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School Day

8:40 am - 3:35 pm

Grades Served

PreK - Grade 5

About Our School

The University of Hartford Magnet School (UHMS) is a diverse learning community seeking to develop each child's full potential. Through the school's unique partnership with the University of Hartford, students are given the opportunity for exposure to the University's programming.

UHMS focuses on identifying and teaching to each child's individual talents and strengths, based on Dr. Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. The school is founded on the belief that each type of intelligence has importance in a child's life and can lead to greater learning. The UHMS facility features rooms designed that support the multiple intelligences focus of the curriculum.

Students in Pre-K to grade 5 receive ongoing instruction in traditional subjects, as well as in the eight different intelligence areas:

  • Linguistic
  • Logical-mathematical
  • Spatial
  • Musical
  • Bodily-kinesthetic
  • Interpersonal
  • Intrapersonal
  • Naturalistic

The school's mission is to ensure that all students meet high standards and develop their full potential in traditional and expanded academic areas. The magnet school is a multi-faceted educational facility focused on individual learning styles and strengths that brings urban and suburban children, families and faculty together to form a diverse, innovative learning community.

A group of young children, both boys and girls, are standing together in a colorful and vibrant classroom setting, surrounded by educational materials and displays on the walls.