Hampden Charter School of Science West

Hampden Charter School of Science provides 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. Our promise is to sustain small school sizes, provide extended math and science curriculum, individualized attention, college guidance, university outreach programs, and encourage student-teacher-parent partnership. Our mission empowers our students with the support necessary to reach their highest intellectual, emotional, social and physical potentials building on the inherent promise to aid students’ preparation for college.

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.