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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.

In 20th Anniversary Hammer Chair Celebration, Film Teacher Justin Bull’s Presentation Considers the “Why” of Teaching

Oct 31, 2018

On the evening of October 20, a group of Concord Academy faculty, alumnae/i, and community members gathered in the dance studio to celebrate two decades of endowed support for innovative teaching, and the work of an exceptional teacher. Film teacher Justin Bull was...

CA Claims the Chandler Bowl for the Third Year in a Row!

Oct 29, 2018

From an afternoon of nine hard-fought athletic contests at CA on Saturday, October 20, Concord Academy emerged victorious, holding on to the Chandler Bowl for the third year in a row.

Matt McCahill ’95 and Claire Moriarty Schaeffer ’05: Giving Matters, Every Year

Oct 26, 2018

This pivotal time in Concord Academy’s history requires a rethinking of leadership roles. Who better to put the case for annual support to the alumnae/i community than Matt McCahill ’95 and Claire Moriarty Schaeffer ’05. Consistently generous, they have volunteered, in their new roles as Alumnae/i Annual Fund co-chairs, to act on the responsibility they feel as beneficiaries of CA to carry forward the work begun by previous generations.

Midterm comments available November 2

Oct 15, 2018

Concord Academy provides academic progress reports for your children electronically in the parent portal. These fall interim reports will be available through the portal starting on Friday, November 2. Please understand that these comments are meant to be tentative,...

Improvements to Student Houses Revitalize CA’s Living and Learning Environment

Sep 25, 2018

The CA community’s investment in the school’s residential houses is already making a significant difference in advancing CA’s mission. The 2018–19 school year began with an infusion of energy and optimism, thanks in part to significant improvements over the...

Storytelling Assembly with S. Bear Bergman ’92 Kicks Off CA’s GSA-at-30 Celebration

Sep 18, 2018

A six-year-old contrives an elaborate excuse to remove a despised frilly top to run through the backyard sprinkler shirtless as the neighborhood boys are free to do. The laundry-room discovery of a transgender college student’s boxer-briefs during a visit home leads...

The Final Phase of CA Houses Renovations, Haines-Hobson Commons is Underway

Aug 30, 2018

This summer, construction began on Haines-Hobson Commons, a renovation and expansion that will link Concord Academy’s Haines and Hobson student houses. When completed, this project will culminate the CA Houses campus improvement initiative that has been a priority of...

Promoting Women in Business: Davidson Lecturer Kim Williams P’08, ’14

Apr 9, 2018

Kim Williams P’08, ’14, who has championed women in business, spoke at CA as this year's Davidson lecturer. Her tenacity and willingness to embrace the unexpected led to 26 years as a business leader in the still male-dominated field of investment management.

The “People” Problem: Media Maven Daysha Edewi ’10 Speaks at CA About Minority Representation and Why It Matters What We Call Shows

Mar 6, 2018

Daysha Edewi ’10, a social media influencer, viral video hitmaker, and founder of the website Yes Queen, spoke at CA about a college thesis examining the challenges of being a minority in predominantly white spaces — a theme she continues to explore in her work on media.

During Martin Luther King Day 2018 Programming, Listening and Leaning into Discomfort

Jan 16, 2018

On January 15, the Concord Academy community gathered, as it does every year on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, for a day on, rather than a day off — one of reflection on civil rights struggles and their legacy. A documentary film, talks, and workshops reinforced the...

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