Essentially Watkinson

Campus is quieter when our seniors are away on their senior project mentorships. It is a good and important time for our juniors to get a…

Parents of 6-9th grade applicants have one month to submit Early Decision apps. Increased interest in Watkinson has made the private school application process a year-round…

A Customized AI Learning Tool for Students Watkinson School, Hartford’s oldest independent private day school for grades 6-12/PG, is pleased to announce that longtime faculty member…

You're better than AI. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming more and more ubiquitous. Tools like Siri and Alexa have become commonplace. Yet when ChatGPT was made…

An interview with Dr. Heather York “I’m not a molecular biologist. My expertise is ecology—the study of relationships between living organisms and their environments. I get…

Beyond the work we do in the classroom, the students in the Global Studies Diploma Program learn from experts off campus when we attend talks at…

This winter, special guests from Hidden History joined our eighth-grade social studies classes to study the institution of slavery in colonial Hartford. Under the tutelage of these master teacher-historians,…

Watkinson students attended the ADL's Never is Now Summit in New York City for the sixth consecutive year (virtually in '20 and '21). 17 students from Chai…

A reflection from Upper School Head Ryan Reese We love our seniors, but if we are doing our jobs the right way throughout their time at…

It wasn’t exactly professional development, but we were there as professionals.  It wasn’t quite personal time, but it felt remarkably personal.  It wasn’t loud, showy or…

On Wednesday, September 20, Dr. Bilal Sekou, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Hartford, visited our Global Studies Program Seminar to add to…

In the constantly evolving landscape of education, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a powerful tool that has the potential to revolutionize the way private schools…