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Watkinson to Host Suddes Group Fundraising Coaching Program
October 10, 2024
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.…Read more

Watkinson Presents “An Evening with Arn Chorn-Pond”, a free event
September 17, 2024
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…Read more

Raheem Mullins ’97 Nominated To Serve As Chief Justice Of CT Supreme Court
August 30, 2024
Governor Ned Lamont announced yesterday that he is nominating the Honorable Raheem L. Mullins '97 to serve as chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court. In…Read more

Watkinson Elects New President and Vice President
July 9, 2024
Kathleen Kane-Francalangia and Nancy Wheeler named Board of Trustees President and Vice President Respectively Watkinson School is pleased to announce that Kathleen Kane-Francalangia (West Hartford), has…Read more

Return of the Hog River Review
June 3, 2024
After a brief respite caused by the pandemic, the Hog River Review (HRR) has returned. Begun in the early 1990s as a student-led literary magazine, and…Read more

David Hemingson ’82 Is Guest of Honor at fundraiser for Grace Scholars
April 17, 2024
Oscar-nominated screenwriter David Hemingson '82 spent the day on campus on April 9, 2024. He attended classes, spoke at All-School Meeting, and in the evening was…Read more

CT Supreme Court Offers Incredible Learning Opportunity
April 4, 2024
On Wednesday, March 27, the CT Supreme Court’s “On Circuit” program came to Watkinson. Annually, the court selects a location at which to hear arguments, with…Read more

Watkinson School’s SPHERE Summer Program For Hartford 1st-5th Graders Enrolling for 52nd Year
March 15, 2024
Watkinson School’s SPHERE Summer Program is an academic enrichment program that successfully integrates fun-filled summertime activities with educational hands-on activities and classroom academics. Students who attend…Read more

Connecticut’s Supreme Court Comes to Watkinson
March 7, 2024
Watkinson School is pleased to announce that the CT Supreme Court’s “On Circuit” program is coming to campus on Wednesday, March 27. Annually, the court selects…Read more

Watkinson School Presents An Evening with David Hemingson ’82
March 5, 2024
Watkinson School alumnus and Oscar-nominated screenwriter of The Holdovers Watkinson School proudly presents An Evening with David Hemingson on Tuesday, April 9th. Mr. Hemingson, a Watkinson…Read more

Voted Best Private School
February 23, 2024
Out of thousands of votes in this year's Glastonbury Lifestyle Readers' Choice survey, Watkinson is thrilled to announce that we have been selected for Best Private…Read more

Eyeing Postseason Play
February 12, 2024
Watkinson’s boys and girls varsity basketball teams are in the final stages of regular season competition and both teams have postseason play on the horizon. The…Read more