On October 6, several adjustments were announced to tweak the nightly routine of the new schedule. This endeavor was spearheaded by Mr. James Stanley, Dean of Students, in collaboration with a committee of faculty. Concerns had arisen among the faculty about some aspects of the new schedule, which were recentlyRead More

The average Choate student remains on campus for four years. For faculty children, the duration can be much longer — living in Wallingford for, say, eighteen years before leaving the Choate community. Because of their many years on campus, faculty children have an evolving perspective on Choate as a community,Read More

Winter term has taken off, and Choate welcomes back four faculty members who have just returned from sabbatical: Ms. Carol Chen-Lin, Ms. Kate Doak, Ms. Fran O’Donoghue, and Ms. Amy Salot. What have they been up to?  Ms. Chen-Lin spent her most recent sabbatical enriching her experience as a ChineseRead More

Most Choate students have a common reaction to Community Lunch: “Ugh, it’s basically forcing you to make friends,” or “Ugh, you have to sit with and talk to people you’ve never heard of before! I’d rather sit with my friends!” It’s widely known that Community Lunch is something Choate studentsRead More

Combining science and art to inspire her students, Ms. Jessica Cuni has been teaching visual arts at Choate for three years. Ms. Cuni’s original plan was to be a doctor when she graduated from Swarthmore College with a biology degree. “I started pretty late in life as an artist,” sheRead More

To the Editor: Huong Pham’s ’19 article last week discussing the School’s decision to move to a 3×70 schedule next year highlights an important and years-long decision. Over the last decade, as Choate has increasingly adopted active, learner-centered, project-based approaches to its teaching, many faculty have found the current 45-minuteRead More

It was an amazing surprise to see the walls of the Paul Mellon Arts Center (PMAC) full of new and unseen art when students walked into Choate’s annual registration at the beginning of the year. To many people’s surprise, however, the art was not student-made this time. It was createdRead More

  Selena Gell As a new school year starts, new students and faculty alike are becoming accustomed to Choate’s academic and social environment. Dr. Selena Gell is one of these new faculty members, teaching Biology Honors, and several other biology electives, along with coaching the Boys’ Water Polo team.  Read More

Mr. Ashton Betancourt “I’ll miss his charismatic and passionate personality. I’ll also miss his amazing cookies and hot chocolate. Most importantly, though, I’ll miss the best teacher I’ve ever had,” said Arjun Katechia ’19, referring to Mr. Ashton Betancourt, who will retire this year to reunite with his family inRead More