Writing KO's story since 1972
Witness Stones is a project employed by many schools to honor and commemorate the memory of enslaved people. Kingswood Oxford are participating in this project again, and all students in regular US history get to take part. “Only by coming to terms with history can we free ourselves to create a more just world,” Drew […]
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KO’s Power of Women is continuing its essential journey of educating and inspiring our community’s female-identifying individuals through sending out newsletters and holding a recent forum on Sunday, Nov. 8 to spark conversations with four incredibly successful guest speakers. “We work to connect women in the KO community with students to develop an authentic and […]
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In November, Director of Academic Planning Carolyn McKee, the Department Chairs, and Head of the Upper School Dan Gleason came together and decided that the school will not have traditional midterms this year. However, teachers may still give assessments during the week of December 14. The decision to not have midterms this school year was […]
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At Kingswood Oxford, it is an annual tradition for the Warren Baird Symposium author to visit the school during either December or January. Typically, the author addresses the student body and spends valuable time with the senior Symposium students, including having dinner with them. However, 2020 continues to change all the exciting traditions at KO […]
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One month into a new school year during the COVID-19 pandemic, campus administration and student leaders at KO continue to work in maintaining safety protocols already in place – such as mask-wearing and social distancing – through disciplinary measures, modifications to protocol, and community initiatives. On Thursday, Nov. 5, KO received its first two cases: […]
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Due to all the new COVID protocols put in place, KO has started a Micro School, a program for KO faculty children to come for the day to engage in a wide variety of activities. One very fun activity has been the Public Speaking Class coming to read books to those in the Micro School. […]
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On Friday, Oct. 2, the annual student government elections were held. This year’s speeches were recorded virtually and watched by advisee groups during the advising period. Later that day, the Student Government Association (SGA) Faculty Advisor, Mela Fyre, sent out a Google form where each student could cast their vote. On Sunday, Oct. 4, Ms. […]
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While Parent and Family Night is held at KO each fall, this year the event was hosted on Zoom, altering the annual experience. This is a night when parents traditionally come to school to see what their children are learning in each class. Parents meet each other and get acquainted with teachers while they run […]
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On Monday, Oct. 19, Tuesday, Oct. 20, and Friday, Oct. 23, students of the Wyvern community welcomed their grandparents and grandfriends to join them in a brief, online version of KO’s annual grandparents day. While KO’s grandparents were not able to visit campus in person this year or get a chance to sit in with […]
Read MoreIn a typical school year, Kingswood Oxford offers PSAT/NMSQT and PACT testing for the juniors. However, with the coronavirus pandemic, the school has decided to offer seniors the SAT and ACT during the school day. On Wednesday, Sept. 23 and Wednesday Oct. 7, seniors were allowed to take the SAT and ACT tests, respectively, during […]
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