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Lessons from Summer Reading: Courage in Action
The Winsor community gathered this fall for an inspiring virtual conversation with Dr. Mona Hanna, author of What the Eyes Donโt See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City. Chosen as Winsorโs 2025 summer reading selection, Dr. Monaโs memoir chronicles her courageous role in uncovering the Flint water crisis and her…
2025 Awards Celebration
Gathering in the David E. and Stacey L. Goel Theater, the Winsor community came together for the 2024โ25 Awards Celebration in which Upper School and Lower School students are recognized for achievements in athletics, academics, community, and leadership. The awards celebration is a day the whole community looks forward to. While parents and guardians of…
Zero-Waste Fashion Inspired by Indigenous Traditionsย
Carlos Villamil, an associate professor of industrial design at Wentworth Institute of Technology, came to campus for a guest lecture and workshop with students in Seรฑora Gabriella Gangiโs Senior Seminar in Spanish. Students learned about zero-waste fashion, environmentally responsible design, and the indigenous cultures that have been on the cutting edge of such practices for…
Celebrating Art for Black History Month
This yearโs annual assembly in honor of Black History Month celebrated Black art. Winsorโs affinity groups for Black studentsโUpper School SISTERS and Lower School SOMOS/SISTERSโhosted the morning event, which brought together faculty, staff, and students in the David E. and Stacey L. Goel Theater. Each year, the affinity groups pick a theme for their school-year…
Lunar New Year Assembly Blends History, Music, and Fortunes
Even though a snow closure postponed the Lunar New Year assembly, students in AsIAm took the stage in the David. E. and Stacey L. Goel Theater for a belated celebration on Thursday, February 13. A joint initiative between Lower School and Upper School AsIAm, students plan and organize an annual Lunar New Year assembly where…
Two Winsor Students Present at National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention
The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) 2024 Annual Convention was held in Boston November 23โ24. English Faculty Lisa Stringfellow, who recently taught a masterclass during all-school assembly, presented at the convention and invited two Winsor students to participate.ย Ms. Stringfellowโs session was entitled “Diversifying Verse: Expanding the Poetic Canon by Including BIPOC Poets…
Award-Winning Artist Ekua Holmes Visits Winsor
On Monday, February 3, Winsor hosted award-winning artist and activist Ekua Holmes to help kick off Black History Month. Ms. Holmes spent a busy day at Winsor in large part thanks to Administrative Assistant to the Division Heads Danica Villanueva and Lower School Division Head Sharon Jones Phinney. Holmes is a graduate of the Shady…
Annual MLK Social Justice Assembly Brings History to Life
Winsorโs annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.โs life and legacy took place during a special all-school assembly. Following the federal holiday, Winsor gathered students, faculty, and staff in the David. E. and Stacey L. Goel Theater to present โAt the Table with Dr. King.โ A multimedia performance, the program highlighted key events of…
Lisa Stringfellow Publishes Her Second Middle-Grade Novel, Kingdom of Dust
โI have always been a lover of fairy tales,โ said Lisa Stringfellow, who teaches Class I and Class II English at Winsor. In addition to her classroom teaching, Ms. Stringfellow holds several leadership roles as a Class I coordinator and the Lower School community and inclusion coordinator. And despite wearing many hats, she still finds…
Bridging Divides: Fearless Conversations with Mรณnica Guzmรกn
A week before the presidential election, the full Winsor community gathered over Zoom to speak with author and journalist Mรณnica Guzmรกn about her book I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times. The book was offered to faculty and staff as a summer read encouraging a…