SOMOS Assembly with Startup CEO
On October 5, SOMOS—Winsor’s Upper School Latinx affinity group—hosted their second annual assembly and this year it was timed to Hispanic Heritage Month. A student-run presentation provided the audience with vocabulary and touched on the history of the national holiday, which started out as a one-week event in 1968. Club leaders then introduced their featured…
Read MoreDr. Vivienne Ming: Using Artificial Intelligence to Unlock Human Potential
October 12, 2023—Dr. Vivienne Ming is happy to “get nerdy” and talk about the details of her work as a theoretical neuroscientist, a field of study that uses mathematical and computational models to understand how brains work. She’s an expert in artificial intelligence (AI) who routinely works with millions of data points as well as…
Read MoreUNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Vanessa Nakate Visits Winsor and Speaks Up for Climate Justice
Articulate and self-possessed, climate change activist Vanessa Nakate took the stage at Winsor’s David E. and Stacey L. Goel Theater on Thursday, September 28, where she addressed a rapt audience of students, faculty, and staff, as well as guests from Boston Latin School (BLS). After receiving a warm welcome from student leaders of Conserve Our…
Read MoreGrowing Community and Belonging Through Art
Thursday, September 21—After an introduction by SAFA (the Student Association for Fine Arts), Winsor welcomed socially engaged multimedia artist Elisa H. Hamilton to assembly. Recently named the recipient of the Brother Thomas Fellowship from The Boston Foundation, Hamilton places an emphasis on shared spaces and helped students understand how public art can grow community and…
Read MoreJoyous Family Gatherings Bring Over 400 People to Campus
Monday, September 11—Hundreds of people congregated on campus to reconnect and kick off the school year at the Lower School Family Gathering on Thursday, September 7 and the Upper School Family Gathering on Monday, September 11. Noshing on burgers, hot dogs, pretzel bites, and tomato watermelon salad, students and their siblings alongside parents and guardians…
Read MoreFriendship and Teamwork on Class Retreats
Monday, September 11—The entire Lower School, comprised of Grades 5–8, took time at the beginning of the school year to gather in community and bond as individual classes during all-day retreats. Class I and Class IV, representing the youngest and oldest students in Lower School, met up at Hale Reservation in Westwood, Massachusetts. Although they…
Read MoreRock Star Seniors Headline the 2023–2024 Convocation
Tuesday, September 5—With the sound system blasting “24K Magic” by Bruno Mars, the Class of 2024 danced into the David E. and Stacey L. Goel Theater dressed as rock stars and took their seats alongside fellow classmates. Welcoming the gathered community to the 138th Winsor School year, Head of School Sarah Pelmas introduced new faculty…
Read MoreGo Behind the Scenes at a Student-Led Assembly
by Gabriella Franca ’25 On Thursday, March 30, Winsor’s Latinx affinity group SOMOS presented to the school during assembly and explored the Latinx legacy at Winsor. The process of outlining and finalizing aspects of this presentation took a lot of time and collaboration from members of SOMOS and we are all very proud of how…
Read MoreClass IV Presents Much Ado About Nothing
by Jaya Goud ’27 One of the most exciting traditions in our community is the Class IV Shakespeare play. Each year, the performing arts department chooses a play that they feel best represents the class. In the first semester, our class studied this classic Shakespearean comedy in English classes, delving deep into the plot and…
Read MoreAdvice for Your Next Marathon
Catherine Anderson ’23 describes the Boston Marathon as “fun and surreal.” The 18 year old prioritized seeing “family and friends along the way rather than running past everyone to try to hit my goal.” Offering sage advice for marathon hopefuls, she cautions, “know your limits” and suggests starting with a half marathon to gain “a…
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