Cheshire Academy Announces 2026 Online Summer Program for Students Entering Grades 7-12
Inquiries now accepted, registration opens Jan. 15 INQUIRE NOW CHESHIRE, CT – Cheshire Academy is pleased to announce Summer at Cheshire Academy 2026, a six-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 via […]
‘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 […]
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 […]
Dean of Academics Discusses ‘Grading What Matters’ on Education Podcast
Marc Aronson enters timely discussion of how grading measures learning, motivates students Cheshire Academy’s Dean of Academics Marc Aronson appeared on “The Grading Podcast,” a national podcast reimagining grading as a tool for student success. “The liberation that can be gained from throwing away the percentage-based scale as a mindset I think is something that […]
Cheshire Academy 12th-Grader Makes Career Discoveries at Yale Summer Research Program
A Venture Grant Adventure More than 200 high school students from across the country applied for the prestigious Discovery to Cure Internship in women’s reproductive cancers at Yale University this summer. Nia Jackson ’26 was one of just 19 who earned a coveted spot in the program, getting a taste of life as a lab […]
World’s Best – Global Citizenship Pathway Provides More Ways to Personalize a Cheshire Education
Global Citizenship pathway, honors distinctions provide even more ways to personalize a Cheshire education In 2022, Cheshire Academy launched an ambitious new academic vision statement: “Cheshire Academy aims to provide the best (anywhere) education in global citizenship.” Since then, the school has worked to build on that vision’s four foundational concepts: teaching 21st-century skills and […]
Above & Beyond: Life-changing Moments that Come with a Cheshire Academy Education
A book re-publication, masterclasses, and conference presentations illustrate the ‘life-changing’ moments that come with a Cheshire Academy education The cacophony in the van heading from Emily Dickinson’s Massachusetts home back to campus would have been enough to make the famously reserved Belle of Amherst blush. Four girls threw their heads back in unison. “Wind in […]
AJ Soldra ’23 drafted by the L.A. Dodgers
Soldra is the first Cheshire Academy alum to be drafted to Major League Baseball. AJ Soldra ’23, a former post-graduate outfielder at Cheshire Academy, was chosen by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 16th round of the 2025 Major League Baseball draft. Cats Head Baseball Coach Anthony Giano P’19,’20,’23 certainly isn’t surprised. “He had tremendous […]
Cheshire Academy Presents Diplomas to 97 Class of 2025 Graduates
Deserving students, faculty hero honored at historic Academy’s 231st Commencement – plus, three sets of twins graduate in the Class of 2025! Cheshire Academy held its 231st annual commencement exercises May 31 in a festive celebration of individual journeys and the promise the future holds for its new graduates. Despite cool breezes and intermittent rain, […]