Founded in 1912, Hamden Hall Country Day School is one of the pioneer schools of the country day school movement, being the fourth oldest in the United States. The school caters to pupils from the age of 3 in their pre-school through to age 18 in the college-preparatory high school division. Hamden Hall is one of the highest-rated schools in Connecticut with a reputation for academic excellence and successful athletics and performing arts programmes. It has been one of the premier choice schools for Connecticut’s discerning denizens and established society families seeking an alternative to the traditional boarding schools popular in the New England region.