About
Leadership
Ssanyu Birigwa '95
Ssanyu Birigwa '95 is a narrative medicine clinician, indigenous bone healer and shaman. She is also a faculty member in the Masters of Science & Narrative Medicine program at Columbia University.
CSW—a gender-inclusive day and boarding school for grades 9-12—is a national leader in progressive education. We live out our values of inquiry-based learning, student agency, and embracing diverse perspectives in every aspect of our student experience. Young people come to CSW to learn how to learn and then put what they learn into action—essential skills they carry into their futures as doers, makers, innovators, leaders, and exceptional humans who do meaningful work in the world.