On Tuesday, Jan. 18, Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Donique McIntosh spoke to the Kingswood Oxford community during an assembly dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr. From topics ranging from microaggressions to hate crimes, she discussed the continued racism in this country and beyond. Dr. McIntosh began by sharing the total number of […]
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On Nov. 9, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., the KO college counseiling office hosted a Virtual College Night for Form 5 families. Each year, College Counseling has hosted this event to relay important information regarding the college admissions process. Representatives from Emory University, Tulane University, Union College, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute came to this […]
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On Friday, Oct. 29 at 9:00 a.m., Upper School and Middle School students and faculty gathered near the Senior Green to celebrate the upcoming Halloween holiday with a Fall Festival. During the event, there were various treats to enjoy accompanied by Halloween music. The food served included donuts from Faddy’s and Donut Crazy, which were […]
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On Monday, Oct. 18, at 9:15 a.m., the Form 5 Parents hosted the Black and Red Breakfast in the Mead Dining Hall. This event was a simple time for the Form 5 class to eat breakfast with one another and to interact with peers, advisors, and parents. The Form 5 Parent Representatives organized the breakfast. […]
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On Tuesday, Aug. 31, the start of the 2021-2022 school year officially began with the annual freshman orientation, which was held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. for all incoming Form 3 students, their advisors, and their senior prefects. The goal of the event was to allow the freshmen to come together for the first […]
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On Thursday, Sept. 9, Kingswood Oxford hosted the Chips Off The Old Block Breakfast, a longstanding tradition that serves to celebrate new students whose parents or grandparents attended KO. At this very special and commemorative event, the students and their parents or grandparents were able to look at old mementos, including alumni photos and yearbooks. […]
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During her three years at KO, math teacher Sara Starnes has developed close, meaningful relationships with both students and faculty alike. Her approachable, funny personality has made students feel comfortable in the classroom and excited to learn. Moving into next year, Ms. Starnes will unfortunately be saying farewell to the KO community as she heads […]
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A tradition for over 20 years, the Giving Tree has been a helpful and generous event to connect with citizens of Hartford and improve their Christmas holiday. The Giving Tree is a community service project in which students take a tag off a Christmas tree indicating what a child from a Hartford church wants for […]
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