Academics
College Counseling
Ben Ibbetson, College Counselor
Ben has been teaching Spanish at CSW for many years, and has been a member of the college counseling team since the fall of 2009.
Ben has also coached three sports teams, served as the Model UN Faculty Advisor and as a Capstone Advisor, and has taught three history courses. Ben graduated from Macalester College in 1994 with a B.A. in Spanish and Latin American Studies, and then went on to attend graduate school at the University of Connecticut. In his free time, he enjoys watching Jeopardy, spending time with his wife and two cats, exploring the outdoors, and traveling to France to visit his family.
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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.