Forty-six years of opening new windows.
In 1978, Suellen Newman and a group of Hoboken educators opened The Hudson School’s doors to 18 middle school students and six teachers. Today, 280 students across two campuses continue that original vision.
The founding vision, 1978.
In the fall of 1978, The Hudson School opened at 506 Park Ave with 18 middle school students and six teachers. Founder Suellen Newman envisioned a school that would open new windows on the world for its students and teachers — constantly challenging ethnocentric views, encouraging intellectual risk-taking, and fostering appreciation of the rich cultural diversity found in an urban setting. Her founding conviction: that what children learn should have a genuine relationship to what society will demand of them as adults.
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Roots in Hoboken, programs for every age.
Over the decades, The Hudson School expanded from its original middle school into a complete PreK–12 institution. The Upper School at 601 Park Ave welcomed its first graduating class — 12 students, all accepted to their first-choice colleges. A second campus at 422 Willow Ave now houses the Lower School (Toddler–Grade 4), anchoring the school’s place in the heart of Hoboken. Along the way, signature programs in arts, music, athletics, and technology took root and flourished.
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A holistic approach, then and now.
From the beginning, The Hudson School’s founders believed that education should nurture the whole child — intellectually, creatively, socially, and ethically. Small class sizes for personalized attention, integration of arts and academics, an emphasis on critical thinking over rote memorization, and strong partnerships between school and families have defined the Hudson experience for forty-six years. Those commitments are as central today as they were in 1978.
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Be part of the next chapter.
Our alumni are building careers across a wide range of fields — from medicine and the arts to journalism, technology, public service, and beyond. The Hudson School’s story is still being written — and we’d love for your family to be part of it.
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