Student Life Welcome!

Greetings from the Dean of Students

Welcome to NMH! In exploring your educational options, you’ve discovered one of the most exciting, distinctive boarding schools you could hope to find. I say that with some authority, having worked in boarding schools for 14 years. When I arrived at NMH in 2002, I knew that I was joining a vibrant, diverse community where individual development, attention to community standards, and high expectations are at the center of the academic and student life experience.

As dean of students, my job is to challenge and support students outside the classroom. Although classrooms provide a rich learning environment, students spend a lot of time learning and growing beyond the walls of our academic buildings. We offer amazing opportunities to acquire both knowledge and experience while also contributing to the community through clubs, activities, leadership, and outreach. We also have a student life curriculum that promotes self-responsibility, integrity, and moral leadership. Whether serving as a class officer, founding a program to raise awareness of the genocide in Darfur, or leading environmental efforts on campus, students find their passion and commit themselves to people and causes much bigger than themselves.

Many schools profess to educate the whole child; at NMH we live and breathe our founder’s motto to educate the head, heart, and hand. I chose to come to NMH, as perhaps you will as well, because an important part of the school’s mission is to encourage students to live with purpose and to make a difference in the world.

Nicole Hager
Dean of Students