After a year filled with COVID-19 safety precautions, cancelled or altered events, and constantly changing circumstances, the Kingswood Oxford community is looking forward to the upcoming school year as a return to so-called normalcy, albeit with several restrictions undoubtedly being carried over from this past year. Despite the fact that the pandemic posed a tremendous […]
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With vaccine rollout going strong in Connecticut, it would not be surprising if most of the eligible KO student population would be able to access a vaccine by the beginning of the 2021 school year. However, being vaccinated doesn’t change the fact that students should stay just as vigilant as they have been throughout the […]
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Kingswood Oxford maintains a rigorous system of oversight and discipline over the student body, culminating in the appointment of the Citizenship Committee (CitCo). The Citizenship Committee represents the student body by hearing disciplinary matters; however, problems have begun to seep through the cracks of this disciplinary body with a lack of real representation and a […]
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By Cici Chagnon and Madeline Arcaro Symposium author Min Jin Lee wowed KO students during her talks on Jan. 7 and 8, 2021. Students in the senior Symposium class who had waited to speak with her all semester were excited to finally get the opportunity to hear her speak after five months of reading her […]
Read MoreKingswood Oxford has been making change after change to the 2020-2021 school year schedule, more specifically the schedule for Wednesdays. At the beginning of the year, students were asked to attend school in person on Wednesdays. In December, Wednesdays were used as a time for asynchronous meetings and workdays. Now, after only two of these […]
Read MoreWith COVID-19 cases rising in Connecticut and an increasing number of schools going online, it’s more important now than ever to make sure that students, along with faculty and staff, are filling in their ASCEND surveys before they get to campus. More so, it’s incredibly important that these surveys are being filled out accurately and […]
Read MoreA couple of weeks ago, as we began approaching Thanksgiving break, the KO Community received an email from Head of School Tom Dillow with the news that we would be moving to remote learning for the weeks directly following Thanksgiving and winter break. In addition to this new remote learning news, we also found out […]
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With COVID-19 cases rising in Connecticut and an increasing number of schools going online, it’s more important now than ever to make sure that students, along with faculty and staff, are filling in their ASCEND surveys before they get to campus. More so, it’s incredibly important that these surveys are being filled out accurately and […]
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A couple of weeks ago, as we began approaching Thanksgiving break, the KO Community received an email from Head of School Tom Dillow with the news that we would be moving to remote learning for the weeks directly following Thanksgiving and winter break. In addition to this new remote learning news, we also found out […]
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COVID-19 is certainly at the forefront of everyone’s lives. We are so grateful to be at school during these difficult times, and we are fortunate to have faculty and staff that truly care about our safety and well-being. However, there have been some concerns among students about the way in which COVID-19 violations are currently […]
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