International participants in our program may travel on a B1/B2 tourist/visitor visa or without a visa if from a visa-waiver country. An F-1 student visa is not required to attend Northfield Mount Hermon Summer Session.

Anyone may apply for financial aid, although the majority of aid is reserved for U.S. citizens. The deadline for submission of all application and financial aid materials is March 1. Applicants will be advised of our decision by March 15.

TOEFL scores are not required as part of the application. The day after they arrive at NMH, students enrolled in ESOL will be tested so that we can place them in the correct level. We offer seven levels, from beginning to advanced.

Last summer, our student body represented 28 countries. We average approximately 260 boarders and 40 day students. Since the beginning of the program, we have had students from all 50 U.S. states and 128 countries.

Bradley International Airport (BDL) in Connecticut is approximately one hour’s drive from NMH. The Summer Session provides free bus service from Bradley International Airport to our campus on July 2 and back to Bradley Airport on Aug. 6, 2022.

Parents must make their own arrangements for their student’s transportation to NMH from any other airport. (See next section.) Please keep in mind that Logan Airport (Boston, Massachusetts) is more than two hours’ drive from our campus, and JFK Airport (New York) is more than four hours’ drive from our campus. Remember to allow time to get through baggage claim and security.

The following local car services provide airport transportation and unaccompanied minor services. Parents must contact them directly for rates and reservations.

Green River Transportation: 1-413-883-6352
Email: ride@greenriver.com

Thomas Transportation: 1-603-352-5550
Email: thomas@thomastransportation.com

Students must arrive between 10 am and 4 pm on Saturday, July 2. Students taking credit courses cannot afford to miss a single day of study, as they are fitting a full year’s coursework into five intensive weeks. Classes begin on Monday morning, July 4.

Students enrolled in ESOL are required to take a special English test on the morning of Monday, July 4, in order to be placed at the appropriate level.

Closing day, when NMH Summer Session ends and all students depart, is Saturday, Aug. 6. Final classes take place on Friday, Aug. 5, and there are special farewell events for students that evening. Students may depart after classes end at 3 pm on Friday, August 5, although most will wish to remain for the farewell activities on Friday evening and then depart on Saturday morning. If you are part of the three-week Summer Session program, the final day of classes is July 22, and all students depart by 12 pm on Saturday, July 23, 2022.

There are 15 dorms of various sizes on the NMH campus, six of which are used by the Summer Session. Students entering grades 7 through 9 are housed in separate dorms from students entering grades 10 through 12. Each dorm is managed by a dorm head and several teaching interns (college seniors and recent graduates). Each dorm staff member acts as an advisor to a group of students with whom they keep in close contact throughout the summer, helping the students settle in and with homework and any issues or questions they may have. The advisor should be the parents' primary contact to address any problems. Students will receive their advisor's contact information at Registration on the first day. Read more about the dorms.

Well-trained, uniformed campus safety officers are on duty, keeping school residents safe and facilities secure at all times. Exterior dormitory doors are always locked, requiring those entering to have an ID card that is individually programmed to permit entrance into specified buildings. Safety officers and the health center staff are equipped and trained to deal with medical emergencies. All dorm heads and dorm staff members are trained in first aid and CPR. Safety officers also respond to any other type of emergency and coordinate with local fire and police departments as necessary.

Students are given a room key and ID card at Registration. If they lose their room key or card, it must be reported to dorm staff immediately and a replacement will be ordered for them. There is a charge of $40 per key or ID card lost.

View the College Prep schedule or the Rising Scholars schedule.

Summer Session students have access to all of NMH’s facilities during the summer. 

• NMH stands on 1,565 acres in the beautiful Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts.
• The $30 million Gilder Center is the “greenest” building on campus with its purposeful design. It houses 17 classrooms and labs, was built using local, low-carbon, high-efficiency materials, and allows students to examine energy and water usage. Read more.
• NMH’s sports facilities include two full gymnasiums with badminton courts, three basketball courts, a 25-meter swimming pool, two volleyball courts, the newly renovated 6,000-square-foot Calagione Fitness Center, new wrestling center, a dance studio; a track, nine fields (including two turf fields), 12 tennis courts, two baseball fields, one softball field, and a boathouse on the Connecticut River.
• We have a wonderful student social area in Blake Student Center, which adjoins the school snack bar and NMH School Store. Students can socialize with friends, play pool or table tennis, or join in one of the many organized activities.
• There is also the new student cafe inside the Rhodes Arts Center.
• Schauffler Library has more than 70,000 books and other materials, providing a quiet area for study or reading. It also houses one of our computer labs.
• Rhodes Arts Center has a dance performance space that doubles as a black-box theater, a theater, and various art studios.
• Alumni Hall is our fabulous dining facility, which serves a variety of hot and cold food, with a full deli bar, salad bar, dessert bar, fresh fruit station, and ice cream.

Here is a suggested packing list. Clothes must be presentable, non-revealing, properly fitted, and in good repair. While evenings can be cool (60F/15C), days can become quite hot (90F/45C). For off-campus trips to the theater or worship services, students are expected to dress appropriately.

Laundry is collected weekly on Friday and returned the following Tuesday, so be sure to pack sufficient clothing. Note: You should plan to bring enough clothes for a minimum of 6 days as the first collection is on the Tuesday after arrival (July 5) and will be returned on Thursday, July 7. After this, the normal schedule will resume.

Yes, all students must bring their own laptop, tablet, or Chromebook as all courses (including math) regularly assign work that requires use of a computer. It should have Google Chrome installed as a web browser, as this works best with the NMH Google account. Many teachers assign both in-class work and homework that require writing and submission of work via the Google drive. NMH does not provide computers for students to use during class, and although there are a limited number of computers for use in the library and computer labs, these will not satisfy students' in-class needs.

• Digital Photography students must bring their own digital SLR camera (not fully automatic; it must allow for manual focus). NMH does not have cameras for student use.

Due to health and safety/fire regulations, the following items are not permitted: cloth wall, curtain, or ceiling hangings; matches, lighters, or fireworks; dry floral arrangements or evergreens; electric blankets; foam padding, including foam mattress pads; electrical items such as air conditioners, televisions, coffee or tea-makers, hot plates, popcorn poppers, toaster ovens, irons, etc; candles; incense burners; high-intensity lamps (especially halogen lamps), strings of decorative lights; pets of any kind; large furniture; upholstered, stuffed, or beanbag chairs; wicker furniture; weapons or knives (including Swiss Army knives); and plastic, straw, shag, or rubber-backed rugs.

Most sports do not have any required equipment, with the exception of:

• Soccer: cleats and shin guards are required. Soccer usually takes place on artificial turf.
• Tennis: a tennis racquet and tennis shoes with smooth, non-marking soles. NMH provides balls during official tennis practice. Students who plan to play during free time must provide their own tennis balls.
• Optional: baseball/softball glove for the faculty-student softball games.

The food is amazing! Alumni Hall serves the entire Northfield Mount Hermon community as the central dining facility. The variety of offerings is quite extensive. Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free offerings are available at each meal. All allergies should be included in your medical information so that we can inform relevant staff.

Monday through Saturday breakfast hours are 7:15–8:30 am, lunch hours are 11 am–1 pm, and dinner hours are 5–7 pm. On Sundays, continental breakfast hours are 8–10 am, brunch hours are 10 am–1 pm, and dinner hours are 5–7 pm.

Snacks and “fast food” items such as wraps, omelets, and breakfast sandwiches are also available at the snack bar in the Blake Student Center.

All students attending NMH Summer Session must provide the following:

• Proof that they are fully vaccinated (14 days from their final dose) by an FDA-approved or WHO-approved vaccine. This should include the booster for students who are 5 months further from competition of their primary COVID vaccine series or 2 months from their Johnson and Johnson vaccine. We strongly encourage student to have the booster but it is no longer required.
• Proof of a negative PCR test collected within 72 hours or rapid antigen test within 24 hours of arrival on campus 
• Agree to all required surveillance and diagnostic testing while on campus. (A fee of $150 will be charged to cover testing requirements).
• All students must provide details of a U.S.-based guardian who is able to collect the student within six hours of notification whether due to medical (including COVID-19) diagnoses, mental health, or dismissal.

Additional details regarding COVID protocols will be provided to families nearer the start of the program.

All students are required to have health insurance that covers them while at NMH Summer Session.  (See Tuition & Fees, Additional Expenses for complete details.)

Prior to a student's arrival at NMH, parents must complete medical information on NMH's online healthcare portal, including student medical history and immunization records. Please note that all students are required to provide documentation of a doctor’s physical completed within 12 months of the Summer Session’s start date, so you may need to book this appointment ahead of time.

In addition, all families must agree to and abide by the COVID testing Requirements and Protocols.
All students attending NMH Summer Session must provide:

• Proof that they are fully vaccinated. 
• Proof of a negative PCR test within 72 hours of arrival on campus 
• Agree to an additional test on arrival at the program. (A fee of $150 will be charged to cover testing requirements.)
• All students must provide details of a U.S.-based guardian who is able to collect the student within six hours of notification whether due to health reasons or dismissal.

Additional details regarding COVID protocols will be provided to families nearer the start of the program.

The school physician is available every week day at the health center and after hours when necessary. If a student becomes ill at hours other than the posted outpatient hours, the advisor and dorm head should be notified. Inpatient services are provided by the nursing staff as required. School nurses are on duty during posted hours and on call at all other times; 24-hour emergency care is provided at the local hospital.

If a day student is sick, the parent/guardian must call the Summer Session Office at 413-498-3290 to report the absence so that we can inform all necessary personnel. Do not email teachers or interns, as they may not check their email during class, and the Summer Session Office must account for any absences immediately.

Parents must inform NMH health services about any medications taken by students. Prescription medications from home—including those that fall under the category of psychotropic (anti-anxiety, antidepressants, stimulants for ADD or ADHD, and some sleep aids)—must be shipped or hand-delivered by the parent/guardian to NMH Health Services. Medications may not be given to the student to bring if not accompanied by a parent/guardian and may not be mailed to the student. Allergy medications and a schedule for dispensing them must be given to the NMH health center. Antibiotics, allergy and cold preparations, and nutritional supplements are dispensed as needed. All medications are held at the health center and dispensed to students. Students may not keep any prescription medications in their rooms.

All absences must be approved by the Summer Session Office. Attendance is required at all classes, sports, and work assignments. Students should not request to be excused except in cases of illness. In such cases, they may be excused only by the school physician or nurses. Students who miss an excessive number of classes are liable for dismissal.

If you have any medical/health-related questions please email the Health Center staff at nurses@nmhschool.org

You may pay online through our payment portal using your credit card, debit card, or e-check; or by check or bank wire.

Parents can deposit money with NMH for the student's personal spending account through our online payment portal, and those funds can be withdrawn from NMH's cashier. Students with ATM cards can access spending money by using the TD Bank automated teller machine (ATM) in the Blake Student Center.

If a student has a TD Bank debit or ATM card, there are no fees for withdrawals at a TD Bank ATM. For cards other than TD Bank, there is a fee per transaction, and the student’s bank may also charge a fee. Those wishing to set up a TD Bank account must contact TD Bank directly (www.tdbank.com).

NMH spending accounts should be set up ahead of time when paying the tuition bill by including an extra amount designated for the student’s spending account. This can be done through our online payment portal on the Summer Session website by adding the dollar amount under “Student Spending Account.”

The advantage of establishing an ATM account is that the on-campus ATM is available at any time, and students can also access ATM funds while on off-campus trips. The NMH cashier’s office cannot process ATM deposits and withdrawals, and students can only access their NMH spending account during certain hours.

Funds deposited with NMH cannot be accessed through an ATM. Students cannot make withdrawals from their NMH spending account on the weekends, so they must plan ahead. Students should not keep large amounts of cash on their person or in their room.

This is a personal preference and will vary for every student. They should only need money for items such as toiletries, snacks, spending money on trips, and cash for traveling to and from NMH (for spending at the airport, for example).

You may contact NMH's business office to get information on your child’s account by contacting:

• Joanne Graves at jgraves@nmhschool.org (or telephone 413-498-3268) or
• Angie Fletcher at afletcher@nmhschool.org (or telephone 413-498-3189)

You may also set up an account with My Kids Spending at www.mykidsspending.com. This will give you up-to-date information regarding your account. The accounts are updated nightly Monday through Friday.

My Kids Spending Information:

• Parents and students can create and access their My Kids Spending account. To create an account:
  • Navigate to www.mykidsspending.com
  • Select "Create Account or Add Student to Existing Account.
  • Fill in parent name, student name, student ID number, and email address to create a My Kids Spending account.
  • Students will only need accounts if they want to download and use the free My Kids Spending app, from Google Play (Android) or iTunes (Apple).
• Statements: Parents can request statements on-demand or by pre-selecting a low-balance threshold at which a statement will be automatically emailed.
• To request a statement, once logged into MyKidsSpending.com, select the "Statements" button. On the statements page, check "Request copy of statement" and click “Submit.” Statements are typically sent as an automated process overnight, so please allow up to 24 hours for your request to be processed.
• To have statements sent whenever the account balance drops below a specific point, check "Enable Statement Delivery" and enter the desired threshold in the box.

If you withdraw after enrollment but before June 1, 2022, you will receive a refund of all fees paid except the application fee and the enrollment deposit. 

No refunds will be issued for withdrawal from the program after June 1, 2022, except for the following reasons which pertain to COVID-related withdrawals:

• If a student is unable to travel to campus due to travel restrictions imposed by the U.S. or the student’s country of residence, a full refund, less application fee, will be issued.

• If a student contracts COVID just prior to the start of the program and cannot attend because they are unable to meet NMH’s requirements (negative test result within 72 hours of arrival and negative result when tested on campus), a full refund, less application fee and health insurance fee, will be issued, upon written request if a physician’s letter is included.

• If an on-campus student tests positive for COVID while at NMH, they will be required to withdraw from the program immediately.*  A pro-rated refund will be considered, upon written request, according to the following guidelines:

  • The application fee, health services fee, and the health insurance fee are completely non-refundable.

  • A pro-rated portion of the tuition and student activities fee paid will be refunded:

Refund =  (tuition + Student Activities fee paid) x (% of program missed) x (0.90)

For example, if a student must depart from the program after testing positive for COVID, and has been in the program for 7 days of 36, they are eligible for a 72.4% refund.

• *If a student is in one of our math or ESOL classes for which there is a corresponding virtual course, they may opt to transfer into the virtual program with no adjustment of tuition or fees.  Note that only a few courses are offered in this format.

• The partial refund policy applies to COVID-related withdrawals.  No refunds are issued for withdrawal or removal from the program for other reasons, such as disciplinary action, family-initiated change of plans, other medical issues, or other reasons.

Many of our college prep courses (those marked with an asterisk *) may be taken for academic-year credit. Many students are able to satisfy requirements during the five weeks for full-year courses, such as U.S. history, the sciences, or mathematics. A transcript with letter grade and a complete course description are sent to parents at the end of the Summer Session, and the awarding of credit is determined by the student's academic-year school.

This will vary depending on your course(s). Rising scholars should anticipate two hours of homework, college prep students up to three hours of homework, and ESOL students two to three hours of homework per day.

All students, regardless of program, attend classes Monday through Saturday. Classes finish at 11:30 am on Saturdays, and there are no minor courses or sports on Wednesday or Saturday afternoons or on Sundays.

It is possible to change a major course or minor course during the first days of the Summer Session. Only the director or associate director may authorize such a change. No changes may be made after the second meeting of a course.

Once all complete application paperwork is submitted, parents and students should receive an email from the Summer Session Office within a few days.

Financial aid applicants will be notified of our decisions by email by March 15.

You should use the following format:

(Name of Child)
(DORMITORY)*
Northfield Mount Hermon Summer Session
One Lamplighter Way,
Mount Hermon, MA 01354
USA

(*Students will receive dormitory assignments when they arrive for Registration.)

Items to be mailed must be taken to the mail room in the center of campus, adjoining Blake Student Center.

If you cannot reach your student by phone, text, or email, you should contact the advisor or, if the advisor is unavailable, the dorm head. Their emails will be provided to you at the start of Summer Session.

Yes, wireless internet is available all over campus.

You may call the Summer Session office during office hours M-F 8-5 pm and Saturday 8-12:30 pm. Outside office hours please leave a voicemail or, if it is an urgent matter, please call the Duty Dean at 413-498-3326.

The office email is summer_session@nmhschool.org

For medical/health related questions:
If you have any medical/health related questions please email the Health Center staff at nurses@nmhschool.org