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CA Reconnects During Reunion and Alum Weekend 2024

What a beautiful weekend it was to reunite in Concord, Mass.! From June 7 to 9, 2024, around 200 alums from across generations returned to Concord Academy. Reunion and Alum Weekend provided many opportunities for CA graduates and their families to connect.

Concord Academy Commencement Celebrates the Class of 2024

The morning of May 24 was sunny and warm—a beautiful time to celebrate Concord Academy’s newest graduates. The rhododendrons were in brilliant bloom as the class of 2024 processed down the Senior Steps in front of hundreds of guests in Academy Garden.

CA Celebrates Successful Spring 2024 Athletic Season

CA Athletics enjoyed another successful season, including Eastern Independent League (EIL) and New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) championships and a victory over Bancroft School in the third annual Spring Cup rivalry event. Student-athletes demonostrated Concord Academy’s values of teamwork, good sportsmanship, and competitive grit.

CA Business Speaker Series Celebrates Enterprising Alums

Concord Academy alums’ passions for learning, innovation, and adaptability have distinguished them as leaders in business. As part of CA’s spring 2024 Business Speaker Series, Layth Madi ’96, Lindsay Kolowich Cox ’09, and Vernard Lockhart ’04 spoke with students to share their experiences in moving organizations forward and offer advice for future entrepreneurs.

Seeding Sustainability

Concord Academy is dedicated to fostering a more just and sustainable future. Learn more about our sustainability program at CA, featuring student-driven initiatives such as a recent smart outlet installation and the creation of a comprehensive data dashboard.

CA Student Plays Performed in Boston with the Massachusetts Young Playwrights’s Project

Mar 30, 2022

On March 23, three original plays by Concord Academy students were performed at the Boston Boston Playwrights’ Theatre (BPT) as part of the annual Massachusetts Young Playwrights’s Project (MYPP) festival “New Noises.”

Trelane Clark ’92, P’22 Announced as Class of 2022 Commencement Speaker

Mar 25, 2022

Today, Concord Academy announced that Trelane Clark ’92, P’22 will be this year’s Commencement speaker. Clark has been serving students and teachers in the field of education for 25 years and is currently principal at Edgar A. Hooks Elementary School in Chelsea, Mass....

Braver Angels Representatives Address Political Polarization During All-School Assembly

Mar 24, 2022

A March 23 assembly organized by Max Koehler ’22 brought representatives from the nonprofit organization Braver Angels to Concord Academy to address a pressing challenge to democracy: widening political polarization. This event in the Performing Arts Center engaged students in practical approaches individuals can use to recognize and quiet one’s “inner polarizer” in order to improve conversation, particularly about divisive political topics.

Introduction to Gender Equity at CA Registration

Mar 22, 2022

Introduction to Gender Equity at CA Registration Wednesday, March 30, 7:00 p.m. EDTVirtual Zoom Meeting Join Grant Hightower, director of community and equity, and Alex Holmes, Wilcox Fellow in health and wellness, along with fellow CA parents for a base-level...

Tonia Tsinman ’09: My CA Chapel Poster’s Second Life in Support of Ukraine

Mar 9, 2022

Tonia Tsinman ’09 turned a poster left over from her senior chapel at CA into a symbol of resistance and support for Ukraine.

2021-22 Winter Season Recap

Mar 3, 2022

CA winter teams enjoyed a successful and satisfying return to competition this winter after being sidelined by the pandemic last year.

The Battle Returns With CA Nearly Reclaiming the Drum

Feb 18, 2022

The Battle Returns With CA Nearly Reclaiming the DrumThe Battle returned in dramatic fashion in 2022! CA welcomed the Lexington Christian Academy (LCA) Lions to our home gym in the SHAC on February 11 after a one year hiatus due to COVID. The energy in the building...

Making a Gift of Life: Alex Glazier ’89, P’20 ’22 and Ben Fleishman ’23 Demystify Organ Donation

Feb 10, 2022

“I am standing here today because of three reasons,” Ben Fleishman ’23 said to his peers and teachers in Concord Academy’s Performing Arts Center on February 2. “The first being the miracles of modern medicine, the second is because of a tragedy, and the third is because of the incredible thoughtfulness and generosity from an individual I never knew and will never meet.” A liver transplant recipient, Ben was hosting an all-school assembly about the importance of organ donation with Alexandra Glazier ’89, P’20 ’22, president and CEO of New England Donor Services.

Uplifting New Voices: Playwriting Course at CA Allows Students to Share their Stories

Feb 3, 2022

Theater Teacher Megan Schy Gleeson is a champion for new works and new voices in theater. “New work is empowering and important to have in the world,” Schy Gleeson says. “We need to hear people’s stories, and people need to feel empowered enough to tell them.”

“Educating to Rebuild the American Dream”: Van Jones Speaks at Second Critical Conversations Event

Jan 27, 2022

“It was like they were trying to kill hope in America the year I was born,” CNN host, political commentator, and author Van Jones said at the start of a discussion through the Critical Conversations speaker series on January 20. Jones, who was born in 1968, the same year both Martin Luther King Jr. and Bobby Kennedy were assassinated, added, “I’ve been trying to figure out some way to bring some of that hope back.”

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