Former Student Body President Mpilo Norris ’18, Esteban Mogollon ’18, Vincenzo DiNatale ’19, and Donessa Colley ’18 spoke with Mayor of Wallingford Mr. William W. Dickinson alongside Headmaster Dr. Alex Curtis and Director of Strategic Planning and Communications Ms. Alison Cady on Wednesday, February 21. The main goal of theRead More

The feeling of a protest is difficult to describe; it’s probably closest to a sense of intense productivity, as though you have the ability to change the world around you. However, as the days after a march pass, this sensation begins to wear off, and I often find myself wonderingRead More

On February 26, 2018, Head of School Dr. Alex Curtis shared a letter with the school community explaining Choate’s solidarity with the Eight Schools Association (ESA) in support of the anti-gun violence movement. “It is hard to imagine any topic that would be more worthy today of our leaders’ focus.Read More

Near the end of the winter term, Lizzy Mitchell ’19 and Noah Hermes de Boor ’18, who are part of the Divestment Committee, spoke at a school meeting about their ongoing efforts to get the school to divest from current investments in fossil fuels. The committee is directly involved withRead More

Choate’s Signature Programs attract a variety of prospective and current students, promising those admitted an opportunity to explore and fine-tune their abilities in a certain field. Rising fifth-formers (and, in some cases, fourth-formers) have the option of applying to various programs, a few of which are the Science Research ProgramRead More

The China Summer Study Abroad Program is going through many changes which will give the program a more technological future-driven direction. These new changes encompass a movement to shorten the program from five weeks to 16 days and focus on China’s urbanization, U.S.-China relations, and the new technological innovations implementedRead More

Following the devastating Parkland school shooting, President Donald Trump P’00 called for schools to arm teachers to prevent future school shootings. Several Florida legislators later approved two bills that allotted millions of dollars to training for teachers to carry firearms. While on paper this may seem like a plausible idea,Read More

I’ve been part of Visual Arts Concentration since my sophomore year, so it has been a pretty defining part of my Choate career. The first half of my time in the program, I spent my afternoons in the PMAC watching my older peers prepare for their senior shows; I wasRead More

Last term, I opted to take Women’s Studies because I wanted to understand more about the female experience — one that I, as a male, will never fully comprehend. My plan was to voice my thoughts occasionally; I was there to listen. I went into the course worried about theRead More