Founded in 1881, Dana Hall School is an independent boarding and day school for girls grades 5-12. Dana Hall takes part in the Global Scholar's Certificate Program that has four components in order for students to obtain the certificate that includes, activities that expand a student's exposure to other cultures, courses and a program that incorporate curriculum that supports the global education mission, and travel of a sustained nature that immerses the student in another country. Dana Hall's School of Music is a renowned cultural resource for students to take advantage of with many concentrations to focus on. Every Spring, The Forum is held to examine a topic of relevance to girls and girls education to help themselves foster personal growth in themselves that will later contribute to their education. Prestigious institutions such as Boston University, the McLean Hospital, and Wellesley participate in these discussions.
Dana Hall School
Wellelsey, Massachusetts | High School, 5-12, All-Girls | Founded in 1881
Asian Affinity Group
Blue Key
BRIDGE
Community Service Advisory Board
Crew
Disciplinary Committee
Focus
Girl Up
Gospel Choir
Green Action Committee
Hallmanac
International Student Association (ISA)
Kesher
Mirage
Mixed Race Affinity Group
Model UN
Neurodiversity Alliance Group
Peer Education
Proctors
Salaam
SHADES (Sisters Honoring All Diasporas & Enlightening Society)
STAR Club
Student Activities
Student Council
Field Hockey
Soccer
Volleyball
Cross Country
Equestrian
Equestrian
Ice Hockey
Basketball
Squash
Swimming
Diving
Fencing
Lacrosse
Softball
Tennis
American University (3)
Assumption University
Binghamton University
Boston College
Boston University (2)
Brandeis University (2)
Bucknell University
Butler University
University of California Irvine (2)
University of California San Diego
University of California Santa Cruz (2)
Case Western University
Chapman University
Colby College (4)
Colgate University
Emerson College
Fordham University
College of the Holy Cross
Grinnell College
Indiana University
University of Kentucky
Lehigh University
Loyola University Maryland (2)
University of Miami
Middlebury College
Mount Holyoke College
University of New Hampshire
New York University (2)
Northeastern University (2)
Northwestern University
Occidental College
Pennsylvania State
University Pitzer College
University of Richmond (2)
University of Rochester
Rutgers University
Santa Clara University
Savannah College of Art and Design
Smith College
University of St. Andrews
St. Anselm College
University of Southern California
Southern Methodist University
Suffolk University
Syracuse University (4)
University of Tennessee
University of Toronto
Trinity College
Tufts University (2)
Tulane University (2)
University of Vermont
University of Virginia
Wake Forest University
College of William and Mary
Williams College
Yale University
-Girls Summer Entrepreneurship Program allows teamwork to develop businesses and products and create a pitch
-Global Scholars Certificate Program is earned over 4 years through coursework, activities, travel, and a capstone project over a global issue
-Travel and Exchange Programs offer a variety of short-term and long-term faculty led trips across the globe
-Senior Projects occur the last two and a half weeks of the school year and give seniors the opportunity to dive deep into an interest and learn hands on
