About Choate

How is excellence manifested? The Class of 2011 had 8 National Merit Finalists; 10 Semifinalists and 47 Commended Scholars. Choate offers more Advanced Placement (AP) courses than any of our peer schools, with 94 percent earning 3 or better, which traditionally results in college credit; more than 78 percent of those students earned 4 or 5. Choate has an economics teams that competes nationally with outstanding results, and championship mathematics, computer science, and debate teams that compete at the local, state, and/or New England regional level. At Choate, the arts are unparalleled, and our athletics program is recognized nationwide for its high quality.

The spirit of innovation is visible in the breadth and depth of the curriculum. It is evident in the training and methods of the faculty, who use the complete range of tools and resources to engage their students, to get them thinking critically, and to turn them into life-long learners. Teaching styles range from traditional to high-tech and anywhere in between, all with the goal of inspiring, provoking, and stimulating students to live what they learn. The Environmental Immersion Program at the Kohler Environmental Center (opening in 2012) offers an intensive residential program, as well as a rigorous interdisciplinary academic program, focused on the environment.

Choate strives to create an environment in which all students can feel integral, proud and at home. The entire Choate community works to ensure that every member of the student body has someone looking out for him or her, in addition to his or her assigned adviser. Ninety-percent of the faculty live on campus, most in dorms or houses with students.

Student-to-student support ranges from peer educators to peer tutoring and there is a student-led Judicial Committee that for decades has ruled on honor code violations.

The culture of caring has an outward dimension, too, in the School's commitment to community service. From Big Brothers / Big Sisters to Habitat for Humanity and tutoring in local public schools, opportunities for outreach abound. The Spears Endowment for Spiritual and Moral Education, a program unique to Choate, includes the office of the chaplain and directs community service programs and school activities that support character and spiritual development.

The teen years are among the most formative in a child's life. An atmosphere where excellence is respected and pursued, where teaching and learning are innovative, and where caring for others is intrinsic—this is Choate Rosemary Hall.