CSW Hosts Annual "All Boarders Weekend"

Lillian Wilcox '18
All Boarders Weekend, a welcoming back as well as a welcoming in of new boarders, occurred the first weekend of school and there was no shortage highlights. The goal of All Boarders Weekend is of course to have fun, but ultimately its purpose is to foster a community of people whose unity creates a home away from home for those living on campus.
 All Boarders Weekend, a welcoming back as well as a welcoming in of new boarders, occurred the first weekend of school and there was no shortage highlights. The goal of All Boarders Weekend is of course to have fun, but ultimately its purpose is to foster a community of people whose unity creates a home away from home for those living on campus.

Kicking off the weekend with a BBQ dinner on the quad, boarders were later surprised with an ice cream truck on campus. “It was a hit and I think a total surprise to all of the students,” says Jane Reynolds, Director of Residential Life.  

Another highlight from the weekend was a Saturday morning kayaking and canoeing trip on Lake Cochituate in Natick, a great bonding activity for all. That afternoon, the boarding community engaged in a round of field games requiring each dorm to make a cheer, a scoreboard, as well as complete relay races, which consisted of a numbers of silly games and tasks. In the evening, Kevin Smith and Leah Wang, dorm parents of Barn dorm, hosted s’mores in the amphitheatre.

The weekend was capped off with fractured fairytales, a longstanding All Boarders Weekend tradition where boarders are challenged to work together to produce and perform skits based on a specific set of parameters. This year’s skits did not disappoint, creating a fun and humorous atmosphere for all.

If this past weekend is any indication,the 2017-18 year is going to be a great one for the CSW boarding community!
 

The Cambridge School of Weston is a progressive high school for day and boarding students in grades 9–12 and PG. CSW's mission is to provide a progressive education that emphasizes deep learning, meaningful relationships, and a dynamic program that inspires students to discover who they are and what their contribution is to their school, their community and the world.