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A Watkinson Affair 2025
Celebrating Phyllis Shikora and Doug Cohen P’03, 06, 09 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 “What The World Needs Now”
A live taping of the Colin McEnroe Show devoted to the chemistry of Burt Bacharach and Dionne Warwick Hartford, CT – Watkinson School, Hartford’s 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 “What 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, Hartford’s oldest private independent day school for grades 6-12/PG, is pleased to announce that Colin McEnroe will return to Watkinson on December 18 at 7pm. Join us for a live taping of 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 “Impact Ignites Income Cohort Training” 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.

Watkinson Presents “An Evening with Arn Chorn-Pond”, a free event
Chorn-Pond is a Cambodian musician, human rights activist, and survivor of the Khmer Rouge regime. Hartford, CT – Watkinson School, Hartford’s oldest independent day school for grades 6-12/PG, is pleased to announce the return of Arn Chorn-Pond to our campus on October 10, 2024. A long-time friend to the school, Chorn-Pond will spend a day
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Our annual feature & alumni magazine is now online! The Spring 2019 issue talks about the progress we’ve made on our five-year Strategic Plan.
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