Community Life
Inclusion and Belonging
Every school day, more than 475 students travel to Winsor from across Greater Boston to create a neighborhood on Pilgrim Road. Our students bring their whole selves to school—including their diverse talents, family backgrounds, and racial, religious, and gender identities.
Because our teachers and staff welcome students to leave no part of who they are behind, students can be themselves. They find acceptance, pass it on to their neighbors, and a community in which everyone feels like they belong.
Cultivating Connections
Students thrive in a supportive environment. We work to make everyone in our community feel valued and accepted.
“I introduce culinary techniques and flavors to young minds at Winsor, turning the cafeteria into its own classroom and celebrating cultures and heritages that represent the community.”
Culinary Director
Winsor Builds Community
Weekly student-led assemblies bring the Lower School and Upper School together for celebrations of culture, explorations of pressing issues and current events, and showcases of theater and dance. Spirit-filled traditions like all-school assembly, Spirit Week, and the singing of “Lift Every Voice” at graduation connect Winsor’s past to the present and seal bonds of friendship and sisterhood for life.
Affinity groups build relationships among students who share a common experience. Student clubs of all kinds bring students together to explore shared interests, hobbies, and co-curricular pursuits.
Winsor is a learning hub in the heart of Boston, accessible by T and within reach of centers for the arts, community-based service organizations, and the internationally renowned medical and academic institutions headquartered in the Longwood neighborhood.
We want students to explore who they are, how to be more themselves, and how to relate to others. This kind of learning happens at Winsor because prioritize it through positions like the Bezan Chair of Community and Inclusion, a fully funded faculty position, works with students, teachers, and staff to weave issues of equity and social justice into community life. Doing this work makes Winsor a more welcoming and inclusive place for everyone to be.
Community News
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…