At a glance
“The teacher-student relationship here isn’t an authority/subordinate relationship — it’s more of a partnership.”
Ryan D. ’17
St. Lawrence University ’21
“At Watkinson, they don’t have those categories. And that doesn’t make it easy. That makes it hard. That means each person has to explore and develop their own stuff.”
Sonia Sultan
Alumni Parent & Professor of Biology and Environmental Science at Wesleyan University
“I’m really bad at meeting new people. But now I almost view Watkinson as a really big family — as my big family.”
Ethan ’20
“By coming to Watkinson I was able to grow and not be nervous to try activities just because of my skin color... I learned that I was able to go into architecture, I was more confident in my art.”
Ryheem M. ’19
NYU ’23
Coed, college-preparatory day school for
grades 6–12
Average class size
11
Wide range of
interscholastic sports
in trimester seasons
Student-to-teacher ratio
6:1
Diploma programs in
Creative Arts & Global Studies
220 students from
40 towns
reflecting a wide range of academic, personal, and socioeconomic backgrounds
Classes at
the University of Hartford & the University of St. Joseph
More than
30%
students of color
The Academy at Watkinson
a unique PG program for high school graduates who are college-bound but not yet college ready