Grades served: Preschool – 5
Maximum Student Enrollment: 440

Structure
Early Childhood Learning Center operates from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Grades K-5 attend from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Extended Day Program is available in both the morning (7:30 to 9 a.m.) and the afternoon (until 5:30 p.m.).

Special Features:

• Early Childhood Learning Center for preschool students
• Family Wellness Center with licensed clinic and parent support program
• Teaching lab for early childhood and elementary education college students
  

Mission
The University of Hartford Magnet School's (UHMS) mission is to ensure that all students meet high standards and develop their full potential in traditional and expanded academic areas, as defined by Dr. Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences. 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.

What is a Multiple Intelligences School?
The magnet school on the University of Hartford campus is based on the theory of multiple intelligences, developed by Dr. Howard Gardner of Harvard University. This theory proposes that each person has the ability to develop a variety of different kinds of "intelligence." Dr. Gardner has identified eight distinct types of intelligence:

UHMS is founded on the belief that each of these eight types of intelligence has importance in a child's life. Each of the intelligences provides an avenue for greater learning. UHMS will help all students develop their basic skills by presenting a PreK-5 curriculum that is aligned with the Connecticut Curriculum Framework.

School Nutrition
In response to concerns about the use of food additives and artificial ingredients, the CREC University of Hartford Magnet School has put nutrition initiatives in place. Click here to read.

We also offer some great web-based nutritional information.  Whitsons Nutri-Café and Smart Calc Meal calculators are fun, easy way for students and parents to see the food items offered in your cafeterias and get the nutritional information on those items.  Whitsons Nutri-Café and Smart Calc Meal calculators can help highlight the nutritious foods we offer, as well as promote healthy choices and nutrition education. With drag and drop functionality and easy clickable item choices, users can easily see the difference in nutritional values of food items offered and build a healthy meal in minutes.

Location
Located on the University of Hartford campus, the school shares facilities, programs and staff with many divisions of the University and the neighboring schools within University Park. This educational park fosters many collaborations and innovations. For example, the University of Hartford Magnet School, Watkinson, Annie Fisher School and Weaver High School are connected by the Greater Hartford Urban Education Outdoor Classroom and Nature Trail System.

Participating Districts: Avon, Bloomfield, Farmington, Hartford, Simsbury, West Hartford and Wethersfield.