You are
NEVER ONE THING.
Never one simple, singular story. You’re the sum of everything you’ve ever done, and everything you want to do next. Every interest. Every talent. Every experience. You can’t be defined. At Choate that’s exactly what we champion. Here, it’s not about breaking the mold, because there is no mold. There’s no typical. No predetermined path. Instead, we create an environment designed to bring out the best in who you are, and to help you become everything you want to be.
If you want to be part of a dynamic and energetic learning community, we welcome you to consider joining us at Choate Rosemary Hall.
Everything you NEVER EXPECTED
How do we tell the Choate Rosemary Hall story?
It might be tempting to talk about our past. It might be interesting to give a rundown of famous alumni. It might seem like we should start with a black and white picture, from some other time, and talk about the way it has always been. But you can look that up online. So let’s look forward, because we’re here to inspire and shape what comes next.
We put progress over tradition because we believe in broadening opportunities and expanding perspectives. We believe in trying new things and testing new methods. We believe in embracing opportunities to help you progress on your journey toward defining the undefinable, just as we have for over 18,000 graduates during the past 130 years. Our students are guided by energizing educators who are not just forward thinking, but forward doing. That is the Choate way.
Everything you NEVER EXPECTED
Minds always
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LEARNING DOESN’T STOP AT 3PM.
As a student at Choate, you’ll get to explore your interests and pursue your passions well beyond the boundaries of a normal school day. When you live and learn here, the entire campus becomes your classroom, and there are opportunities for exploration everywhere you look. Your teachers are not just teachers – they’re coaches, advisers, and mentors. It’s an immersive, transformative experience designed to prepare you for the future. And you’ll find that when your mind is always open, you never stop learning.
Whether you join us as a boarding student or day student, you will benefit from the 24/7 opportunities to engage within a diverse and dynamic community. Our values permeate large, energetic dormitories, small close-knit houses, and adviser groups. Every student experience provides the chance to learn lessons that are of equal importance as those taught in the classroom.
By living and learning with other students and adults from around the world, you learn:
How to live as responsible members of society
How to respect fellow students and adults
How to treat the environment with care and responsibility
How to embrace and grow from each other’s differences
How to take full advantage of robust campus-life opportunities
How to discover the best version of you
“TO ME, THE COMMUNITY AT CHOATE CAN BE DESCRIBED IN THREE WORDS: CURIOUS, SUPPORTIVE, AND STRONG.”
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“LIFE AT CHOATE IS EXCITING AND CAN BE VERY FAST PACED. GET READY TO DIVE RIGHT IN AND DON’T BE AFRAID TO PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE, FROM SOCIAL SITUATIONS TO CLASSROOM DISCUSSIONS. EVERYONE HERE JUST WANTS TO HELP YOU LEARN AND GROW.”
BRECKEN
ZEPHYR
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HENRIK
This is yours to
EXPLORE
Release your poetry as spoken word or amplify the mood with your music at Colony Hall. Seating up to 1,070 people, this recital hall and auditorium is the liveliest place to connect with your school community. This hall also includes a dance studio and music classroom wing with a rehearsal space for music ensembles.
Invent the future at our state-of-theart Lanphier Center. Home to our award-winning Robotics Team and i.d.Lab, this facility is designed to support hands-on learning, team-based collaboration, and creativity.
Discover how sustainable concepts stretch far beyond campus at the Kohler Environmental Center (KEC). The KEC is home to Choate’s Sustainable Food Project and the interdisciplinary Environmental Immersion Program (EIP), a year-long residential Signature Program.
Form friendships that will last a lifetime inside St. John Hall student center. This beautiful educational and social hub was designed with student life at its core, featuring a game room, video room, common spaces, club meeting rooms, Tuck Shop café, and more.
Leap from the classroom and into your research at the Andrew Mellon Library
Explore your pursuits with 168,000 titles, over 100,000 eBooks, and more than 50 academic databases at our library. You’ll find endless inspiration at your fingertips here.
Take your scientific method to the next level at the Carl C. Icahn Center for Science. Home to the signature Science Research Program, the Icahn Center for Science is built for exploration with 22 classrooms and laboratories, a study area, a conservatory, and the 150-seat Getz Auditorium.
Make the world your stage and perform at the Paul Mellon Arts Center
Within these walls you’ll find gallery spaces, fine arts studios, classrooms, music practice rooms, The Little Theater, and The Katz Family Green Room.
Go Choate! The Wild Boars train and compete at expansive facilities at the Worthington Johnson Athletic Center, Larry Hart Pool, Hunt Tennis Center, Gelb Track, Remsen Arena, and on acres of playing fields.
In every question that tests OUR IMAGINATION, we find OUR PURPOSE.
THIS IS WHERE
Minds are opened.
Possibilities are considered.
Intuition is acknowledged.
IMAGINATION, PURPOSE.
Dreams are fostered.
Theories are tested.
Realities are rethought.
Talents are discovered.
Assumptions are proven.
Skills are honed.
Ideas are welcomed.
Perspective is shifted.
Explore what comes next.
Learn how to THINK
Not what to think
Choate offers an intentional balance of character development and rigorous curricular experiences. We work each day to build a culture and community that allows teachers and students to learn from each other in truly authentic and dynamic ways. We inspire each other with a commitment to action to be a positive force in the world by developing an interconnected understanding and adaptability.
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DERON CHANG
DIRECTOR OF CURRICULAR INITIATIVES, BIOLOGY TEACHER, ADVISER, SOCCER COACH
Choate sets itself apart with passionate leaders who are relentlessly improving the student experience; leaders like Deron Chang, Director of Curricular Initiatives. He believes that an effective education goes beyond lecture halls and scribbling notes in a notebook. It’s about encouraging students to apply what they’ve learned to hands-on activities using AI or other technology to enhance their unique creativity and problem solving skills, setting them up for success in college and a rapidly changing world beyond Choate.
For Deron Chang, the curriculum that suits Choate students is adaptable, creative, and current.
“IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR OUR STUDENTS’ FUTURE SUCCESS TO GET OUT OF THE TRAP OF USING THEIR BRAINS LIKE COMPUTER HARD-DRIVES.”
Your voice is a statement.
Your voice is a point of view.
Your voice is a question.
Your voice is who you are.
Your voice is a reflection.
Your voice is a meditation.
Your voice is a part of something bigger.
Your voice can be seen and heard.
Your voice can be quiet, but powerful.
Your voice can be loud, but civil.
Your voice can echo those you admire.
Your voice is something completely your own.
Your voice can be steady.
Your voice can be revolutionary.
Your voice is what the world needs.
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Here, you are more than just the star of your show. You’re the author of the screenplay, a key player in the band, and the designer of the set that brings something new that the world has never seen. Choate offers multiple outlets for developing your craft, tools to hone your talents and mentorship to guide your creativity alongside others that are just as curious and collaborative as you. Giving you lanes to explore and express your passions like never before.
Go
FULL Go
FAST FACT: A group of wild boars is called a sounder.
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In the arena and on the field, court, course, and track, our student-athletes compete at a high level to break personal records and lead in more than just wins. Learning about sacrifice, perseverance, courage, and responsibility in a way that only Choate can offer, developing strong sportsmanship and even stronger character in a myriad of options for active participation. Allowing you to achieve new heights and uncover your inner competitor.
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS
30+ VARSITY & JV TEAMS
10 INTRAMURAL TEAMS
5 COED TEAMS
At the heart of our commitment to our students’ wellness is ensuring you feel a sense of belonging and support every day. We recognize that balancing the demands of many activities, a rigorous curriculum, and a social life can be a challenge. That’s why we welcome and celebrate all backgrounds in ways that continue to raise our consciousness and our ability to provide a healthy learning environment for all.
Finding
BALANCE & BELONGING
Every day, Choate is ensuring a balance of responsibility and autonomy for students to be active participants within Choate’s vibrant community. Encouraging understanding of differences in race, gender, ethnicity, religion, socioeconomic class, geographical origin, and sexual orientation. Setting you up to successfully navigate the real world in your future educational pursuits, and for the rest of your life.
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When Adrienne arrived at Choate, she was excited to meet other students from far and wide. Forming tight friendships at a boarding school in Connecticut has connected Adrienne to the entire world around her.
“Meeting people from all over the world, from different schools of thought and life experiences is the reason I came to Choate.”
For Dr. Myers, Dean of Equity and Inclusion, having an open dialogue is vital for ensuring a sense of belonging for all of Choate’s students.
“The more we all get to know one another, the more that foundational trust is established in our everyday interactions and the culture of the School.”
Henry’s view of teachers and advisers changed when he attended Choate. His teachers were more lenient, collaborative, and forgiving than he expected. Here, faculty are more understanding when it comes to balancing the demands of all his classes. Now, even when it gets stressful, he knows he can always seek guidance and support from the adults around him.
Resident faculty member Tim Yun lives alongside fourth and fifth form students day in and day out. Mentored by experienced colleagues and in partnership with a robust student support team, Tim is poised and ready to provide guidance, direction, or a yummy snack to the students in his care.
SHARING THE JOURNEY
THIS IS YOUR MOMENT.
THE MOMENT YOU WILL TALK ABOUT FOR YEARS TO COME.
WHEN YOU REALIZE YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES.
WHEN YOU KNOW WHERE YOU BELONG.
LIVE every
THE MOMENT YOU FEEL STRONGER THAN EVER.
THIS IS WHERE YOU FIND MEANING.
WHERE YOU DISCOVER SOMETHING ABOUT YOURSELF.
THIS IS WHERE YOU FIND OUT WHAT’S NEXT.
At every turn, Choate is more than what you’d expect from your typical high school. It’s a rare, life-changing experience that balances academic, athletic, and artistic performance to ensure you can seize every moment with self-discovery and confidence. Prepare yourself to make informed decisions with a set of uniquely developed core characteristics and skills intended for adaptability in today’s rapidly changing world. Go Choate!
MOMENT
20 YEARS from now, when you bump into an old friend, you’ll both talk about how you wish you were here right now.
Moment by moment, building a life, uniquely your own.
NEXT STEP
SUSTAINABILITY IN ACTION
At Choate, we are committed to learning, teaching, and modeling what it means to be socially, economically, and environmentally responsible; challenging community members to take personal responsibility for individual and collective actions; modeling sustainability education for K-12 institutions; and promoting sustainability locally and globally. In so doing, we hope to guarantee that present and future students can enjoy the beauty, diversity, and resources of the earth for generations to come.
As part of our commitment to environmentally sustainable practices, this booklet is printed using UV inks that emit zero Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) emissions. Printing has offset 3.85k lb. of paper consumption by reforesting 47 trees, and used 100% renewable wind power energy.
Learn more about Choate’s commitment to environmental sustainability at: choate.edu/about/sustainability
Take the NEXT STEP
UNDEFINABLE
DEFINING
