News & Events

CSW Celebrates Earth Day with Food Justice Advocate Karen Washington

4/23/2025

CSW marked Earth Day 2025 with a full-campus celebration led by the students and faculty of Sustainability Committee. The student-organized day featured a keynote assembly with acclaimed activist and urban farming pioneer Karen Washington, along with a diverse slate of hands-on workshops and activities designed to promote environmental awareness and sustainable living.

CSW Marks the 50th Anniversary of Michael H. Feldman '67 Social Justice Day

4/17/2025

CSW recognized the 50^th Anniversary of Michael Feldman ’67 Social Justice Day on campus this week with a special assembly and programming dedicated to the student-selected topic: The School to Prison Pipeline. The day included a keynote address from Marvin Pierre, the founder of the nonprofit 8 Million Stories, and a series of workshops hosted by faculty, students, and experts in the fields of criminal justice, education, social services, community advocacy, and more.

CSW Serves as Lead School For Students of Color Conference

4/8/2025

CSW was honored to serve as the lead school for the 2025 AISNE High School Students of Color Conference held at Regis College on Saturday, April 5. Organized in collaboration with the Association of Independent Schools in New England (AISNE), the event brought together students from across the region under the student-selected theme, “Adventures in Authenticity."

CSW Robotics Has Best Season on Record

3/26/2025

CSW’s Robotics Team had a historic season this year. At its first competition in Revere, MA, the team finished qualification matches in 10th place out of 38 teams, earning them the privilege of being an alliance captain for the first time ever. They would go on to place 4th overall, solidifying a spot in the next round of competition in New Hampshire. Here, the team finished 27th out of 40 teams. These results are the best the team has seen in the history of the program.

Students Meet with Holocaust Survivors

3/6/2025

CSW was honored to welcome two moving and impactful speakers this mod. Holocaust survivor Jack Trompetter was born in 1942 in Amsterdam and spent the first three years of his life in hiding, separated from his parents who were in hiding elsewhere. Jack lived with an aunt, then at an orphanage and finally with the DeGroot family at a farm in eastern Holland, while his parents hid in the south. In 1945, when Jack was three-years-old, he was finally reunited with his parents. Alan Stern, who also visited and shared his story, is the child of a holocaust survivor.

Boys and Girls Basketball Teams Win League Championships

2/25/2025

CSW's Varsity Basketball Teams made history this winter, winning both the girls’ and boys’ league championships in front of an excited crowd at the fit. The girls held their ground with a hard-fought 39-30 win against Boston Trinity Academy, and the boys secured a decisive 60-39 victory against a talented British International School of Boston team.

CSW Announces 2025 Parkhill Grantees

2/10/2025

CSW is pleased to announce that history teacher Rachel Hirsch and science teacher Meredith Oppegard have been awarded 2025 grants from the Alorie Parkhill Learning and Travel Fund for Teachers.

CSW Celebrates Black History Month with Opera unMet

2/6/2025

This week, Opera unMet, a Boston community-based opera company run by former CSW music teacher Marshall Hughes, offered a moving performance at CSW's all-school assembly.

Nia Fifield '27 Named Top Defender by Prep Girls Hoops

2/6/2025

CSW's Nia Fifield '27 was recently named one of Prep Girls Hoops's 5 Stunning Guard Defenders "who have been outstanding in one way or another, providing the ultimate feeling of security" on the court due to their tough defense.

CSW Celebrates Lunar New Year

2/3/2025

Last week the CSW community welcomed the Year of the Snake with an assembly and celebration. The celebration kicked off on Wednesday, January 29 during our all-school assembly and culminated in a community-wide celebration on January 31.

Students take on the White Mountains in the Winter Wilderness Trip

1/30/2025

The Winter Wilderness Trip to the White Mountains of New Hampshire was a huge success! Both groups hiked along the 19-Mile Brook Trail to the AMC Carter Notch Hut, where they were met with a warm cozy fire and a welcoming hut caretaker.

CSW Welcomes Artist and Activist Marquis Victor as MLK Day Speaker

1/23/2025

CSW was proud to welcome multidisciplinary artist and activist Marquis Victor to campus as its 2025 MLK Day Speaker. Victor is the founder and executive director of Elevated Thought, an art and social justice organization that provides creative access, exposure, and opportunity for youth and artists of color.

Gryphons Emerge Victorious at Gryphon Goblet Tournament

12/17/2024

On December 12-14, 2024 CSW proudly hosted the 3rd Annual Gryphon Goblet Basketball Tournament. The event was a success, bringing together four competitive teams: CSW, Commonwealth School, The Newman School, and The British International School of Boston (BISB). The tournament was well attended, with fans and players alike enjoying the spirited competition.

Photography Teacher Anne Rearick's Book Featured in Vanity Fair

12/13/2024

Anne Rearick's new book on the Basque country of France was just chosen by Vanity Fair magazine as one of 6 Visual Books for Your Favorite Art Lover. M_Le Monde, a French weekend magazine for Le Monde, published a 10 page spread of Rearick's Basque work. Anne will be presenting her new book Gure Bazterrak at the Gloucester Writer's Center at 7 p.m., December 12.

If you are interested in ordering a copy of Gure Bazterrak, it is available through Deadbeat Club Press.