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Brava to the cast and crew of this year’s middle and upper school musical, the Pilot Production of Legally Blonde The Musical Jr. which was designed specifically for The Hewitt School!
student Life
Beyond the Classroom
Understanding that a rich and challenging program extends beyond the classroom, Hewitt offers abundant opportunities for students to develop their own sense of purpose and passion. Supported by their teachers and classmates, Hewitt girls act with confidence and empathy as they step outside of their comfort zones and embrace new opportunities to learn and grow.
Hewitt News
![Varsity squash team photo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1678309927/hewittschoolorg/a1lglmgjh05lamwhhnsa/Squash-1900x600.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1678309927/hewittschoolorg/a1lglmgjh05lamwhhnsa/Squash-1900x600.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1678309927/hewittschoolorg/a1lglmgjh05lamwhhnsa/Squash-1900x600.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1678309927/hewittschoolorg/a1lglmgjh05lamwhhnsa/Squash-1900x600.jpg","width":900}])
Hewitt’s 2023 winter athletics season was an exciting and eventful season for the Hawks! Congratulations to these talented young athletes.
![Headshot of Alia Carponter Walker, smiling woman with hoop earrings and a black cardigan]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677614631/hewittschoolorg/g1re68lfvgnopcgki7fc/Alia_Carponter_Walker900x600.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1677614631/hewittschoolorg/g1re68lfvgnopcgki7fc/Alia_Carponter_Walker900x600.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1677614631/hewittschoolorg/g1re68lfvgnopcgki7fc/Alia_Carponter_Walker900x600.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1677614631/hewittschoolorg/g1re68lfvgnopcgki7fc/Alia_Carponter_Walker900x600.jpg","width":900}])
We are thrilled to announce that Alia Carponter-Walker will be Hewitt’s next director of equity and community life, effective July 1, 2023. Alia is excited to help further Hewitt’s mission by inspiring girls and young women to be proud of who they are and who they are becoming.
![Two students sit side by side. One is in the middle of speaking and the other is looking at her and listening.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677336919/hewittschoolorg/yks4zhu8cqecs6ebuwya/Redefining_leadership_900x600.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1677336919/hewittschoolorg/yks4zhu8cqecs6ebuwya/Redefining_leadership_900x600.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1677336919/hewittschoolorg/yks4zhu8cqecs6ebuwya/Redefining_leadership_900x600.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1677336919/hewittschoolorg/yks4zhu8cqecs6ebuwya/Redefining_leadership_900x600.jpg","width":900}])
Hewitt teachers use research-backed strategies to bolster every girl’s capacity to overcome both systemic and individual barriers to leadership on her college campus, in her career, and in her life.
![A group of students and teachers pose on a patch of grass in front of the river holding a wooden boat oar.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677336919/hewittschoolorg/sq9nu5vk8zopbijjasgd/Reimagining_location_900x600.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1677336919/hewittschoolorg/sq9nu5vk8zopbijjasgd/Reimagining_location_900x600.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1677336919/hewittschoolorg/sq9nu5vk8zopbijjasgd/Reimagining_location_900x600.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1677336919/hewittschoolorg/sq9nu5vk8zopbijjasgd/Reimagining_location_900x600.jpg","width":900}])
Through place-based learning experiences, students develop confidence and agency, break out of their normal routine, expand their perspectives, and gain hands-on understanding of how they can contribute to their local communities now.
![Two lower schoolers sit at a table covered in brightly colored paper. They are cutting and taping pieces of paper into mazes.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677336919/hewittschoolorg/t3mam7qzvjqsk2w98irf/Redesigning_learning_900x600.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1677336919/hewittschoolorg/t3mam7qzvjqsk2w98irf/Redesigning_learning_900x600.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1677336919/hewittschoolorg/t3mam7qzvjqsk2w98irf/Redesigning_learning_900x600.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1677336919/hewittschoolorg/t3mam7qzvjqsk2w98irf/Redesigning_learning_900x600.jpg","width":900}])
Hewitt students are immersed in learning experiences that engage them in understanding the nature of systemic problems and in problem solving for relevant real-world challenges in New York City and globally.
![blue background, orange and white text that reads Exploring Engineering in the Lower School Innovation Lab]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677074151/hewittschoolorg/rplbi1dan4uyjkbpisvz/Exploring-Engineering-900x600.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1677074151/hewittschoolorg/rplbi1dan4uyjkbpisvz/Exploring-Engineering-900x600.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1677074151/hewittschoolorg/rplbi1dan4uyjkbpisvz/Exploring-Engineering-900x600.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1677074151/hewittschoolorg/rplbi1dan4uyjkbpisvz/Exploring-Engineering-900x600.png","width":900}])
Watch this video to learn more about how students in kindergarten through fourth grades tinker, explore, pursue their curiosities, and forge connections across various disciplines in the lower school Innovation Lab.
![students standing in a circle with one hand in the center in a sports huddle]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1671119217/hewittschoolorg/nhziszcbcxupmvdgxwau/SportsLeadership900x600Thumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1671119217/hewittschoolorg/nhziszcbcxupmvdgxwau/SportsLeadership900x600Thumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1671119217/hewittschoolorg/nhziszcbcxupmvdgxwau/SportsLeadership900x600Thumbnail.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1671119217/hewittschoolorg/nhziszcbcxupmvdgxwau/SportsLeadership900x600Thumbnail.jpg","width":900}])
One of Hewitt’s newest middle school electives, Sports Leadership, is inspired by our mission to help girls and young women become game changers and ethical leaders. This class gives middle school students increased opportunities to explore, define, and practice their own leadership skills.
![Hewitt varsity volleyball team photo in the Hewitt gym]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1670443955/hewittschoolorg/wpm2ydsjtn1elnmuv82w/Varsity-Volleyball-900x600-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1670443955/hewittschoolorg/wpm2ydsjtn1elnmuv82w/Varsity-Volleyball-900x600-1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1670443955/hewittschoolorg/wpm2ydsjtn1elnmuv82w/Varsity-Volleyball-900x600-1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1670443955/hewittschoolorg/wpm2ydsjtn1elnmuv82w/Varsity-Volleyball-900x600-1.jpg","width":900}])
The Hewitt Hawks kicked off the 2022 school year with a fantastic fall season. Congratulations to all the athletes who competed and demonstrated leadership this season!
![video of second grade students making models of erosion while Science Teacher Irene Lee speaks about the project]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1668716452/hewittschoolorg/wkfhicilfpwcf3xte6rd/2-Science-Erosion_Thumbnail_900x600.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1668716452/hewittschoolorg/wkfhicilfpwcf3xte6rd/2-Science-Erosion_Thumbnail_900x600.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1668716452/hewittschoolorg/wkfhicilfpwcf3xte6rd/2-Science-Erosion_Thumbnail_900x600.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1668716452/hewittschoolorg/wkfhicilfpwcf3xte6rd/2-Science-Erosion_Thumbnail_900x600.jpg","width":900}])
At Hewitt, students engage in STEM through hands-on, multisensory learning experiences. In this video, second grade scientists explore the real-world concepts of weathering and erosion by creating models and stop-motion movies.