Academics

Entrepreneurial Studies

We Build Self-Starters

What is Entrepreneurship? At New Hampton School, we believe that encouraging entrepreneurial mindsets in students allows them to exceed the demands of an ever-changing career landscape. Our Entrepreneurial Studies Program teaches students to identify gaps, catalyze ideas, create opportunities, and recognize that failure is part of progress. We inspire that elusive“X” factor in our students as we build more than start-ups—we build self-starters.

Curriculum Spotlights

Our students learn resiliency and tenacity through learning opportunities that foster a mind open to failure and growth. Some examples include:

List of 5 items.

Coding: HTML, CSS, AND Web Design

This course introduces students to the design principles and programming languages used to create and maintain websites. Students will learn how to assess websites for quality, accessibility, and usability and apply these understandings when creating their own websites.
Entrepreneurial Start-Ups

Students use their knowledge and skills to launch a start-up that will run throughout the duration of this class and, in some cases, beyond.
Financial Modeling

Students evaluate economies, goods, and services and create business organizations that serve their local community. They analyze how sales and operations affect a company’s bottom line through financial/accounting management and interactions with current business professionals in related fields.
Human-Centered Design

Students are challenged to use their imagination and skills to create ingenious solutions to everyday problems. Rooted in a creative, human-centered process, it integrates design, engineering, technology, and practical skills for social benefit.
PUBLIC SPEAKING

This course offers techniques and practice in several areas of public speaking. Areas covered include informative speaking, persuasive speaking, protest speeches, special occasion speeches, debate, and extemporaneous speaking.

Babson College Partnership

New Hampton School proudly delivers Babson College's Entrepreneurship Program for Innovators and Changemakers (EPIC) curriculum through faculty holding Youth Entrepreneurship Certificates.

Diploma with Distinction

For students who choose to commit to this area of study, we offer a Diploma with Distinction in Entrepreneurial Studies. Students must apply for this program by the fall of their senior year, and diplomas will be awarded based on the following criteria:

Completion of required coursework
Engagement in a summer- or semester-long work experience in a related field
Participation in at least one entrepreneurship challenge either on campus or off
Submission of a final portfolio with course- and experience-based evidence demonstrating the development of the entrepreneurial mindset domains

Community Impact Challenge

The Community Impact Challenge at New Hampton School, funded by a generous alumnus, encourages students to think like entrepreneurs, turning ideas into action with seed money to support sustainable, community-minded initiatives. Through this project-based program, students collaborate in teams to identify and solve real-world problems. It fosters leadership, creativity, and empathy, preparing students to become compassionate leaders who drive positive change in their communities, both locally and globally.

Bill Goldberg '73

This is a great program because, as an entrepreneur, you have to think outside the box. Most people are afraid to make decisions. Remember, if you don’t make a decision, ultimately, the decision will be made for you. And most of the time, it won’t be what you wanted. So, Jump!