Environmental Sciences Magnet at Hooker School
- Operated by: Hartford School District
- Pre-K4, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- 578 Total Students
Why choose us?
Comprehensive Environmental Science Education
Cultivate critical thinking skills, ethical values, and a passion for sustainability through a rigorous curriculum that integrates environmental sciences with core subjects.
Inquiry-Based Learning
Work side by side with resident scientists, monitoring, testing, and collecting data, while exploring local living organisms and evaluating human impacts on our environment.
Service-Learning Projects
Engage in hands-on projects that protect our campus’s natural resources, and apply those studies to real-world environmental issues— locally and globally.
Interactive High-Tech Environment
Learn in a LEED Platinum-certified facility featuring a tropical vivarium, greenhouse, community garden, aquatics lab, chicken yard, nature trail with stream, as well as STEAM & 3D Printing Lab.
Schedule
Events
Services & Offerings
Prekindergarten Tuition
This school does not charge tuition for prekindergarten.
Transportation
Transportation availability varies by grade level.
Prekindergarten
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Transportation is not provided. For prekindergarten students who live outside of Hartford, a reimbursement stipend is available.
Kindergarten – Grade 8
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Transportation is provided for students living inside the RSCO transportation zone. Review the transportation zone map to determine eligibility.
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RSCO does not provide door-to-door transportation. Bus stops vary and may include stops in your neighborhood or centralized locations in or near your town. Typically, centralized bus stops are not within walking distance of a student’s home. Families are responsible for transportation to the bus stop.
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Students attending a magnet school located in their town receive transportation through their home district. Hartford residents receive transportation through Hartford Public Schools for this school. Contact the district’s transportation office for more information.
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For students living outside the transportation zone, families may transport their child to an existing stop within the transportation zone or provide their own transportation. A reimbursement stipend is available for families who live outside the transportation zone and bring their child to school.
Specialization
Environmental Sciences
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
Special Features
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Magnet School of Excellence.
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Comprehensive tuition-free preschool program.
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One of the few schools in Connecticut to earn Platinum Status as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certified Building.
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Opportunities for students and staff to work with resident scientists through inquiry-based/project-based learning.
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LEGO™ Engineering Lab, indoor aquatics lab, Eco-Pond, interactive science theatre, community garden, and nature trail.
Placement Priorities
The following priorities are used in the placement process and can increase the chance of a placement if the school has available seats. To receive priority, you must apply during the on-time application period and make the school your first choice. Applicants receive priority in the order listed below.
- Enrolled Sibling
- Employee/Staff
- Placed Sibling
- Pathway School: Hartford PreKindergarten Magnet School: North Campus (PK4 students applying to Kindergarten); Hartford PreKindergarten Magnet School: South Campus (PK4 students applying to Kindergarten); Wintonbury Early Childhood Magnet School (Pre-K4 Hartford resident students applying to kindergarten)
- Hartford Residential Neighborhood
- Hartford Residential Zone 3
Pathways
CONTINUING THE MAGNET EXPERIENCE!
Students enrolled in 8th grade at Environmental Sciences Magnet School at Mary Hooker may receive a pathway priority when applying to the following schools:
- Great Path Academy at Manchester Community College
- Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: High School Campus
- Pathways Academy of Technology and Design
- University High School of Science and Engineering
Sports, Clubs & Activities
Sports
Sports and activities are subject to change and may vary by grade level. Please check with the school for more information
- Basketball
- Volleyball
Clubs & Activities
Various clubs and extracurricular activities are available to our students to enhance their educational experience. A sampling of these clubs and activities are listed to give families a sense of what options are available. These offerings are subject to change and may vary by grade level. Please check with the school for more information.
- 3D Printing Club
- Art Club
- Cooking Club
- Student Leadership Group
