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Watkinson Receives Generous Gift From The Schlossberg Family
Enhancing Faculty and Student Experience With deep gratitude, Watkinson School announces the installation of brand new air conditioning units in the dining room of Feringa Hall, a Victorian-era building on the National Registry of Historic Places, made possible through the generous support of Ron and Judy Schlossberg. The school extends its heartfelt appreciation for this

A Watkinson Affair 2025
Celebrating Phyllis Shikora and Doug Cohen Pโ03, 06, 09ย for Shaping Lives Through Philanthropy Watkinson School is pleased to announce the annual gala A Watkinson Affair is on April 26 at 6pm at The Goodwin Hotel in Hartford. In addition to a live and silent auction, an alumni speaker, and a paddle raise, the centerpiece of

Watkinson Presents โWhat The World Needs Nowโ
A live taping of the Colin McEnroe Show devoted toย the chemistry ofโBurt Bacharach and Dionne Warwick Hartford, CT โ Watkinson School, Hartfordโs oldest independent day school for grades 6-12/PG, is pleased to announce that Colin McEnroe will return to Watkinson on April 2 at 7pm. Join us for a live taping of โWhat The World

Watkinson Artists Awarded At 2025 Connecticut Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
Congratulations to the students below for winning awards in the Connecticut Region of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards! The work of the Gold Key winners qualifies to be judged for the national competition. The Connecticut Regional Scholastic Awards program is a professionally juried event that recognizes only the best Connecticut student artwork. This year, seven Watkinson

Watkinson To Present Live Taping of Colin McEnroe Show’s Holiday Special
Watkinson School, Hartfordโs oldest private independent day school for grades 6-12/PG, is pleased to announce thatย Colin McEnroe will return to Watkinson on December 18 at 7pm. Join us for a live taping ofย The Colin McEnroe Show’s Annual Holiday Special. Music and storytelling by his gang of talented lunatics. Audience singing is encouraged and maybe even

Watkinson to Host Suddes Group Fundraising Coaching Program
Watkinson School is pleased to announce that the Suddes Group is bringing its esteemed โImpact Ignites Income Cohort Trainingโ to our campus on October 22, 2024. The Suddes Group designs fundraising solutions that will see funding results in the near term and build a foundation for a sustainable culture of philanthropy in the long term.
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Our annual feature & alumni magazine is now online! The Spring 2019 issue talks about the progress weโve made on our five-year Strategic Plan.
The Watkinson Story Vault features videos and words from all different members of our community โ students, parents, alumni, teachers, and friends. We launched it in fall of 2018 and itโs growing all the time.