The search committee and Head of School Thomas Dillow recently appointed Dr. Dan Gleason as the new director of the Upper School, who will be joining KO on July 1, 2019. The search committee, comprised of administrators and faculty, worked alongside Carney Sandoe & Associates to hire a leader who is committed to curricular leadership […]
Read MoreThe land of Milk and Honey has come to earth. It has been consolidated, abridged, and translated within the confinements of the English language. Heaven is a two hundred eight-page poetry collection detailing the experiences of a young woman of color in terse, emotive, occasionally indecipherable lines accompanied by simplistic black pencil drawings. These drawings […]
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Lauren Noble, founder of Yale University’s William F. Buckley program spoke during PLB on Friday, March 29. Invited by seniors Matt Safalow and Michael Autorino and the KO Conservative Diversity Club, she spoke about the importance of civil discourse and growing up in an area of liberal majority. Matt discussed how he first came in […]
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The junior class danced the night away at their city themed prom on Saturday, March 30. Over 100 students met in the cafeteria from 7-11 p.m. to dance, enjoy dinner and dessert, take pictures in the photo booth, and admire the sparkly metropolitan decor. It all began over 4 months ago when a group of […]
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We need to have a discussion about Privilege. No, not that privilege. I mean we can certainly have a conversation about it, but in this case, I’m referring to another type of privilege: Attorney-Client Privilege. Surely most people have heard about this, whether they’ve watched a legal drama before or something or other, but for […]
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After three weeks of preparation and two preliminary rounds, five sophomores took the podium in Roberts Theatre on April 12 to compete in the finals of the Speakers’ Forum competition. Out of the 91 competitors, sophomore Olivia Pear came out on top. Started by former English teacher and forensic union advisor, Robert Googins, the Speakers’ […]
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It is that time of year again – spring! A season full of new beginnings, warm weather, rainy days, flowers blooming, rising spirits, final exams… and holidays. As you may know, though, Kingswood Oxford School is not a religiously affiliated institution; rather we are a secular, independent day school. So, what is it like celebrating […]
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From Monday, April 8 to Wednesday, April 10, 12 students from Venezuela visited the KO campus and attended Spanish classes—as well as various other KO classes—with their hosts. The students, who stay in a nearby hotel in Hartford, were grouped with KO students who brought them to classes and gave them a tour of the […]
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This year, the Legal Wyverns made it farther than ever before in the Mock Trial competition. In the past, they have come up against strong teams early in the competition and been eliminated early on in the season. This changed this year when they received a favorable start, that let them build up enough momentum […]
Read MoreSophomore Isabelle Rome has been traveling the world for as long as she can remember. She has sailed through the canals of Venice, skied the picturesque Alps of Switzerland, ridden a camel across the Arabian desert, and swam in the natural springs of Iceland. Isabelle’s first travel experience was when she was only 3 months […]
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