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28th Annual Under the Lights Ignites School Spirit
Friday, October 20, 2023—Red tinsel doorway curtains, fluffy red feather boas, dramatic red superhero capes, and red tutus can only mean one thing: Red Day—the annual culmination of Spirit Week and the yearly harbinger of Under the Lights—arrived on campus. Faculty, staff, and especially students participated in the weeklong costume contest October 16–20. Western wear…
Winsor Endows the Lisa Stone Chair for Crew
On Thursday, September 28, 2023 Winsor endowed the Lisa Stone Chair for Crew at American Legion Hall – Marsh Post 442 in Cambridge. It represents the first time in Winsor’s history that an endowed chair will support a head coaching role. “In naming this chair, we honor a legend,” said Head of School Sarah Pelmas….
SOMOS Assembly with Startup CEO
On October 5, SOMOS—Winsor’s Upper School Latinx affinity group—hosted their second annual assembly and this year it was timed to Hispanic Heritage Month. A student-run presentation provided the audience with vocabulary and touched on the history of the national holiday, which started out as a one-week event in 1968. Club leaders then introduced their featured…
Growing the Latinx Legacy at Winsor during Hispanic Heritage Month
Winsor honors Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15–October 15) across campus, and this year was bigger than ever thanks in large part to the hard work of Winsor alum and school counselor Ms. M, Maia Monteagudo ’06. Last year, SOMOS—the Upper School affinity group for Latinx students—discovered there was no documentation or saved history of the…
The Annual Fall Concert: A Mosaic of Nostalgia
Thursday, October 12—Over 100 students participated in the annual Fall Concert during all-school assembly. It was a true demonstration of the power of music. The audience in the David E. and Stacey L. Goel Theater was by turns contemplative and energized as they responded to the music. The concert began with the Lower School Orchestra…
Dr. Vivienne Ming: Using Artificial Intelligence to Unlock Human Potential
October 12, 2023—Dr. Vivienne Ming is happy to “get nerdy” and talk about the details of her work as a theoretical neuroscientist, a field of study that uses mathematical and computational models to understand how brains work. She’s an expert in artificial intelligence (AI) who routinely works with millions of data points as well as…
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Vanessa Nakate Visits Winsor and Speaks Up for Climate Justice
Articulate and self-possessed, climate change activist Vanessa Nakate took the stage at Winsor’s David E. and Stacey L. Goel Theater on Thursday, September 28, where she addressed a rapt audience of students, faculty, and staff, as well as guests from Boston Latin School (BLS). After receiving a warm welcome from student leaders of Conserve Our…
Growing Community and Belonging Through Art
Thursday, September 21—After an introduction by SAFA (the Student Association for Fine Arts), Winsor welcomed socially engaged multimedia artist Elisa H. Hamilton to assembly. Recently named the recipient of the Brother Thomas Fellowship from The Boston Foundation, Hamilton places an emphasis on shared spaces and helped students understand how public art can grow community and…
Joyous Family Gatherings Bring Over 400 People to Campus
Monday, September 11—Hundreds of people congregated on campus to reconnect and kick off the school year at the Lower School Family Gathering on Thursday, September 7 and the Upper School Family Gathering on Monday, September 11. Noshing on burgers, hot dogs, pretzel bites, and tomato watermelon salad, students and their siblings alongside parents and guardians…
Friendship and Teamwork on Class Retreats
Monday, September 11—The entire Lower School, comprised of Grades 5–8, took time at the beginning of the school year to gather in community and bond as individual classes during all-day retreats. Class I and Class IV, representing the youngest and oldest students in Lower School, met up at Hale Reservation in Westwood, Massachusetts. Although they…