News Archive
A Lion Dance for Lunar New Year
February 8, 2024—With a trio of musicians playing cymbals, gongs, and a lion drum, a costumed dancer waved a fan and awoke a lion. So began the annual all-school Lunar New Year assembly hosted by Winsor’s AsIAm (Asian in America) affinity group, this year celebrating the year of the dragon. The first new moon of the…
Lower School Students Adventure to the Land Beyond
February 8, 2024—Thirty Lower School students took part in the Lower School Winter Play and transported the audience in the David E. and Stacey L. Goel Theater to the Land Beyond, the setting of The Phantom Tollbooth by Susan Namus. Based on the children’s fantasy adventure novel of the same name—written by Norton Juster with…
Greek Symposium Brings History to Life
The Class II Greek Symposium is a History Department showcase for Winsor’s sixth graders. After studying Athens and Sparta, Class II students examine the Persian Wars, the rise of powerful Greek city-states, and the key figures, battles, and strategies that ultimately led to the defeat of the Persian Empire. The resulting “golden age” of Greece…
Class I Play Builds Community and Teaches Environmental Responsibility
January 11, 2024—The annual Class I play is a time-honored tradition that is designed to unite Winsor’s incoming class of students and build community. Working together, all 32 students spend their very first semester preparing for the performance. This year’s play, Why the Sky is Far Away, was written by Theater Director Jeremy Johnson. An adaptation…
Courtney Jackson Named the New Carolyn McClintock Peter Chair in English
One of 10 endowed chairs at Winsor, the Carolyn McClintock Peter Chair in English was named for Winsor’s sixth head of school, who served from 1988 to 2003. The chair was given by three families who wished to honor Ms. Peter as a head of school who made a profound difference here at Winsor, and…
Fall In Love with Class IV Rock On
January 18, 2024—While the Winsor Performing Arts Department has a robust catalog of offerings, a fan-favorite is the Class IV Rock On elective. Lower School students study the history of pop music and then select songs to learn and perform in an annual student performance at an all-school assembly. Playing electric bass, bells, congas, drums…
Celebrating the Beloved Community: MLK Social Justice Assembly
January 16, 2024—Class VI emcee Zora Chirunga ’26 kicked off the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration during the all-school social justice assembly. The event, which honors Dr. King’s legacy, has taken many forms over the years and usually features artistic expression, student voices, and a special guest. Four student leaders Caroline Bird ‘29, Majdouline…
“Boots on the Ground” Teacher Zaretta Hammond Discusses Culturally Responsive Teaching
January 18, 2024—Since Zaretta Hammond’s book, “Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain” was first published in 2014, it has become required reading for many teachers and others who care about closing the achievement gap for culturally and linguistically diverse students. After starting her career as a secondary school expository writing teacher, Hammond has become a…
Art Show Brings Recent Alums to Campus
January 8, 2024—Winsor alums Chloe Macaulay ’21 and Brigid O’Connor ’22—both dedicated artists during their time at Winsor—returned to campus for an art show and a reception celebrating their artistic journey and evolution. In their respective junior years, Macaulay and O’Connor were both recipients of the Linda Alles ’71 Memorial Award, which is given to…
