Academics
Signature Programs

January Term

January Term allows you to explore courses that are not currently part of our semester curricula, as well as offers ample opportunity for co-curriculars, meeting graduation requirements, and/or undertaking courses for personal growth.
For two weeks in January, faculty select topics driven by their or students' passions. January Term serves as a time in which student-alumnae connections are able to expand via guest experts. You control your time as they explore your interests and passions. January Term culminates in an expo the where each class shares what they learned during the term.

Athletic practices and weekend activities run normally along with special evening programming. Each grade also participates in programming about select topics including personal health, personal finance, citizenry, sustaining healthy relationships, and life administration.


Daily Schedule

List of 6 items.

  • Grade-Level Wellness Programs

    9:15 a.m. - 10:15 p.m.
  • Community Time

    10:20-10:50 a.m.
  • All-School Enrichment Programs

    11:00-11:50 a.m.
  • Afternoon Courses

    A - 12:50-1:55 p.m.
    B - 2:25-3:30 p.m.
  • Athletics & Afternoon Activities

    4:00-6:00 p.m.
  • Evening Programming

    7:30-9:30 p.m.

2025 Courses

  • Badminton
  • Basic Garment and Practical Sewing
  • Bread of Life
  • Children’s Literature: Roald Dahl & Creative Writing
  • FRC Robotics
  • Genocides in the 20th Century
  • Indigenous Culture and History
  • Introduction to Ceramics:  Using Clay for Community Impact
  • Mastering the Fundamentals of French Cooking: “Ratatouille in Real Life”
  • One Wild and Precious Life: Approaches to Gratitude, Joy, and Peace
  • “Yes, And!”:  Introduction to Improv







800 Chatham Hall Circle  •  Chatham, VA 24531
+1 434.432.2941  •  admissions@chathamhall.org
Day and boarding school for girls grades 9-12 in the Episcopal tradition.

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