "The day went very well: attendance was good and everything ran smoothly." More than 50 students visited and the comments from these students and their parents have been most positive: “My husband and I were very impressed. We enjoyed the candor and the enthusiasm of the panelists. The faculty gave good talks as well- concise and informative and upbeat.” (prospective parents of a 9th grade student)
Click on the links below to watch video of the VIP Day presentations and panel discussions. (Note: these are Quicktime Movie files that have been broken down into smaller parts for easier viewing. They may take a minute to properly load and play.
Don't have Quicktime? Click here for a free download.)
VIP Day Part 1
VIP Day Part 2
VIP Day Part 3
VIP Day Part 4
VIP Day Part 5
VIP Day Part 6
VIP Day Part 7
VIP Day Part 8
VIP Day Part 9
Hopkins is a private middle school and high school for grades 7-12. Located on a campus overlooking New Haven, CT, the School takes pride in its intellectually curious students as well as its dedicated faculty and staff.
Hopkins School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.