Chatham Hall

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Chatham Hall
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School type	Private, Boarding
Religious affiliation	Episcopal Affiliated
Head of School	Dr. Gary Fountain
Location	Chatham, VA, USA
Campus	365 acres
Enrollment	130
Faculty	23 academic 25% with PhDs 12 arts and physical education
Average class size	8 students
Student:teacher ratio	6:1
Athletics	8 Interscholastic Sports
Color(s)	Purple & Gold
Mascot	Turtle
Homepage	www.chathamhall.org

Chatham Hall is an all-girls college-preparatory boarding school located in Chatham, Virginia, United States. With graduating classes of less than thirty students each year, the School and alumnae community is exceedingly closeknit. Founded as Chatham Episcopal Institute in 1894, Chatham Hall remains steeped in traditions such as the Honor Code, lantern ceremonies, and senior privileges, while offering rigorous academics (15 AP courses) and a caring environment.

World leaders visit Chatham Hall each year as part of the Leaders-in-Residence program, including Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi, former U.N. Human Rights Commissioner and former Irish President Mary Robinson, primatologist Jane Goodall, and Nancy Brinker, founder of Race for the Cure. This year(2006-2007) the School will host former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto and PEN/Faulkner Award-winner Tobias Wolff.