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Hampden charter school of science

The Hampden Charter School of Science is a top-ranking tuition-free college preparatory school founded in 2009. Our core values are respect, responsibility, resilience, and excellence. The mission of the HCSS is to provide a college preparatory-focused education to the youth of every race and ethnic group in Western Massachusetts in a safe, academically challenging, and caring educational environment.

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We are excited and look forward to continuing to
provide our students with a high-quality public education. Let’s make this year the best year ever, by working together for our students!

Tarkan Topcuoglu, Ed.S.

Superintendent

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM

The Science and Technology Program at HCSS is a highly challenging four-year curriculum which provides college-level academic experiences in science, math, and technology.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM

The Science and Technology Program at HCSS is a highly challenging four-year curriculum which provides college-level academic experiences in science, math, and technology.

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The Science and Technology Program at HCSS is a highly challenging four-year curriculum which provides college-level academic experiences in science, math, and technology.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM

The Science and Technology Program at HCSS is a highly challenging four-year curriculum which provides college-level academic experiences in science, math, and technology.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM
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HCSS EXPERIENCE
The vision of the HCSS is to increase the rate of college entry of the students with excellent learning opportunities that are exclusively designed for the college preparation in a technologically rich-environment. The vision of the HCSS is shaped around the needs of students in these districts. Our curriculum mainly focuses on college preparation, mathematics and science education as well as other major academic areas: arts, language, and social studies.Individualized attention, tutoring, university outreach programs, social projects, and various creative outlets such as lab projects, science fairs, debate contests, and trivia competitions provide an enthusiastic, dynamic learning environment as well as encourage all students to think independently and creatively.

A PLACE OF POSSIBILITIES

The Hampden Charter School of Science is a top-ranking tuition-free college preparatory school founded in 2009. Our core values are respect, responsibility, resilience, and excellence. The mission of the HCSS is to provide a college preparatory-focused education to the youth of every race and ethnic group in Western Massachusetts in a safe, academically challenging, and caring educational environment.

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MUSIC & ARTS
HCSS encourages each student to increase his knowledge of the arts and to gain an aesthetic appreciation for the world around him. By exposing students to a colorful array of visual and performing art opportunities.
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ATHLETICS
At HCSS, students develop passion beyond the classroom. They succeed not just in a win, but in the effort, and step back on the field each day, ready to work again.
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MUSIC & ARTS
HCSS encourages each student to increase his knowledge of the arts and to gain an aesthetic appreciation for the world around him. By exposing students to a colorful array of visual and performing art opportunities.
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ATHLETICS
At HCSS, students develop passion beyond the classroom. They succeed not just in a win, but in the effort, and step back on the field each day, ready to work again.
LEARN MORE
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HCSS EXPERIENCE

HCSS empowers each student to thrive in a diverse and ever-changing world, by nurturing resilient character, providing individual mentorship, and inspiring vigorous and joyful learning.

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