Talking with Head of The Hamilton School at Wheeler Bill McCarthy

“Hamilton is such a special place…”

…says Head of The Hamilton School at Wheeler Bill McCarthy. “A lot of people refer to it as the crown jewel of The Wheeler School, because it represents something so unique that other schools don’t have: a commitment to offering a specialized learning experience for kids who need that pathway, so that they can be seen as individual learners and also thrive. They also are part of this wonderful Wheeler community and take advantage of all of the opportunities here in terms of specialist classes, Aerie Enrichment, athletics, arts, you name it.

“I feel so grateful to work with such great, talented, committed colleagues at Hamilton and in our Upper School Polaris Program. Their expertise in how they put students first is nothing short of exceptional. We’re constantly talking about how can we access different interests, and different talents and skills within kids. What I talk to prospective families about is that over 90% of our kids did not start their educational journey here at Wheeler. They started somewhere else, and because of the struggles they had [due to language-based learning differences], they ended up enrolling at Hamilton, and the vast majority of them go on to experience tremendous success.”

You can hear more from Mr. McCarthy in this recent conversation on The This Week at Wheeler Podcast!

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