Tanmay T. ’25, a graduate of The Hun School of Princeton, spent the summer of his 11th grade getting certified as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and volunteering as a cadet in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. His EMT training included a clinical observership in the emergency room, where he saw doctors treating a patient who had a cardiac arrest – and failed.
“That moment made me realize that being a doctor isn’t just about doing the job,” says Tanmay. “It’s also about offering grace and compassion to patients in their most turbulent life moments.”
At The Hun School, such revelations are part of a curriculum that emphasizes leadership and the humanities. Based in Princeton, New Jersey, the school aims to empower each student to thrive in a diverse and ever-changing world, by nurturing resilient character, providing individual mentorship, and inspiring vigorous and joyful learning.
Creative, captivating, dynamic, and daring students from 18 states and 25 countries. Source: The Hun School of Princeton
It’s an education that includes a wide range of opportunities for children to become leaders. Whether in the classroom, field, or beyond, they are active participants in their communities. This evolution is built into its curriculum – its Upper School runs a Scholars Programme where students pick and pursue areas of study that inspire passionate inquiry and life-long learning. The goal is to let them identify interdisciplinary interests, select courses, and develop independent projects that inform and support that study.
It starts in 10th grade, where students declare they intend to join, choose five courses related to their course of study, complete extra work in two out of five courses, and meet other scholars weekly. In 12th grade, they work on a Capstone project, which earns them an honours designation for their chosen courses and a Scholars distinction on their Hun School Diploma.
As a scholar, Tanmay got to build on the experiences he gained as an EMT and prepare to study medicine at university. He tailored his course selection at Hun to align with his career aspirations: AP Biology, Human Anatomy and Physiology, and Genetics and Biotechnology.
“Last summer I participated in a programme called Summer Science at Jefferson that focused on synthetic biology,” he says. “I was influenced to apply for this summer programme because I had such a positive experience in my genetics class, and the programme was really an extension of everything that I learned in that class. That experience motivated me to apply to colleges with strong biomedical engineering programs.”
Tanmay is set to attend the University of South Florida on a pre-med track. He plans to study biomedical engineering of computational biology and later, bring empathy and compassion into his future career, whatever that may be.
With more than 60 student clubs and organization, opportunities to serve and lead abound. Source: The Hun School of Princeton
Humanities classes at Hun ensure every student possesses the same early understanding of themselves, others, and the world. Classes are taught Harkness style, where students and their teacher sit around a table to discuss—with equal voice—and solve problems collaboratively and with confidence.
Hun students can also practice their leadership outside of the classroom, in any of the 60 clubs and organizations on campus. These include academic teams, affinity groups, service learning, and more.
As Hun parents Terry and Bill say, “Hun has the right mix of academics, athletics, and community. As parents we want our children to be well rounded and for them to be in an environment that is worldly and will prepare them for college and beyond. Hun does just that and provides them a place where they learn, grow and find themselves.”
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