This year, KO alumnus Ryan Brodeur ’01 is rejoining the community as an Upper School French teacher. He can be found teaching in Upper Roberts, in Room 215. After graduating from Kingswood Oxford, Mr. Brodeur majored in French and minored in Italian at Trinity College in Hartford and later went to Boston College where he received […]
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With lots of spirit and love for math, we welcome Megan Farrell to the Middle School at KO. Ms. Farrell went to Providence College in Rhode Island and graduated in 2016, earning her undergraduate degree in special education. Following her college years, she went right into teaching at the Rectory School for two years. Over […]
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As a senior, the college application process is something that has been on my mind: mountains of supplements, activity lists, standardized test scores, interviews, essays and pressure. Some of the pressure is self-imposed and some is societally-imposed. There is pressure to take the hardest classes and get good grades in them all, to assume leadership […]
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In June of 2018, the sports company FieldTurf resurfaced the Hoffman field because the field had outlived its life expectancy. The field was supposed to last approximately eight to 10 years but was on its 12th. As a result, concussions and other injuries would be more likely to happen because of the turf’s condition. “The life […]
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On Friday, Sept. 14, Director of Service Quality at Otis Elevator Brian Frye spoke to this year’s Symposium class, elevating students’ understanding of vertical means of transport and the culture surrounding them. The Symposium class is currently reading “The Intuitionist” by Symposium author Colson Whitehead. The novel follows the first woman of color elevator inspector: Lila […]
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Upper School Administrative Coordinator Lindsay Perkins is a fresh face to many on campus, but she is not entirely new to KO. Four years ago, Mrs. Perkins started teaching Camp KO’s culinary sessions, and last year she worked part time at KO, administratively. Now, she has her first full time job at the school. Mrs. […]
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Hello, and welcome to another awesome year of getting lit in the opinions section with Janvi! I hope your summers were full of adventures and that the school year has been treating you well so far. For those of you who may not know me (or have forgotten, for shame), I’m a senior and I’ve […]
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Sixth grade, or “upper prep” as we like to call it at KO is the only grade in which every single student is new to the school. Even if you know other students going into KO, starting something new is always scary. At this point in their time at KO, they have seven whole years […]
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Girls varsity field hockey looks to keep their wins coming after a strong 5-3 victory over Canterbury School on Saturday, Sept. 15. The team had a rough start, losing their first three games on the road, although they were nail-biters that could have gone either way.. This year, the team has only one senior and one […]
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Students in the “Outside the Box” class are recording their paths throughout the day and collectively mapping them in class. During class, students draw their paths (on a large paper) throughout the day and how they intersect with one another. Creative arts teacher Katherine Burnett said that this is a difficult project that requires a […]
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