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435 Students
Grade Levels: PK – 8
Most seats available in grade levels PK and K (4-year-old PK program)
School Hours:
8:15 A.M. – 3:40 P.M.
After School Hours:
2:40 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Dress Code:
Yellow collared shirts or blouses and navy blue pants, skirts or jumpers, dark shoes. Sneakers for physical education with appropriate clothing. Identification badge worn at all times.
Magnet Theme:
The Mary M. Hooker Environmental Studies Magnet School is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). Here students master the core curriculum of reading, language arts, mathematics, social studies, science, art, music, physical education, and information technology. Moreover, students learn to apply their knowledge via in-depth investigation and experimentation using the Globe Learning Program developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). This comprehensive program includes studies in: Atmosphere Investigation, Hydrology Investigation, Soil Investigation, Global Positioning System (GPS) Investigation, Land Cover/Biology Investigation, and Seasons Investigation. An Outdoor Nature Center that encompasses a trail system and an amphitheater opens up a world of opportunities for our students to perform outdoor experiments throughout the four seasons. These studies prepare students for future scientific research, which can lead them to careers in environmental studies, medicine, and technology.
This integrated program employs a hands-on inquiry approach that allows students to emulate scientists. Students will be enjoying the use of a butterfly vivarium and full-featured weather station when in operation. The ability to communicate with scientists around the world via Internet-video conferencing while studying environmental issues is another exciting component of our program.
The school offers before- and after-school care programs for K-2. Other academic related after school programs will become available as the school year goes on. A bilingual program for English Language Learners whose primary language is Spanish for grades K–3 is also offered. If your child has shown interest in exploring the frontiers of environmental science, Mary Hooker Environmental Studies Magnet School is for him/her.
OPEN HOUSE DATES:
Hartford Public Schools All Choice Application
- Wednesday, January 23, 2008 from 6:00 P.M. -7:30 P.M.
- Thursday, February 21, 2008 from 1:00 P.M.-2:40 P.M.
Additional school visits can be arranged by appointment with the Magnet Coach.
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