Academic Technology Coordinator Discusses AI in the Educational Landscape with Authority Magazine
George Aiello, Cheshire Academy’s academic technology coordinator and librarian, recently shared his insights on technological innovations in education with Authority Magazine, a publication of Medium, where more than 100 million thought leaders connect and share their wisdom. The Q&A touches on Aiello’s experiences in global education – he has taught in Singapore, Paraguay, and Hong Kong – and how CA approaches AI and other technological advances with […]
The Unlikely 1979 Teacher Who Left a Lasting Mark
In conversation with Phil Gardiner ’81 It was the summer of 1979. In the fall, I would start my year as a junior at CA. Then English Department Chair Bob Gardiner was, unbeknownst to me at the time, “sweating bullets.” He was scheduled to teach Honors English to juniors in the fall, for which I […]
How to Harness the 3 A’s for Student Success in High School English
Cheshire Academy teachers are lifelong learners and experts in their fields. We asked them to share their thoughts and scholarship on vital issues in education. English Department Chair Jaimeson Lynch teaches IB® English Literature at Cheshire Academy, where she received the 2024 D. Robert Gardiner Excellence in Teaching Award. She is also an IB English A […]
Cheshire Academy Announces 2026 Online Summer Program for Students Entering Grades 7-12
Inquiries now accepted, registration opens Jan. 5 INQUIRE NOW CHESHIRE, CT – Cheshire Academy is pleased to announce Summer at Cheshire Academy 2026, a five-week online learning experience designed to help students get ahead, stay sharp, and prepare for academic success. Running from July 13 through August 14, 2026, this program offers live, engaging courses […]
Chicago Bears VP, Cheshire Academy Alum Returns to Inspire Football Team
Pat McCaskey ’68, corporate secretary and vice president of the Chicago Bears, came back to Cheshire Academy for Homecoming Weekend 2025, enjoying dinner with the football team and offering inspiring words before their victorious match-up against Brunswick School. “He had dinner with us in Bowden Hall, which is big for the kids because they see […]
New Trustees Bring Business Acumen, Educational Expertise to Cheshire Academy
Joseph P’26, MacMullen, Svensk ’64 have joined the Cheshire Academy Board of Trustees, bringing a wealth of knowledge from the education and international business fields. The Cheshire Academy Board of Trustees has welcomed three new members – Priya Joseph P’26, William “Willy” MacMullen, and Robert E. Svensk ’64. They were elected during the Board’s May […]
‘Behind the Seams’ – How a Private School Costume Shop is Preparing Students for Life
Cheshire Academy teachers are lifelong learners and experts in their fields. We asked them to share their thoughts and scholarship on vital issues in education. Sara Kelleher is an instructor in the Roxbury Academic Support Program at Cheshire Academy. A teacher for a decade, she holds an M.Ed. from Johns Hopkins University School of […]
Cheshire Academy Student Makes National News for Remarkable Jurassic Discovery
Aidan Connor ’26 makes headlines after discovering 150-million-year-old dinosaur bone on Montana expedition funded in part by CA’s Venture Grant program Cheshire Academy senior Aidan Connor ’26 is making headlines across the country this week, with his paleontological discovery featured on Yahoo News and CT Insider. The 17-year-old from Southington captured national attention after discovering a […]
1932 Roxbury Review: Cheshire Academy Student Reflects on FDR
Our “CA story” this month is derived from a student editorial written for the school newspaper, The Roxbury Review, on November 18, 1932. It is interesting and perhaps sobering to read it in our inflamed and difficult political period. The young editorial writer, not yet a voter, laments that he had recently heard President Herbert Hoover booed when […]
WTNH News 8 ‘Good Morning CT’ Interviews Cheshire Academy 12th-Grader on Yale Internship
Nia Jackson ’26 appeared recently on WTNH-TV, the ABC affiliate in New Haven, celebrating her summer spent in a prestigious Yale University medical internship for their ‘Good Morning Connecticut’ segment. Nia was one of just 19 students from across the country who won a spot in the Discovery to Cure program, an internship in women’s reproductive […]
